''Get Lost'' is the fifth studio album by American

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band

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, released on October 24, 1995.

Cover versions

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have recorded covers of two Magnetic Fields songs, both from this album. "Love Is Lighter Than Air" appears as the B-side of their 1996 single " Something for the Weekend", while their version of "With Whom to Dance" appears as the B-side of their 1999 single " The Pop Singer's Fear of the Pollen Count'".

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has recorded covers of several Magnetic Fields songs. "Smoke and Mirrors" from ''Get Lost'' appears as the B-side of her 2007 single "Raise the Roof", together with her version of " The Book of Love" from ''

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''.

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recorded a version of "You and Me and the Moon" for the 2018 album '' Animal Companionship''.

Track listing

; CD ; Vinyl

Personnel

; The Magnetic Fields *

Stephin Merritt Stephin Raymond Merritt (born February 9, 1965) is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, best known as the songwriter and principal singer of the bands the Magnetic Fields, the Gothic Archies, and Future Bible Heroes. He is ...

– vocals, instrumentation *

Claudia Gonson Claudia Miriam Gonson (born April 5, 1968) is an American musician best known for her work with The Magnetic Fields. She often provides the band lead vocals as well as performing the piano or drums. She is also the band's manager. Gonson met S ...

– drums, vocals, ukulele * Sam Davol – cello, flute *

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– guitar, banjo ;Additional personnel *Julie Cooper – bass guitar *Natalie Lithwick – French vocals ; Production ''Get Lost'' was produced by Stephin Merritt. Kelly McKaig was the recording assistant, Eric Masunaga was the technical advisor and occasional mixer. The spoken word French vocals on the song "Smoke and Mirrors" were translated by Andrew Beaujon. Eve Prime photographed the cover art for the album. The models in the photo are, from left to right, cellist Sam Davol, Ilsa Jule,

Gail O'Hara Gail O'Hara is a U.S. editor, writer, photographer, recording label owner and filmmaker. She has worked at the ''Washington City Paper'', ''SPIN'', ''Time Out New York'', ''ELLEgirl'', ''EW'', Modern Painters, Kinfolk and other publications. Car ...

, Michael Cavadias and Leslie Taylor (who would later go on to wed Sam Davol in 1997). Ashley Salisbury was the stylist. Lilly of the Valley is listed in the liner notes as being one of the "cover models." It is a church in

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and was the location of the photoshoot. The tray card was photographed by John Woo.

References

1995 albums The Magnetic Fields albums Merge Records albums {{1990s-indie-rock-album-stub