1997 Singer-Songwriter Album Releases

Feb 25

Elliott Smith

Either/Or

82

critic score

(9)

89

user score

(2,975)

Mar 3

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

The Boatman's Call

86

critic score

(8)

81

user score

(580)

Sep 30

Bob Dylan

Time Out of Mind

85

critic score

(9)

81

user score

(317)

Sep 16

Fiona Apple

Criminal

95

user score

(78)

May 20

Smog

Red Apple Falls

85

critic score

(2)

81

user score

(76)

Apr 1

Songs: Ohia

Songs: Ohia

75

critic score

(2)

76

user score

(75)

Nov 12

Robert Wyatt

Shleep

87

critic score

(4)

78

user score

(65)

Nov 24

Natalie Imbruglia

Left of the Middle

55

critic score

(4)

70

user score

(50)

Aug 26

John Frusciante

Smile From The Streets You Hold

30

critic score

(2)

57

user score

(48)

Jun 10

The Mountain Goats

Full Force Galesburg

50

critic score

(1)

75

user score

(39)

Jul 15

Sarah McLachlan

Surfacing

54

critic score

(4)

77

user score

(37)

Apr 14

Fiona Apple

Sleep to Dream

93

user score

(34)

Sep 2

Andrés Calamaro

Alta Suciedad

60

critic score

(1)

75

user score

(34)

Jan 1

Lhasa De Sela

La Llorona

80

critic score

(1)

79

user score

(28)

Feb 25

Elliott Smith

Say Yes

97

user score

(28)

1997

Fiona Apple

The First Taste

89

user score

(27)

Mar 24

Julieta Venegas

Aquí

70

critic score

(1)

80

user score

(26)

Oct 3

Palace Music

Lost Blues and Other Songs

90

critic score

(1)

84

user score

(23)

Aug 6

Finley Quaye

Maverick A Strike

60

critic score

(1)

66

user score

(20)

Nov 18

Paul Simon

Songs from The Capeman

73

critic score

(4)

59

user score

(18)

1997

Fiona Apple

Never Is a Promise

94

user score

(16)

Sep 26

Julie Doiron

Loneliest in the Morning

72

critic score

(2)

76

user score

(15)

May 26

Ben Harper

The Will to Live

68

critic score

(4)

80

user score

(14)

Mar 4

Van Morrison

The Healing Game

45

critic score

(2)

65

user score

(13)

1997

Elliott Smith

Division Day

84

user score

(9)

Oct 21

Will Oldham

Joya

78

critic score

(3)

81

user score

(8)

May 6

Mark Eitzel

West

83

critic score

(6)

76

user score

(8)

Oct 1

Terry Hall

Laugh

80

critic score

(3)

77

user score

(5)

Nov 11

Lisa Loeb

Firecracker

60

critic score

(5)

71

user score

(4)

Dec 1

Mononc' Serge

Chante 97

67

user score

(2)

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Jun 13

Peter Hammill

Everyone You Hold

60

critic score

(1)

71

user score

(2)

Sep 23

Joan Baez

Gone from Danger

70

critic score

(2)

50

user score

(1)

Apr 27

Robert Earl Keen

Picnic

82

critic score

(2)

Jan 1

Jandek

I Woke Up

80

critic score

(1)

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