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Long Island Shores
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78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews What's this?

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3.6

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 10 Ratings

  • Summary: This is the second album for the New York-born, Nashville-based singer-songwriter.

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You Know I Love You Baby
Baby I think you made me drunk with drama It's the only way to understand the things you do Neither one 'cause I could always calm the storm That's... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    83
    Once again, the former seminary student brings unforced spirituality into lean songs about love, home, and heartbreak. [13 Oct 2006, p.131]
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  2. The New York Times
    80
    Another warm, gentle album, one that should attract Norah Jones fans and Trisha Yearwood fans alike. [9 Oct 2006]
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  3. PopMatters
    80
    Long Island Shores is a much less immediate experience than its predecessor. But persevere and forgive Smith her refusal to fall neatly into a single comfortable musical pigeonhole, and her second album soon becomes something almost as enduring and valuable as her first.
  4. Paste Magazine
    70
    Frequently too safe and polite for its own good. [Oct 2006, p.72]
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  5. AllMusic
    70
    Though some might find it on the meek and lightweight side, many more will likely revisit Long Island Shores again and again.
  6. Amazon.com
    70
    With her expressively breathy vocals and uplifting melodies, Mindy Smith expresses both the romantic and spiritual dimensions of rapture.
  7. Slant Magazine
    60
    With so little substance, Long Island Shores is simply pretty for the sake of being pretty.

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  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
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  1. DavidHayes
    Oct 24, 2021
    10
    Smith’s second album has all of the heartfelt lyrical content of her first, with its expressive and warm, velvety vocals and themes of love,Smith’s second album has all of the heartfelt lyrical content of her first, with its expressive and warm, velvety vocals and themes of love, loss, spirituality and sense of home. It includes beautifully uplifting melodies and gentle ballads. Her voice is soothing and yet tinged with a little regret and angst just when and where it needs to be. The tracks are beautifully written and crafted and the whole album is a lovely musical journey which you won’t forget once you’ve allowed the songs to wash over you. Highly recommended.… Expand
  2. stevew
    Oct 22, 2006
    9
    of course its pretty, its also deeply felt, beautifully crafted , and unerringly musical, one of the best albums of the year for sure
  4. MattD.,
    Oct 27, 2006
    9
    Not as immediate as her debut CD. But most of Long Island Shores is just as rewarding if you let the melodies seep in and pay attention to Not as immediate as her debut CD. But most of Long Island Shores is just as rewarding if you let the melodies seep in and pay attention to lyrics that show a more experienced songwriter.… Expand
  5. profB
    Oct 17, 2006
    8
    A gem of a record--somewhere between Patty Griffin, Edie Brickell and the innocence mission--quiet yet powerful. There are some dull moment A gem of a record--somewhere between Patty Griffin, Edie Brickell and the innocence mission--quiet yet powerful. There are some dull moment in the middle of the disc, but Our Loud, the twangy Little Devil, and the three tracks that close the record are as gripping--lyrically, musically, vocally--as anything I've heard this year.… Expand

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