10 Cent Wings
Studio album by
Jonatha Brooke
Released1997
GenrePop, rock
LabelRefuge/MCA[1]
ProducerAlain Mallet
Jonatha Brooke chronology
Plumb
(1995)		 10 Cent Wings
(1997)		 Live
(1999)

10 Cent Wings is an album by the American musician Jonatha Brooke, released in 1997.[2][3] It was her only album for MCA Records.[4] The title refers to an ad a venue once ran to promote a Brooke live show.[5] "Crumbs" was the first single.[6]

The album peaked at No. 34 on Billboard's Heatseekers Albums chart.[7] Its singles were hits on adult album alternative radio stations.[8]

Production

The album was produced by Brooke's husband, Alain Mallet.[9] "Glass Half Empty" is about the deceased musician Kevin Gilbert.[10] Duke Levine contributed guitar parts to the album.[11]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[12]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[13]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[14]
The Indianapolis Star[15]
Los Angeles Daily News[16]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[9]
Windsor Star[10]

The Washington Post wrote that "at times Brooke stretches her literary conceits too far, but her keyboardist-producer-arranger-husband Alain Mallet always wraps her appealing melodies in quirky, thickened chamber-pop arrangements."[17] Entertainment Weekly praised Brooke's "complex, intensely melodic tunes and her uncliched, heartfelt poetry."[14] The New York Times concluded that Brooke "ventures further into torchy folk-pop with high literary aspirations."[18]

The Los Angeles Daily News thought that the "startlingly mature collection is eclectic and electric with Brooke supplying acoustic guitar and emotionally charged, first-rate material."[16] The Chicago Tribune determined that "while her strong new album ... doesn't completely sidestep the occasional cliché, the songs generally showcase a noteworthy artistry."[19] The Indianapolis Star stated that Brooke's "conversational style is accessible and perfectly suited for her musical tone—folky and earth-toned, with strings, horns and electronics painting some of the backdrop."[15]

AllMusic wrote that "Mallet pastes together various genres without meshing them, and often the verses, chorus and bridge each have a radically different style."[12] No Depression determined that Brooke "made exactly the right record at exactly the right time—1997’s 10 Cent Wings, released the same year Lilith Fair made her brand of classy female-centric folk-pop all the rage—and found herself bounced from the major-label ranks for her trouble."[20] The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel listed the album as the sixth best of 1997.[5]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Secrets and Lies" 
2."Crumbs" 
3."Because I Told You So" 
4."Blood from a Stone" 
5."Glass Half Empty" 
6."The Choice" 
7."Last Innocent Year" 
8."Shame On Us" 
9."Genius or a Fool" 
10."Ten Cent Wings" 
11."Landmine" 
12."Annie" 

References

  1. ↑ Reece, Doug (Mar 21, 1998). "Secrets Out". Billboard. 110 (12): 28.
  2. ↑ "Jonatha Brooke Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  3. ↑ "From Malibu To New York City". www.cbsnews.com.
  4. ↑ Richardson, Derk (March 29, 2001). "A Label Of Her Own / Jonatha Brooke takes back her music with Steady Pull". SFGATE.
  5. 1 2 Maples, Tina (15 Dec 1997). "The best CDs of a lackluster music year". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Cue & Jump. p. 1.
  6. ↑ Horak, Terri (Oct 11, 1997). "Brooke finds solo 'Wings'". Billboard. 109 (41): 18–20.
  7. ↑ "Jonatha Brooke". Billboard.
  8. ↑ "AN ADULT ALTERNATIVE RADIO FORMAT THAT PROMOTES NEW ARTISTS HAS TINY BUT FAITHFUL AUDIENCE". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 9 Mar 1998. p. D1.
  9. 1 2 MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 160.
  10. 1 2 "CD Reviews". Windsor Star. 22 Jan 1998. p. E6.
  11. ↑ Shuster, Fred (14 Nov 1997). "BROOKE MAKING MORE `CENTS' THAN EVER". Los Angeles Daily News. p. L23.
  12. 1 2 "10 Cent Wings - Jonatha Brooke | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  13. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 855.
  14. 1 2 "10 cent wings". EW.com.
  15. 1 2 Penner, Diana (1 Feb 1998). "Jonatha Brooke '10 Cent Wings'". The Indianapolis Star. p. I7.
  16. 1 2 Shuster, Fred (31 Oct 1997). "SOUND CHECK". Los Angeles Daily News. p. L26.
  17. ↑ "JONATHA BROOKE '10 CENT WINGS' REFUGE/MCA". The Washington Post. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  18. ↑ Holden, Stephen (28 Nov 1997). "Songs of Innocence and Experience For the Pop Fan of a Certain Age". The New York Times. p. E1.
  19. ↑ Reger, Rick (14 Nov 1997). "THE A LIST". Chicago Tribune. Friday. p. 33.
  20. ↑ "Jonatha Brooke – Back In The Circus". No Depression. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
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