Heart Like a River
Studio album by
Ida
ReleasedFebruary 22, 2005
RecordedAugust 2003 – April 2004
GenreIndie rock, Indie folk, Baroque pop, Acoustic, Dream pop
LabelPolyvinyl Records
ProducerWarren Defever and Ida
Ida chronology
The Braille Night
(2001)		 Heart Like a River
(2005)		 Lovers Prayers
(2008)

Heart Like a River is the 6th studio album by American indie rock duo Ida, released in 2005 on Polyvinyl Records.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(71/100)[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Entertainment Weekly(favorable)[3]
LAS Magazine(9/10)[4]
Pitchfork Media(6.4/10)[5]
PopMatters(8/10)[6]
Trouser Press(favorable)[7]

Critical reception for Heart Like a River varied from mildly favorable to very favorable, but all agreed that it was of a piece with their previous work.[2][6] The album "...brings serene harmonies to songs about longtime love as well as romances that don't go so smoothly," according to Jon Pareles, writing in The New York Times.[8]

Track listing

All tracks written by Littleton/Mitchell, except "What Can I Do" and "Honeyslide" by Karla Schickele.

  1. "Laurel Blues" – 4:50
  2. "599" – 5:29
  3. "Late Blues" – 5:24
  4. "Mine" – 5:31
  5. "What Can I Do" – 2:57
  6. "The Details" – 4:38
  7. "Sundown" – 6:42
  8. "Honeyslide" – 3:37
  9. "Written on My Face" – 3:50
  10. "The Morning" – 7:31
  11. "Forgive" – 7:31

Personnel

  • Daniel Littleton – guitar, harmonium, organ, viola, drums, vocals
  • Elizabeth Mitchell – guitar, harmonium, accordion, wurlitzer, vocals
  • Karla Schickele – bass, piano, bell, vocals
  • Luther Gray – drums, percussion, clarinet
  • Jean Cook – violin
  • Cecilia Littleton – viola
  • Rick Lassiter – double bass
  • Dominique Davison – cello
  • Andrew Hall – double bass

References

  1. ↑ "Heart Like A River Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More". Metacritic. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  2. 1 2 Serra, David. "Heart Like a River – Ida". Allmusic. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  3. ↑ Strickler, Yancey (28 February 2005). "Heart Like a River Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  4. ↑ Peters, Sarah. "Ida: Heart Like a River". LAS Magazine. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  5. ↑ Deusner, Stephen M. (27 February 2005). "Ida: Heart Like a River | Album Reviews". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  6. 1 2 LaBrack, Jill (16 February 2005). "Ida: Heart Like a River". PopMatters. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  7. ↑ Ira Robbins; Michael Zwirn. "Ida". Trouser Press. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  8. ↑ Pareles, John (25 February 2005). "Rock/Pop Listings". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
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