The Art of Being a Girl
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 2002 (August 2002)
LabelWater Music Records
ProducerJ.J. McGeehan
Julee Cruise chronology
The Voice of Love
(1993)
The Art of Being a Girl
(2002)
My Secret Life
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rolling Stone[2]

The Art of Being a Girl is the third album by Julee Cruise and was released in 2002. Released nine years after her previous album, Cruise departs from the dream pop-laden sound of her first two releases for a more jazz and electronica sound.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Julee Cruise and J.J. McGeehan; except where noted.

  1. "You're Staring at Me" - 3:43
  2. "The Orbiting Beatnik (For Keith)" - 4:29
  3. "Falling in Love..." (Julee Cruise, Mocean Worker) - 5:56
  4. "The Art of Being a Girl" (Julee Cruise, J.J. McGeehan, Khan) - 4:57
  5. "Everybody Knows" - 3:11
  6. "9th Ave. Limbo" (Julee Cruise, Kevin Tooley) - 5:05
  7. "Slow Hot Wind" (Henry Mancini, Norman Gimbel) - 3:58
  8. "Cha Cha in the Dark" (Julee Cruise, Rick Strom) - 4:16
  9. "Shine" - 4:17
  10. "Beachcomber Voodoo" - 4:49
  11. "Three Jack Swing" - 3:54
  12. "The Fire in Me" - 8:52
  13. "Falling" (Angelo Badalamenti, David Lynch) (hidden track) - 5:29

Personnel

  • Julee Cruise - vocals, vocal melodies
  • J.J. McGeehan - guitar, keyboards, percussion
  • Graham Hawthorne - additional drums
  • Barry Danielian - trumpet
  • Allison Cornell - viola
  • Marlon Saunders - vocals
  • Ari Benjamin - voice over
Technical
  • Julee Cruise - executive producer
  • Kevin Tooley, Khan, Mocean Worker, Rick Strom - special guest producers
  • Frank Fagnano - post-production engineer
  • Alissa Levin - design
  • Leslie Lyons - photography

References

  1. Phares, Heather. The Art of Being a Girl at AllMusic
  2. Rolling Stone (10/3/02, p.104) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Sexy, spooky trip-hop. This is lounge music for the nether regions."
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