Five Stories
Studio album by Kris Delmhorst
Released	2001
Genre	Americana, Folk music
Label	Big Bean, Signature Sounds/Catalyst Disc
Producer	Kris Delmhorst, Billy Conway
Kris Delmhorst chronology
Appetite (1998) Five Stories (2001) Songs for a Hurricane (2003)

Five Stories is an album by singer/songwriter Kris Delmhorst. Delmhorst is a multi-instrumentalist who adds a full acoustic band to this release.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Minor 7th	(favorable)[2]

Allmusic stated that "Five Stories is a very satisfying album, sure to please fans and anyone who appreciates intelligent songwriters."^[3]

Track listing

All songs by Kris Delmhorst unless noted.

1. "Cluck Old Hen" (Delmhorst, Traditional) – 3:17
2. "Damn Love Song" – 4:54
3. "Broken White Line" – 3:24
4. "Little Wings" – 3:03
5. "Words Fail You" - 5:52
6. "Just What I Meant" – 3:23
7. "Yellow Brick Road" – 3:43
8. "Garden Rose" – 4:43
9. "Mean Old Wind" – 2:29
10. "Honeyed Out" – 3:31
11. "Gave It Away" – 4:41
12. "Lullaby 101" – 3:00

Personnel

• Kris Delmhorst - vocals, guitar, organ, cello
• Billy Conway - percussion, drums, vibraphone
• Sean Staples - banjo, guitar, mandolin, drums, percussion
• David Champagne - guitar
• Dana Colley - sax, Jew's-harp
• Cate Curtis - background vocals
• Tom Halter - flugelhorn
• Evan Harriman - organ
• Tim Kelly - dobro
• Eric Roper - banjo
• Jennifer Kimball - background vocals, drums, percussion
• Andrew Mazzone - bass, drums, guitar
• Nolan McKelvey - bass, background vocals
• Lori McKenna - background vocals
• Dave Rizzuti - pedal steel guitar

Production

• Produced by Kris Delmhorst and Billy Conway
• Engineered by Billy Conway
• Mastered by Jeff Lipton
• Design and photography by Kris Delmhorst and Megan Summers

References

External links

• Official Kris Delmhorst website
• Signature Sounds Recordings