Heart Like a River

Heart Like a River is the 6th studio album by American indie rock duo Ida, released in 2005 on Polyvinyl Records.

Heart Like a River
Studio album by Ida
Released	February 22, 2005
Recorded	August 2003 – April 2004
Genre	Indie rock, Indie folk, Baroque pop, Acoustic, Dream pop
Label	Polyvinyl Records
Producer	Warren Defever and Ida
Ida chronology
The Braille Night (2001) Heart Like a River (2005) Lovers Prayers (2008)

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(71/100) [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	(favorable)[3]
LAS Magazine	(9/10)[4]
Pitchfork Media	(6.4/10)[5]
PopMatters	(8/10)[6]
Trouser Press	(favorable)[7]

Critical reception for Heart Like a River varied from mildly favorable to very favorable, but all agreed that it was of a piece with their previous work.[2][6] The album "...brings serene harmonies to songs about longtime love as well as romances that don't go so smoothly," according to Jon Pareles, writing in The New York Times.[8]

Track listing

All tracks written by Littleton/Mitchell, except "What Can I Do" and "Honeyslide" by Karla Schickele.

1. "Laurel Blues" — 4:50
2. "599" — 5:29
3. "Late Blues" — 5:24
4. "Mine" — 5:31
5. "What Can I Do" — 2:57
6. "The Details" — 4:38
7. "Sundown" — 6:42
8. "Honeyslide" — 3:37
9. "Written on My Face" — 3:50
10. "The Morning" — 7:31
11. "Forgive" — 7:31

Personnel

• Daniel Littleton - guitar, harmonium, organ, viola, drums, vocals
• Elizabeth Mitchell - guitar, harmonium, accordion, wurlitzer, vocals
• Karla Schickele - bass, piano, bell, vocals
• Luther Gray - drums, percussion, clarinet
• Jean Cook - violin
• Cecilia Littleton - viola
• Rick Lassiter - double bass
• Dominique Davison - cello
• Andrew Hall - double bass

References

1. "Heart Like A River Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More". Metacritic. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
2. Serra, David. "Heart Like a River - Ida". Allmusic. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
3. Strickler, Yancey (28 February 2005). "Heart Like a River Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
4. Peters, Sarah. "Ida: Heart Like a River". LAS Magazine. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
5. Deusner, Stephen M. (27 February 2005). "Ida: Heart Like a River | Album Reviews". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
6. LaBrack, Jill (16 February 2005). "Ida: Heart Like a River". PopMatters. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
7. Ira Robbins; Michael Zwirn. "Ida". Trouser Press. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
8. Pareles, John (25 February 2005). "Rock/Pop Listings". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 November 2011.