A Book of Songs for Anne Marie

A Book of Songs for Anne Marie
Studio album by Baby Dee
Released	April 20, 2010 (2010-04-20)
Genre	Indie folk Baroque pop
Length	45:10
Label	Drag City (US) Tin Angel (UK)
Producer	Maxim Moston
Baby Dee chronology
Safe Inside the Day (2008) A Book of Songs for Anne Marie (2010) Regifted Light (2011)

A Book of Songs for Anne Marie is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Baby Dee. It was released on April 20, 2010 under the Drag City label in the US and on Tin Angel Records in the UK. The album is essentially a re-recording of a 150 copy limited-edition CD that was released by Durtro in 2004 with a book of the same name.^[1]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Drowned in Sound	[2]
NME	[3]
Pitchfork Media	(7.9/10)[4]
Prefix	[5]
The Quietus	(very positive)[6]
The Sunday Times	[7]

Track listing

All songs composed by Baby Dee.
Arrangements by Maxim Moston and Baby Dee.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Overture"	2:08
2.	"Love's Small Song"	3:07
3.	"A Book of Songs for Anne Marie"	3:41
4.	"Lilacs"	3:41
5.	"Unheard of Hope"	4:34
6.	"Black but Comely"	5:05
7.	"And Anne Marie Does Love to Sing"	5:50
8.	"Endless Night"	4:36
9.	"Set Me As a Seal"	3:58
10.	"As Morning Holds a Star"	3:36
11.	"An Early Spring"	2:13
12.	"Morning Fire"	2:41

2004 Version

This version was released as a limited-edition book with CD. It features only Baby Dee, singing and playing piano.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Love's Small Song" (This song was divided into three separate songs on the 2010 album)	7:01
2.	"Lilacs"	4:06
3.	"Black but Comely"	4:47
4.	"Unheard of Hope"	5:36
5.	"And Anne Marie Does Love to Sing"	4:47
6.	"Endless Night"	5:02
7.	"Set Me As a Seal on Your Heart"	3:34

Personnel

• Baby Dee – vocals, harp, piano, accordion
• Keith Bonner – flute
• C.J. Camerieri – trumpet, French horn
• John Contreras – cello
• Alexandra Knoll – oboe, English horn
• Rob Moose – mandolin
• Maxim Moston – violin

References

1. "A Book of Songs for Anne Marie". babydee.org. 2011. Archived from the original on June 23, 2013. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
2. Tudor, Alexander (March 11, 2010). "Drowned in Sound review". Archived from the original on February 11, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
3. Thornton, Anthony (March 5, 2010). "NME review". NME. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
4. Currin, Grayson (May 4, 2010). "Pitchfork Media review". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
5. Burr, Mike (February 22, 2010). "Prefix Magazine review". Retrieved November 7, 2012.
6. Graham, Ben (March 18, 2010). "The Quietus review". Retrieved November 7, 2012.
7. "The Sunday Times review". The Times. London.^{[dead link‍]}