Watching My Life Go By Explained

Watching My Life Go By
Type:Album
Artist:Michael Hedges
Cover:Watching_My_Life_Go_By.jpg
Released:1985
Recorded:May–June 1985, Naked Ear Studio, Palo Alto, CA
Genre:New-age, world
Length:40:23
Label:Windham Hill
Producer:Elliot Mazer
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Prev Year:1984
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Watching My Life Go By is the third studio album by Michael Hedges released in 1985.[1] After two solo instrumental albums, Hedges sang on all the tracks on this release.

Reception

Music critic Jason Anderson, writing for Allmusic, wrote of the album "Subdued, almost uncharacteristically restrained, Hedges the singer/songwriter doesn't quite live up to Hedges the avant-garde or self-proclaimed "violent acoustic" guitarist... A bit of a learning experience, Watching My Life Go By might not be Hedges' finest offering; however, the record still features plenty of great performances of heartfelt material."

Track listing

All compositions by Michael Hedges except "All Along the Watchtower" by Bob Dylan.

  1. "Face Yourself" – 4:43
  2. "I'm Coming Home" – 4:14
  3. "Woman of the World" – 4:17
  4. "Watching My Life Go By" – 3:16
  5. "I Want You" – 4:00
  6. "The Streamlined Man" – 3:46
  7. "Out on the Parkway" – 2:58
  8. "Holiday" – 5:14
  9. "All Along the Watchtower" (Bob Dylan) – 3:01
  10. "Running Blind" – 4:54

"Holiday" ends with Hedges singing the first verse of "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", which is not credited in the liner notes.

Personnel

Production notes

Notes and References

  1. http://www.nomadland.com/Watching_My_Life.htm Nomad Land official web site entry for Watching My Life Go By.

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