Marry Me (album)
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| Studio album by St. Vincent | ||||
| Released | July 10, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2007 | |||
| Genre | Indie pop | |||
| Length | 49:47 | |||
| Label | Beggars Banquet | |||
| Producer | St. Vincent, Brian Teasley, Daniel Farris | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 78/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| AV Club | A[3] |
| BBC Collective | [4] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[5] |
| No Ripcord | 8/10[6] |
| The Boston Globe | (mixed)[7] |
| Pitchfork Media | 8.0/10[8] |
| PopMatters |   [9] |
| Prefix Magazine | [10] |
| Rockfeedback | [11] |
| Slant Magazine | [12] |
| This Is Fake DIY | [13] |
| Yahoo Music UK | 9/10[14] |
Marry Me is the debut full-length album by St. Vincent, released by Beggars Banquet Records in the United States on July 10, 2007.[15] It was released in the United Kingdom on September 3, 2007.
St. Vincent named the album after a quote from the television show Arrested Development.[16]
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Annie Clark, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |
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| 1. | "Now, Now" | 4:25 | ||
| 2. | "Jesus Saves, I Spend" | 3:56 | ||
| 3. | "Your Lips Are Red" | Annie Clark, Daniel Hart | 4:41 | |
| 4. | "Marry Me" | 4:41 | ||
| 5. | "Paris Is Burning" | 4:20 | ||
| 6. | "All My Stars Aligned" | 3:47 | ||
| 7. | "The Apocalypse Song" | 3:47 | ||
| 8. | "We Put a Pearl in the Ground" | Mike Garson | 1:10 | |
| 9. | "Landmines" | 5:07 | ||
| 10. | "Human Racing" | 3:48 | ||
| 11. | "What Me Worry?" | 3:56 |
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| 12. | "These Days" | Jackson Browne | 3:19 | |||||||
Personnel
- Annie Clark – vocals, guitars, bass guitar, piano, organ, Moog, synthesizers, melodica, xylophone, vibraphone, dulcimer, drum programming, triangle, percussion
- Nathan Blaz – cello
- Al Carson – sound design on "Landmines"
- Merrilee Challiss – choir
- Daniel Farris – choir, synthesizer, percussion
- Mike Garson – grand piano
- Jessica Grant – choir
- Daniel Hart – violin
- Heather Macintosh – cello
- Rick Nelson – violin, viola, cello, upright bass
- Lester Nuby – vibraphone
- Andrea Paschal – choir
- Mark Pirro – bass guitar on "Now, Now"
- Aynsley Powell – drum programming on "Landmines"
- Lauren Ross – flute, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, French horn
- Louis Schadwron – French horn
- Brian Teasley – drums, percussion
References
- ^ "Marry Me Reviews, Ratings, Credits and More at Metacritic". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2012-04-24.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ AV Club review
- ^ Turnbull, Stuart. "BBC – collective – st. vincent 'marry me' review plus full tracks". BBC Collective. Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
- ^ Pastorek, Whitney. "Marry Me Review | Music Reviews and News". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved 24 April 2012. Text " EW.com" ignored (help)
- ^ No Ripcord review
- ^ The Boston Globe review
- ^ Pitchfork Media review
- ^ Wormwood, Vladimir. "St. Vincent: Marry Me < PopMatters". PopMatters. PopMatters.com. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
- ^ musicOMH review
- ^ Rockfeedback review
- ^ Cinquemani, Sal. "St. Vincent: Marry Me | Music Review". Slant Magazine. Slant Magazine. Retrieved 24 April 2012. Text " Slant Magazine" ignored (help)
- ^ This Is Fake DIY review
- ^ Yahoo Music UK review
- ^ "St. Vincent – Music". ILoveStVincent.com. Retrieved 2007-08-04.
- ^ "Pitchfork Guest List: St. Vincent". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2007-09-05.
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