Tracks
- The Fairest of the Seasons
- These Days
- Little Sister
- Winter Song
- It Was a Pleasure Then
- Chelsea Girls
- I'll Keep It With Mine
- Somewhere There's a Feather
- Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams
- Eulogy to Lenny Bruce
Chelsea Girl is an improbable album. The songs are folk songs with more production. Most of them have a style reminiscent of Bert Jansch's. This reason for success of this album is not the featured artist, but rather the musicians who supported her.
According to a quote from Nico herself from the Chelsea Girl Wikipedia page, she envisioned a different sound for her album and was disappointed by the outcome. That's why this is an improbable album. Had she had her way, it might have been a mess. As it is, the music is what makes her singing tolerable.
To be fair, though, her singing style grew on me the more times I listened to the album. As I mentioned the music on this album makes the album. In fact it's really good. The lyrics are rich in imagery and that also helps to explain why this album is on this list.
It's a strongly cohesive album; the songs really fit together well and are all worth listening to. The stand out songs are: The Fairest of the Seasons, Winter Song, It Was a Pleasure Then, Chelsea Girl and Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams.
★★★★★★★ ☆☆☆
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