Chair Beside a Window
| Chair Beside A Window | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1982 | |||
| Genre | Folk, blues, outsider | |||
| Length | 43:24 | |||
| Label | Corwood Industries | |||
| Producer | Corwood Industries | |||
| Jandek chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Forced Exposure | (favorable)[1] |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
Chair Beside a Window is the fourth album by avant- folk/ blues singer-songwriter Jandek, and Corwood Industries' first release of 1982 (No. 742).
It is the first Jandek album to feature a female vocalist, most likely named Nancy (the song is called "Nancy Sings"); in a letter to Irwin Chusid, Nancy is described as playing an "unaggressive drum stint," and the other female vocalist is referred to as "Nancy's sister Pat."[citation needed]
It is also the first album to reprise the song "European Jewel" after its "incomplete" version abruptly ended Jandek's debut album four years prior.
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Down in a Mirror" | 4:33 |
| 2. | "European Jewel" | 4:34 |
| 3. | "Unconditional Authority" | 3:49 |
| 4. | "Poor Boy" | 2:55 |
| 5. | "You Think You Know How to Score" | 2:30 |
| 6. | "Nancy Sings" | 2:55 |
| 7. | "No Break" | 3:16 |
| 8. | "Mostly All from You" | 3:03 |
| 9. | "Blue Blister" | 2:24 |
| 10. | "The Times" | 3:27 |
| 11. | "Love, Love" | 4:19 |
| 12. | "The First End" | 4:42 |
| Total length: | 43:24 | |
Covers[edit]
Adam Stafford and The Death Bridge Convention covered "Nancy Sings" in the album Music in the Mirrabell in 2010.
