Murder, Misery and Then Goodnight

Murder, Misery and Then Goodnight
Studio album by Kristin Hersh
Released	October 26, 1998
Recorded	March–July 1998
Genre	Folk
Length	31:19
Label	4AD
Producer	Kristin Hersh, Billy O'Connell, Steve Rizzo
Kristin Hersh chronology
Strange Angels (1998) Murder, Misery and Then Goodnight (1998) Sky Motel (1999)

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Murder, Misery and Then Goodnight is Kristin Hersh's third solo album and quite a departure from her other solo recordings, in that it contains solely Appalachian folk songs about murder and death arranged by Kristin Hersh, rather than songs written by Hersh herself. Hersh's son, Ryder James O'Connell, plays piano and sings backing vocals.

The album was produced by Kristin Hersh, co-produced by Steve Rizzo and Billy O'Connell, and engineered by Steve Rizzo.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Down in the Willow Garden"	Charlie Monroe	4:53
2.	"I Never Will Marry"	A. P. Carter	2:30
3.	"Sweet Roseanne"		3:02
4.	"Poor Ellen Smith"	Molly Davis Lynn Davis	2:10
5.	"Pretty Polly"		2:05
6.	"Little Birdy"		2:13
7.	"Mama’s Gonna Buy"		2:19
8.	"Fly Around My Blue Eyed Girl"		1:21
9.	"Banks of the Ohio"		3:36
10.	"Three Nights Drunk"		2:00
11.	"What’ll We Do With The Baby-o"		2:19
12.	"Whole Heap Of Little Horses"		2:48

External links

• Murder, Misery and Then Goodnight album page at 4AD