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2004 studio album by The Innocence Mission
Now the Day Is Over is the seventh studio album by American alternative rock band The Innocence Mission, released by Badman Recording Co. on November 9, 2004. A collection of standards, traditional and classical works performed as lullabies, the album was recorded in August 2004 in the band's home studio. A portion of proceeds from sales of the album are donated to charitable organisations, including Catholic Relief Services.
Australian radio station Kinderling Kids Radio described the album as "delightful" and "full of sweet sounds to send you off to sleep." AllMusic called the record "an absolutely beguiling collection of standards", describing it as "a benefit collection of cover songs that are all centered reverie akin to dreaming. Calling them all lullabies would be stretching a little bit, but the presentations are such that they might as well be." They described "My Love Goes With You" as "perhaps the most beautiful and tender song on the outing", before summarizing that the album "could have been merely a curiosity piece, a curious addition to a mysterious catalog by a singular group. Instead, it is nothing less than a wondrous little gem."
Treble Zine rated it an 'Album of the Week' while also describing "My Love Goes With You" as "one of the best songs on the album", saying that it "fits in nicely with such great classic and traditional numbers. To be able to write a song that not only stands up to, but almost outshines these tracks is astounding." They went on to praise the quality of the band's performance and production, saying "They may be covers, but as 'Hallelujah' is now more associated with Jeff Buckley than almost everyone but Leonard Cohen, so most of these songs should now be associated with Innocence Mission."
The album's liner notes originally credited "Once Upon a Summertime" as being written by "Barclay/LeGrand/Mercer". Eddy Marnay has subsequently been identified as the song's original French lyricist, with his work then being translated into English by Johnny Mercer.
"500 Miles" and "Beautiful Savior" are both listed as being 'Traditional'. This version of "500 Miles" has been credited as being written by Hedy West, with a 1961 copyright held by Atzal Music, Inc. "Beautiful Savior" is based on the traditional hymn "Fairest Lord Jesus", with various hymnals attributing the composition to either Richard Storrs Willis or Joseph Seiss.
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