Buddy & Julie Miller

Buddy & Julie Miller is a 2001 album by Buddy and Julie Miller. Prior to this recording the husband and wife singer-songwriters had each made appearances on the other's solo recordings, but this disc marked their first official release as a duo. The music has been described as more rock based than their earlier, traditional-folk recordings.^[1] The majority of the songs were penned by Julie and rounded out by the duo's co-write, "Dirty Water" and a few covers of songs by Richard Thompson, Utah Phillips and Bob Dylan.

Buddy & Julie Miller
Studio album by Buddy & Julie Miller
Released	September 18, 2001
Genre	Folk, country, Americana
Length	42:40
Label	Hightone
Producer	Buddy & Julie Miller
Buddy & Julie Miller chronology
Buddy & Julie Miller (2001) Written in Chalk (2009)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

The album was well received by critics and fans of Americana/folk music. It was named "Album of the Year" at the first annual awards of the Americana Music Association.^[2] The album was the 17th most played recording of 2001 by FolkDJ-L DJs and the 4th most played disc in September 2001.^[3] The album also reached the number two spot on the Freeform American Roots Chart.^[4]

Track listing

1. "Keep Your Distance" (Richard Thompson) – 3:49
2. "The River's Gonna Run" (Julie Miller) – 3:59
3. "You Make My Heart Beat Too Fast" (Julie Miller) – 3:12
4. "Forever Has Come to an End" (Julie Miller) – 2:50
5. "Little Darlin" (Julie Miller) – 3:31
6. "Rock Salt and Nails" (Bruce "Utah" Phillips) – 4:17
7. "Dirty Water" (Buddy & Julie Miller) – 6:53
8. "Wallflower" (Bob Dylan) – 2:55
9. "That's Just How She Cries" (Julie Miller) – 4:17
10. "Rachel" (Julie Miller) – 3:43
11. "Holding Up the Sky" (Julie Miller) – 3:08

Personnel

• Gina R. Binkley – Design
• Brady Blade, Jr. – Drums
• Larry Campbell – Fiddle
• Derri Daugherty– Engineer
• Emmylou Harris – Vocals
• Jim Herrington – Photography
• Byron House – Bass
• Phil Madeira – Hammond organ
• Julie Miller – Guitar, producer, Trash Cans
• Bryan Owings – Drums
• Rick Plant – Bass
• Tammy Rogers – Mandolin
• Joey Spampinato – Bass
• Garry Tallent – Bass

Chart performance

Chart (2000)	Peak position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[5]	41
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[6]	45