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. "Down To Nowhere" – 3:53 "When Did You Get So Safe?" – 3:24 "Tear It All Down" (The Gilmore/Nigel Stonier) – 4:06 "The Dirt Is Your Lover Now" – 4:30 "I Dreamed I Saw St Augustine" (Bob Dylan) – 4:43 "Lip Reading" – 3:34 "Heart String Blues" – 4:22 "Mud On My Shoes" – 3:29 "Water To Sky" – 2:41 "And We'll Dance" – 4:01
Bonus disc
"Cover Me" (Bruce Springsteen) – 3:37
"I'm Not Down" (Strummer/Jones/Simonon/Headon) – 2:59
"Hydrogen" (1996) – 3:32
"Beelzebub" (1996) – 4:07
"Maybe" (1996) – 3:56
"Red Farm" (1997) – 3:56
"Brittle Dreams" (1996) – 3:47
"December In New York" (1997) – 3:38
"Gun Cotton" (1999) – 4:14
"Don't Set Foot Over The Railway Track" (2000) – 2:27
"Lavender Cowgirl" (2000) – 2:57
"You Tell Me" (2001) – 3:37
"Straight Lines" (2001) – 5:33
Reception
Allmusic'''s Rick Anderson gave the album four stars, calling it "essential". Billboard'' called her vision on the album "dark, cold, yet rapturous".