Courier (album)
# Courier (album)

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| FAME | (favorable) |
| Fretplay | |
| FolkWax | (8/10) |
| Kevin McCarthy | (favorable) |
| Lou's Reviews | (favorable) |
| Music Matters | (favorable) |

Courier is the first live recording and sixth album by Richard Shindell. It includes many of his most popular originals from previous recordings, a cover of Lowell George's classic song, "Willin'", and what has been described as a "near-holy reading" of Bruce Springsteen's "Fourth of July, Asbury Park".

Signature Sounds also offered a limited number of bonus EP's titled The Sonora Sessions, which included an additional seven tracks.

## Courier

### Track listing

All songs written by Richard Shindell, except where noted.

* "The Courier" 4:51
* "Memory of You" – 4:28
* "Next Best Western" – 4:17
* "Willin'" (Lowell George) – 3:15
* "The Kenworth of My Dreams" – 4:05
* "Nora" – 4:42
* "Arrowhead" – 5:07
* "Reunion Hill" – 4:24
* "Fishing" – 4:33
* "A Summer Wind, A Cotton Dress" – 4:04
* "On a Sea of Fleur de Lis" – 4:47
* "The Ballad of Mary Magdalen" – 5:11
* "Are You Happy Now?" – 4:10
* "Transit" – 7:32
* "Fourth of July, Asbury Park" (Bruce Springsteen) – 6:35

Recorded by Ben Wisch and Ron Schreier at the Emelin Theatre (Mamaroneck, NY) 3/16 and 17, 2001. Tracks 3 and 11 recorded at the Outpost in the Burbs (Montclair, NJ) on 2/2/01. Track 7 recorded at Bailey Building & Loan (Greenwich Village, NYC). Mixed by Ben Wisch.

## Personnel

Musicians:

* Richard Shindell – guitar and vocals
* Lucy Kaplansky – harmony vocals
* Dennis McDermott – drums
* John Putnam – electric guitar, tiple
* Lincoln Schleifer – bass

and on tracks 3 and 11:

* Greg Anderson – bouzouki, guitar, cittern
* Lisa Gutkin – violin
* Radoslav Lorković – accordion

on "Reunion Hill"

* Larry Campbell – violin

Other credits:

* David Glasser – Mastering
* Toby Goldberg – Project Coordinator
* Ron Schreier – Engineer, Live Recording Coordination
* Ben Wisch – Engineer, Mixing
* Carol Young – Project Coordinator

## The Sonora Sessions

### Track listing

* "Confession" – 5:00
* "Abeulita" – 4:08
* "You Stay Here" – 5:00
* "Wisteria" – 5:23
* "Johnny Star Intro" – 0:42
* "Sonora's Death Row" (Kevin Blackie Farrell) – 4:19
* "Sonora's Death Row II" – 3:15
