Early Days is the first album by Beth Hirsch, released in 2000.
Critical reception
AllMusic wrote that Hirsch "bridges powdery lyrics and floating acoustics throughout the nine-track album, singing from an inner spirituality." The Evening Post wrote that "it's possibly a little too narrowly focused and while the self-penned arrangements are beguiling, the disc hardly progresses beyond delicate and pretty." Newsday deemed the album "standard acoustic singer-songwriter fare, a throwback to the days when Joni Mitchell sounded fresh."
Track listing All tracks written by Beth Hirsch. "Come a Day" – 3:35 "Gabrielle" – 3:58 "Mary the Angel" – 3:58 "Life Is Mine" – 3:06 "Somebody Dandy" – 3:45 "The More We Live" – 4:03 "No Refrain" – 3:17 "Dream On" – 2:29 "Silent Song" – 4:07
Personnel Beth Hirsch – vocals Paul Simm – piano Phil Hudson – guitar Danny Cummings – percussion Nana Tsiboe – percussion Laura Fairhurst – cello Arnie Somogyl – double bass
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