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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)

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

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(71/100)
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Entertainment Weekly	(favorable)
LAS Magazine	(9/10)
Pitchfork Media	(6.4/10)
PopMatters	(8/10)
Trouser Press	(favorable)

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. 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.

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. Archived from the original on January 25, 2008. 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.

• 2005 albums
• Ida (band) albums