Small Revelations is an album by American

United States

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 singer/songwriter Chris Smither

Chris Smither

Chris Smither is an American folk/blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter. His music draws deeply from the blues, American folk music, modern poets and philosophers.-Early life, influences and education:...

, released in 1997. Emmylou Harris

Emmylou Harris

Emmylou Harris is an American singer-songwriter and musician. In addition to her work as a solo artist and bandleader, both as an interpreter of other composers' works and as a singer-songwriter, she is a sought-after backing vocalist and duet partner, working with numerous other artists including...

 recorded his song “Slow Surprise”, for the Horse Whisperer

The Horse Whisperer

The Horse Whisperer is a 1998 American drama film directed by and starring Robert Redford, based on the 1995 novel of the same name by Nicholas Evans...

soundtrack CD.

Reception

Music critic Robert Christgau

Robert Christgau

Robert Christgau is an American essayist, music journalist, and self-proclaimed "Dean of American Rock Critics".One of the earliest professional rock critics, Christgau is known for his terse capsule reviews, published since 1969 in his Consumer Guide columns...

 gave the album a three-star honorable mention and briefly commented "blues his religion, his therapy, his metier"

Track listing

All songs by Chris Smither unless otherwise noted.

1. "Thanks to You" (Jesse Winchester
   Jesse Winchester
   Jesse Winchester is a musician and songwriter who was born and raised in the southern United States. To avoid the Vietnam War draft he moved to Canada in 1967, which is where and when he began his career as a solo artist. His highest charting recordings were of his own tunes, "Yankee Lady" in 1970...
   
   ) – 2:43
2. "Slow Surprise" – 2:46
3. "Hold On" – 4:02
4. "Caveman" – 4:36
5. "Help Me Now" – 3:23
6. "Small Revelations" – 4:00
7. "Winsome Smile" – 3:44
8. "Dust My Broom"– 3:09
9. "Sportin' Life" (Johnson) – 3:07
10. "Hook, Line and Sinker" – 4:00