One Left Shoe is the solo debut album by the American musician Steve Poltz, released in 1998.[3][4] The first single was "Silver Lining".[5] Poltz, at the time, expected to record again with the Rugburns, and considered One Left Shoe to be a "sensitive" folk excursion.[6]
Salon determined that, "particularly when it wanders off the straight folkie path, One Left Shoe sounds better than it reads."[27] The Los Angeles Daily News called the album "a gentle and amusing acoustic collection that avoids the furrowed-brow introspection of similar singer-songwriter debuts."[24]The Province labeled it "a reflective, folksy singer-writer album of quiet charm and some sleepiness."[25]
The Washington Post stated that "Poltz wisely sticks to his strengths: pleasant, Randy Newman-ish melodies and whimsical delivery."[28] The Telegraph-Journal advised: "Think Jackson Browne with the seventies sincerity turfed out, replaced by nineties irony."[26]The Indianapolis Star deemed the album "pleasant, mostly earnest, competently performed and ultimately unmemorable."[23]The New Yorker considered it to be "an unexpectedly mature collection of forlorn ballads."[29]
AllMusic wrote that "Poltz still sounds a little unsure of himself in places on One Left Shoe, but on the whole, it's a promising debut."[22]
Track listing
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Look to the East"
2.
"Good Morning (Waking Up with You)"
3.
"Krikor's Waltz"
4.
"Silver Lining"
5.
"Forbidden Fruit"
6.
"Salvation Song"
7.
"Impala"
8.
"One Left Shoe"
9.
"I Thought I Saw You Last Night"
10.
"Everything About You"
11.
"Leavin' Again"
12.
"The Great Mystery"
13.
"Broken Hearts and Painted Nails"
14.
"Kicking Distance"
15.
"Beautiful Day"
References
^Westmacott, Gord (June 13, 1998). "Busking Led to Solo Record". The London Free Press. p. C2.
