Street Faërie

Street Faërie
Street Faërie
Studio album by Cree Summer
Released	April 20, 1999
Genre	Alternative rock; pop; soul; folk;
Length	59:10
Label	WORK; Columbia (EU) ; OK 68749 (North America); 491131 (international);
Producer	Lenny Kravitz

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B−^[2]
Rolling Stone	^[3]

Street Faërie is the only solo studio album by Canadian-American singer and actress Cree Summer. It was released on April 20, 1999, by the WORK Group.

The album was entirely produced by American musician Lenny Kravitz.

Music

The lyrics feature themes of racism, romantic liaisons, and spirituality into the lyrics of guitar-heavy pop and folk songs.

"Miss Moon" is an ode to having sex while a woman is menstruating. "Fall," a fully orchestral jazz ballad, reads like the breakup of a relationship but is in fact the literal interpretation of the wilting and decay of a leaf: "Black stemmed, orange trimmed/with the slighest wind I'm fallen from you."

"Naheo" is a tribute to Summer's Native American roots, while "Curious White Boy" is a Black woman's response to her white lover after she realizes he has become involved with her out of some sense of racial guilt: "Another housekeeper fantasy?/Coffee-colored remedy for your hangover from history", and "Mean Sleep" is an uncredited duet with producer Lenny Kravitz.

Track listing

All tracks co-written by C.S. Francks. Additional writers are noted depending on track.

Standard edition

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Revelation Sunshine" (Greg Bell)	4:55
2.	"Miss Moon" (Lenny Kravitz)	4:30
3.	"Still Heart" (Kravitz, Torrel Ruffin)	2:51
4.	"Deliciously Down" (Van Hunt)	4:50
5.	"Mean Sleep" (Hunt)	4:35
6.	"Life Goes On" (Bell)	3:29
7.	"Fall" (Ruffin)	5:53
8.	"Angry Boy" (Ruffin)	4:56
9.	"Sweet Pain" (Hunt)	4:20
10.	"Smooth My Heart" (D.R. Harris)	5:28
11.	"Naheo" (Ruffin)	4:06
12.	"Soul Sister" (Bell)	4:15
13.	"Curious White Boy" (Ruffin)	4:54
Total length:		59:10

Japanese bonus track

No.	Title	Length
14.	"Revelation Club Shine" (Bell)

Personnel

Kimberly Evans - background vocals
Lenny Kravitz - bass, guitar, percussion, arranger, drums, harpsichord, organ, programming, tambourine, vocals, background vocals, clavinet, producer, mellotron, cowbell, horn arrangements, mixing, finger cymbals, drum loop, cabasa
Terry Manning - engineer, mixing
Matt Knobel - Drum programming, digital engineering
Craig Ross - acoustic guitar, mandolin, electric guitar
Cree Summer - vocals, background vocals
Harold Todd - flute, saxophone
CeCe White - background vocals

References

^ Gallucci, Michael. "Street Faerie – Cree Summer". AllMusic. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
^ Browne, David (April 23, 1999). "Cree Summer – Street Faerie". Entertainment Weekly. No. 482. New York. p. 63. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
^ Hunter, James (April 1, 1999). "Cree Summer – Street Faerie". Rolling Stone. No. 809. p. 103. ProQuest 220175620.

[1] Gallucci, Michael. "Street Faerie – Cree Summer". AllMusic. Retrieved March 9, 2025.

[2] Browne, David (April 23, 1999). "Cree Summer – Street Faerie". Entertainment Weekly. No. 482. New York. p. 63. Retrieved March 9, 2025.

[3] Hunter, James (April 1, 1999). "Cree Summer – Street Faerie". Rolling Stone. No. 809. p. 103. ProQuest 220175620.

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