Didn't It Feel Kinder

2008 studio album by Amy Ray

Studio album by

Amy Ray

Released

August 5, 2008 (2008-08-05)

Genre

Folk rock

Length

37:55

Label

Daemon

Producer

Greg Griffith

Amy Ray chronology

Live from Knoxville
(2006)

Didn't It Feel Kinder
(2008)

MVP Live
(2010)

Didn't It Feel Kinder is Amy Ray's third solo album. It was released on August 5, 2008.^[1]

Reception

Editors of AllMusic Guide scored this album 3.5 out of five stars, with the site's review noting the shift toward indie rock on this album and the strength and insight of Ray's lyrics.^[2] In Paste, Christine Van Dusen considers this the first Ray solo album where she has found her sound apart from Indigo Girls, crediting this to producer Greg Griffith.^[3]

Track listing

"Birds of a Feather" – 3:43
"She's Got to Be" – 5:25
"Bus Bus" – 2:55
"Cold Shoulder" – 2:55
"Who Sold the Gun" – 3:08
"Out on the Farm" – 4:39
"SLC Radio" – 4:44
"Blame Is a Killer" – 2:37
"Stand and Deliver" – 3:43
"Rabbit Foot" – 5:01

Bonus tracks

eMusic^[4]

"Angel Egg" – 2:05
"Cold Shoulder" (Alternate Version) – 3:03

Napster^[5]

"Blame Is a Killer" (Alternate Version) – 2:58

iTunes Store^[6]

"Me and My Baby" – 2:00
"She's Got to Be" (Alternate Version) – 5:20

Personnel

Amy Ray – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals
Nick Byron Campbell – electric guitar
Brandi Carlile – background vocals
James DeDakis – percussion, drums
Andrew Dunn – piano, trombone, keyboards
Alex Hornbake – bass guitar, engineering
Tomi Martin – electric guitar
Trina Meade – background vocals
Benjamin Morris – wigler, vocals
Zac Rae – Hammond organ, clavinet, Mellotron, Wurlitzer, toy piano
Kaia Wilson – electric guitar
Melissa York – percussion, drums

Technical personnel

Donn Aaron – assistant
Erin Bradley Dangar – package design
Julian Dreyer – engineering
John Holmes – engineering
Danny Kadar – production, engineering, mixing
Colin Leonard – assistant
Larry Ray, Sr. – photography
Kate Schellenbach – paintings
Glenn Schick – mastering
Lisa Sullivan – photography

References

^ "Daemon Records". www.daemonrecords.com. Archived from the original on May 13, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
^ "Amy Ray – Didn't It Feel Kinder". AllMusic Guide. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
^ Van Dusen, Christine (2008-08-08). "Amy Ray: Didn't It Feel Kinder". Paste. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
^ MP3 download Archived 2009-04-29 at the Wayback Machine
^ Napster^{[dead link]}
^ "Didn't It Feel Kinder by Amy Ray on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved April 15, 2017.