Prayer for the Halcyon Fear

Prayer for the Halcyon Fear is the debut album of folk rock band Tiny Lights, released in 1985 through Uriel Music.

Prayer for the Halcyon Fear
Studio album by Tiny Lights
Released	1985
Recorded	Waterfront Studios, Hoboken, NJ
Genre	Folk rock
Length	29:43 (vinyl edition) 36:43 (CD & cassette edition)
Label	Uriel Music
Producer	Donna Croughn, Jonathan Hamilton, Henry Hirsch
Tiny Lights chronology
Prayer for the Halcyon Fear (1985) Hazel's Wreath (1988)

Release and reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Nitsuh Abebe of allmusic said the album has "the continual loose brilliance that's typically only found on debut records." He awarded Prayer for the Halcyon Fear four out of five stars, calling it the band's best effort to date.^[1] Critics of the Trouser Press called it "a delightful debut" that has "a mildly psychedelic sense of play that sets the band apart."^[2]

In 1990, the album was re-issued by Absolute A Go Go Records on CD and cassette, containing "Flowers Through the Air" and "Zippity-Do-Dah" as bonus material. Bob Bert provided liner notes which detailed the band's history.^[1]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Donna Croughn & John Hamilton, except "Sweet Solutions" by Jane Scarpantoni; all music is composed by Donna Croughn & John Hamilton.

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Country Song"	3:50
2.	"Singing at Your Door"	3:01
3.	"Song of the Weak"	3:12
4.	"G. Does the Limbo"	3:35

Side two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sweet Solutions"	3:51
2.	"Painted Skies"	4:20
3.	"Chesterfield Gorge"	5:30
4.	"Blue Dot Cleanser"	2:19

CD & Cassette Version

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Flowers Through the Air"	3:57
2.	"Zippity-Do-Dah"	3:02
3.	"Country Song"	3:50
4.	"Singing at Your Door"	3:01
5.	"Song of the Weak"	3:12
6.	"G. Does the Limbo"	3:35
7.	"Sweet Solutions"	3:51
8.	"Painted Skies"	4:20
9.	"Chesterfield Gorge"	5:30
10.	"Blue Dot Cleanser"	2:19

Personnel

Tiny Lights Donna Croughn – vocals, violin, percussion, production Andy Demos – drums, soprano saxophone Dave Dreiwitz – bass guitar, double bass, trumpet John Hamilton – guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals, piano, production Jane Scarpantoni – cello, vocals

Additional musicians and production Henry Hirsch – production, vocals and keyboards on "Song of the Weak" & "G. Does the Limbo"

External links

• Prayer for the Halcyon Fear at Discogs (list of releases)