Suddenly, Tammy! (album)

Suddenly, Tammy! is the self-titled debut album by Suddenly, Tammy![4] It was released in 1993 via spinART Records.[1]

Suddenly, Tammy!
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 25, 1993
Length45:12
LabelspinART Records
ProducerSuddenly, Tammy![1]
Suddenly, Tammy! chronology
Suddenly, Tammy!
(1993)
(We Get There When We Do.)
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]

The album sold around 14,000 copies the first year of its release, making it a success for spinART.[5]

Production

The album was recorded at the band's Cat Box studio, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.[3]

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote: "The overly polite indie-label debut sidesteps the likely Carole King comparisons, mostly because the delicate melodies aren’t memorable enough and Beth Sorrentino hasn’t got that strong or distinctive a voice. (She is, however, a skillful pianist.)"[1] The Washington Post wrote that the album "does have moments that are hopelessly coy, but such lively tracks as 'Lamp' and 'Ryan' give Sorrentino's dreaming a kick inside."[6] The New York Times opined that the band "echoes the odd-angled melodies and enigmatic lyrics of Throwing Muses, the smoky voice of 10,000 Maniacs' Natalie Merchant, and the rolling arpeggios and choppy chords of Tori Amos; it also has the calm, determined eccentricity of those performers."[7]

Track listing

  1. "Stacey's Trip"
  2. "Plant Me"
  3. "The Way Up"
  4. "Intro To Babee" [Hidden Track]
  5. "Babee"
  6. "No Respect Girl"
  7. "Can't Decide"
  8. "Disease"
  9. "Lamp"
  10. "Intro To How He" [Hidden Track]
  11. "How He"
  12. "Instrumental"
  13. "Fearless"
  14. "Ryan"
  15. "Mt. Rushmore"

References

  1. "Suddenly, Tammy!". Trouser Press. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  2. "Suddenly, Tammy! - suddenly, tammy! | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" via www.allmusic.com.
  3. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 7: MUZE. p. 824.CS1 maint: location (link)
  4. "suddenly, tammy! | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  5. "SPINART". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. May 28, 1994 via Google Books.
  6. Jenkins, Mark (May 28, 1993). "SUDDENLY TAMMY, PRIMARILY BETH" via www.washingtonpost.com.
  7. Pareles, Jon (June 10, 1993). "Pop and Jazz in Review (Published 1993)" via NYTimes.com.



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