You and Your Sister | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1989 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Label | Record Collect Records[1] | |||
Producer | Walter Salas-Humara, Robert Ray | |||
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You and Your Sister is the debut album by the American band the Vulgar Boatmen, released in 1989.[2] The Vulgar Boatmen, at the time of the album, constituted two bands: one based in Florida and one based in Indiana.
Production
The album's songs were written by Dale Lawrence and Robert Ray.[3][4] Ray, based in Florida, and Lawrence, based in Indiana, sent songs through the mail.[5] Aside from a few tracks recorded in Indiana, the majority of the album was made at Ray's Gainesville, Florida, home studio.[6] You and Your Sister was coproduced by Ray and Walter Salas-Humara.[7]
Critical reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [8] |
Chicago Tribune | [9] |
Robert Christgau | B+[10] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [1] |
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [11] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [12] |
Spin Alternative Record Guide | 9/10[13] |
Robert Christgau wrote: "These guys make much more than you expect out of what first sounds like almost nothing--just tuneful enough to warrant play two, their mild jangle gains sweetness and kick as your faith increases."[10] The Chicago Tribune thought that "all of it—even the rhythmically powerful songs—is somehow quiet; it`s the dreamy, heart-tugging stuff that drifts in from another room late at night."[9] Greil Marcus, in The Village Voice, called the songs "very '50s in their casualness, present-day in their insistence on doubt."[14]
AllMusic wrote that "a dozen near-perfect roots pop tunes ... address simple concerns, like driving and changing the world all around, to a steady four-four beat that just about accomplishes that latter feat with only the occasional syncopated accent."[8] The New Yorker thought that "the sound in general was what you’d call 'organic'—you could basically hear the guitars being strummed, the drums occasionally snapped, the almost-resigned naturalness of the lead singer’s voice, the plaintiveness of the melodies."[15]
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Mary Jane" | 3:53 |
2. | "You and Your Sister" | 4:06 |
3. | "Margaret Says" | 4:40 |
4. | "Katie" | 2:55 |
5. | "Drive Somewhere" | 6:00 |
6. | "Decision by the Airport" | 4:04 |
7. | "Change the World All Around" | 4:10 |
8. | "Fallen Down" | 3:36 |
9. | "Hold Me Tight" | 3:38 |
10. | "Cry Real Tears" | 2:14 |
11. | "Drink More Coffee" | 2:58 |
12. | "The Street Where You Live" | 4:04 |
References
- 1 2 Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8. MUZE. p. 460.
- ↑ "The Vulgar Boatmen | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ↑ "Essential New Music: The Vulgar Boatmen's "You And Your Sister"". Magnet. January 23, 2016.
- ↑ "Vulgar Boatmen". Perfect Sound Forever.
- ↑ "Vulgar Boatmen". Trouser Press. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ↑ "The Strange Saga of the Vulgar Boatmen, the Two-Headed Band". November 27, 2015.
- ↑ McLeod, Michael. "TWO LIVE CREWS". OrlandoSentinel.com.
- 1 2 "You and Your Sister - The Vulgar Boatmen | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- 1 2 Wyman, Bill. "The Vulgar BoatmenYou and Your Sister". chicagotribune.com.
- 1 2 "Robert Christgau: CG: The Vulgar Boatmen". www.robertchristgau.com.
- ↑ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 1015.
- ↑ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 742.
- ↑ Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. pp. 355–356.
- ↑ Marcus, Greil (October 20, 2015). "Real Life Rock: The Complete Top Ten Columns, 1986-2014". Yale University Press – via Google Books.
- ↑ "An Obsessive Listen to a Twenty-Five-Year-Old Album". The New Yorker. February 4, 2016.