Dirt Floor

Dirt Floor is the fourth studio album by singer-songwriter and guitarist, Chris Whitley.

Dirt Floor
Studio album by
Chris Whitley
ReleasedMarch 17, 1998
RecordedDecember 4, 1997
GenreBlues
Length27:06
LabelMessenger Records
ProducerCraig Street
Chris Whitley chronology
Terra Incognita
(1997)		 Dirt Floor
(1998)		 Live at Martyrs'
(2000)

It was produced by Craig Street and recorded live direct to a two-track analog recorder using a single stereo ribbon microphone by Danny Kadar at Blue Moon Racing Shop (Whitley's father's barn) in Bellows Falls, Vermont.

This recording was also released by Classic Records in two audiophile formats. It was released in digital audio disk (DAD) 24-bit/96 kHz digital audio format playable with DVD hardware. Classic Records also released it in 180 gram vinyl audio format.

Track listing

All tracks written by Chris Whitley.

  1. "Scrapyard Lullaby" – 3:42
  2. "Indian Summer" – 3:39
  3. "Accordingly" – 3:27
  4. "Wild Country" – 3:08
  5. "Ball peen Hammer" – 2:38
  6. "From One Island to Another" – 2:17
  7. "Altitude" – 2:52
  8. "Dirt Floor" – 2:10
  9. "Loco Girl" – 3:08


The import version of this album contains the following bonus tracks. All tracks written by Chris Whitley unless otherwise noted:

  1. "The Model" (Karl Bartos, Ralf Hütter, Emil Schult – Kraftwerk) – 2:58
  2. "Alien (live)" – 4:45
  3. "Living with the Law (live)" – 3:57

Critical praise
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Trivia

Cover versions
  • Joe Bonamassa covered "Ball Peen Hammer" on Sloe Gin (2007).
  • Gavin DeGraw covered "Indian Summer" on Free (2009).
  • Wino and Conny Ochs covered "Dirt Floor" on Labour of Love (2012) and Freedom conspiracy (2015).
  • Luke Watt covered "Ballpeen Hammer" on Hill End Ruin (2012)
  • The Branford Marsalis Quartet, featuring Kurt Elling, covered "From One Island to Another" on Upward Spiral (2016)

Personnel
gollark: * magna
gollark: brb, going to spoil a mangma
gollark: I mostly don't *do* anything, so don't worry.
gollark: Not the same thing as actual lax rules.
gollark: That would be strict rules but in the wrong areas.

References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. The New York Times, POP REVIEW; A Jagged Presentation Of Jagged Subject Matter
  3. Messenger Records Hotel Vast Horizon bio
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