Bodies and Minds
| Bodies and Minds | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Long Beach, Ontario | ||||
| Length | 46:36 | |||
| Label | Weewerk | |||
| Producer | Tony Dekker | |||
| Great Lake Swimmers chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| PopMatters |   [2] |
Bodies and Minds is the second studio album by Canadian folk rock group Great Lake Swimmers, released in 2005.
Bodies and Minds was recorded in a lakeside church in Wainfleet, Ontario,[3] continuing the emphasis on atmosphere from the debut album Great Lake Swimmers.[4]
The album features gentle, thoughtful compositions and understated
manic depression
("Various Stages"), the sense of a higher power ("Song for the Angels") and finding spirituality in nature ("I Saw You in the Wild").
Guest musicians appearing on the album include
drums
.
Bodies and Minds was released internationally in 2005: on March 15 on Weewerk in Canada;[5] on April 4 on Fargo Records in Europe;[citation needed] in October on Speak N Spell in Australia;[citation needed] and on October 11 on Misra in the United States.[6]
Track listing
- "Song for the Angels" - 5:19
- "Let's Trade Skins" - 5:24
- "When it Flows" - 3:34
- "Various Stages" - 4:11
- "Bodies and Minds" - 3:48
- "To Leave it Behind" - 4:05
- "Falling into the Sky" - 3:05
- "Imaginary Bars" - 2:23
- "I Saw You in the Wild" - 3:47
- "I Could Be Nothing" - 5:16
- "Long into the Evening" - 5:44
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ PopMatters review
- ^ "Tony Dekker's rural roots". Welland Tribune, July 22, 2005.
- ^ "Great Lake Swimmers Discography". Archived from the original on 2010-02-12.
- ^ "Bodies and Minds by Great Lake Swimmers". Apple Music. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
- ^ "Releases". Misra Label Group. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
