Heart Like a River

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)The Braille Night2001 Heart Like a River (2005) Lovers Prayers (2008)Lovers Prayers2008

Heart Like a River is the sixth 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