Down in the Valley (album)

Down In The Valley
Compilation album by The Handsome Family
Released	1999
Genre	Alternative country
Length	47:52
Label	Independent Records
The Handsome Family chronology
Through the Trees (1998) Down in the Valley (1999) In the Air (2000)

Down in the Valley is an Ireland only compilation of songs by alternative country band The Handsome Family. It was released 1999 by Independent Records. The subtitle of the compilation runs: "A treasury of their most willowy and haunted songs." The compilation contains tracks from Odessa (1994) (tracks 10 & 13), Milk and Scissors (1996) (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 14), and Through the Trees (1998) (tracks 2, 4, 6, 11, 12).

Track listing

1. "Tin Foil" – 2:41
2. "My Sister's Tiny Hands" – 3:28
3. "Lake Geneva" – 3:14
4. "Weightless Again" – 3:39
5. "#1 Country Song" – 3:37
6. "The Giant Of Illinois" – 3:06
7. "Drunk By Noon" – 2:51
8. "Don't be Scared" – 2:50 (a different version appears on In the Air)
9. "The House Carpenter" – 3:38
10. "Arlene" - 3:39
11. "The Woman Downstairs" - 4:47
12. "Cathedrals" - 3:23
13. "Moving Furniture" - 3:06
14. "The Dutchboy" - 3:53

References

External links

• The Handsome Family official website