We Get There When We Do

We Get There When We Do, stylized as (We Get There When We Do.), is an album by the American band Suddenly, Tammy!, released in 1995.[2][3] The first single was "Hard Lesson".[4] The band supported the album with a North American tour.[5]

We Get There When We Do
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 28, 1995
Length48:17
LabelWarner Bros.[1]
ProducerWarne Livesey
Suddenly, Tammy! chronology
Suddenly, Tammy!
(1993)
We Get There When We Do
(1995)

Production edit

Recorded in Bearsville, New York, the album was produced by Warne Livesey.[6][7] Many songs initially included harmony vocals, which the band elected to remove at the end of the recording sessions.[8]

Critical reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [9]
Rolling Stone     [10]
The Tampa Tribune    [11]
Vancouver Sun     [12]

The A.V. Club wrote: "Adding to the album's timeless intrigue are creepy, cryptic lyrics by singer-pianist Beth Sorrentino."[13] Trouser Press determined that the album "exchanges the debut’s uncertain goals for a tiresome fit of arty adulthood, using delicate watercolors rather than bright fingerpaints."[14] The Tampa Tribune called the album "the point where melancholy languor crosses the line from luxurious to tedious."[11]

The Vancouver Sun thought that "the three-piece manages to pull off a beautifully complete sound that's as melodically addictive as it is outright charming."[12] Rolling Stone concluded that We Get There When We Do "emerges as an uncommonly tenacious album, an oblique yet assertive collection that's like Carole King's Tapestry rewoven from new fabrics."[10]

Track listing edit

  1. "Hard Lesson"
  2. "The Big Guys Are Coming"
  3. "Mark of Man"
  4. "Get Off the Ground"
  5. "Flemen"
  6. "Snowman"
  7. "Not That Dumb"
  8. "Funky"
  9. "River, Run"
  10. "Long Way Down"
  11. "Beautiful Dream"
  12. "Supersonic"
  13. "Bound Together"

References edit

  1. ^ Augusto, Troy J. (May 9, 1995). "Suddenly, Tammy!". Variety.
  2. ^ "suddenly, tammy! Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Sherr, Sara (19 May 1995). "A BUSY WEEK AT THE TROC – 5 MAJOR SHOWS". FEATURES WEEKEND. The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 17.
  4. ^ Lines, John P. (31 Mar 1995). "Suddenly, Grammy?". HAPPENINGS. Intelligencer Journal. p. 3.
  5. ^ Minge, Jim (April 23, 1995). "Terrific Trios". Entertainment. Omaha World-Herald. p. 26.
  6. ^ Ruth, Jim (26 Mar 1995). "Tammy! doesn't sing & tell". Sunday News. Lancaster. p. H1.
  7. ^ Verna, Paul (Mar 25, 1995). "Warner readies Suddenly, Tammy!". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 12. p. 1.
  8. ^ Daminger, Kathleen (13 Apr 1995). "SUBTRACTIVE SOUND". THIS WEEKEND. Lancaster New Era. p. 12.
  9. ^ "suddenly, tammy! - We Get There When We Do Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  10. ^ a b Hunter, James (Jul 13, 1995). "Recordings — We Get There When We Do by Suddenly, Tammy!". Rolling Stone. No. 712/713. pp. 108–109.
  11. ^ a b Ross, Curtis (June 9, 1995). "SUDDENLY, TAMMY!, We Get There When We Do". FRIDAY EXTRA!. The Tampa Tribune. p. 23.
  12. ^ a b Monk, Katherine (20 Apr 1995). "SUDDENLY, TAMMY! We Get There When We Do". Vancouver Sun. p. C8.
  13. ^ "Suddenly, Tammy!: (We Get There When We Do.)" by Marc Hawthorne. Jan 30, 2007. The A.V. Club. Accessed Oct 21, 2014.
  14. ^ "Suddenly, Tammy!". Trouser Press. Retrieved 23 June 2022.