Songs from the Gutter

Songs from the Gutter
Studio album by Thea Gilmore
Released	2002
Genre	Rock, folk
Length	80:31
Label	Shameless/Flying Sparks/Hot
Producer	Nigel Stonier
Thea Gilmore chronology
Rules For Jokers (2001) Songs from the Gutter (2002) Avalanche (2003)

Songs from the Gutter is the fourth album by the English singer-songwriter Thea Gilmore. It was released in 2002 on her own Shameless label in association with Flying Sparks and Hot Records. The album included a bonus disc of material previously only available over the internet.

Track listing

All songs written by Thea Gilmore, except where noted.

1. "Down To Nowhere" – 3:53
2. "When Did You Get So Safe?" – 3:24
3. "Tear It All Down" (The Gilmore/Nigel Stonier) – 4:06
4. "The Dirt Is Your Lover Now" – 4:30
5. "I Dreamed I Saw St Augustine" (Bob Dylan) – 4:43
6. "Lip Reading" – 3:34
7. "Heart String Blues" – 4:22
8. "Mud On My Shoes" – 3:29
9. "Water To Sky" – 2:41
10. "And We'll Dance" – 4:01

Bonus disc

1. "Cover Me" (Bruce Springsteen) – 3:37
2. "I'm Not Down" (Strummer/Jones/Simonon/Headon) – 2:59
3. "Hydrogen" (1996) – 3:32
4. "Beelzebub" (1996) – 4:07
5. "Maybe" (1996) – 3:56
6. "Red Farm" (1997) – 3:56
7. "Brittle Dreams" (1996) – 3:47
8. "December In New York" (1997) – 3:38
9. "Gun Cotton" (1999) – 4:14
10. "Don't Set Foot Over The Railway Track" (2000) – 2:27
11. "Lavender Cowgirl" (2000) – 2:57
12. "You Tell Me" (2001) – 3:37
13. "Straight Lines" (2001) – 5:33

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

Allmusic's Rick Anderson gave the album four stars, calling it "essential". Billboard called her vision on the album "dark, cold, yet rapturous".

Personnel

• Thea Gilmore - vocals
• Nigel Stonier - guitar, keyboards
• Paul Beavis - drums
• Robbie McIntosh - guitar