''The Real Ramona'' is a studio album by
Throwing Muses
Throwing Muses are an American alternative rock band formed in 1981 in Newport, Rhode Island, United States, that toured and recorded extensively until 1997, when its members began concentrating more on other projects.
The group was originall ...
, released in 1991. It peaked at number 26 on the
UK Albums Chart
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Reception
''NME
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'' named ''The Real Ramona'' the 35th best album of 1991. In a retrospective review, Andrzej Lukowski of BBC Music
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wrote that, with ''The Real Ramona'', Throwing Muses wrote an "album of great pop songs, but when they did so they no way surrendered their intrinsic otherness – two decades of indie-pop
Indie pop (also typeset as indie-pop or indiepop) is a music genre and subculture that combines guitar pop with DIY ethic in opposition to the style and tone of mainstream pop music. It originated from British post-punk in the late 1970s and su ...
later, it still sounds arresting.
Track listing
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
Throwing Muses
Throwing Muses are an American alternative rock band formed in 1981 in Newport, Rhode Island, United States, that toured and recorded extensively until 1997, when its members began concentrating more on other projects.
The group was originall ...
* Kristin Hersh Kristin may refer to:
* Kristin (name), a Scandinavian form of Christine
* ''Kristin'' (TV series), a 2001 American sitcom
* Kristin Peak, Antarctica
* Kristin School, a school in New Zealand
See also
* Kristen (disambiguation) Kristen may re ...
– guitars, vocals
* Tanya Donelly
Tanya Donelly (born July 14, 1966) is an American Grammy Award-nominated singer-songwriter and guitarist based in New England who co-founded Throwing Muses with her step-sister Kristin Hersh. Donelly went on to co-form the alternative rock band ...
– guitars, vocals
* Fred Abong – bass guitar
* David Narcizo
David John Narcizo (born May 6, 1966, in Newport, Rhode Island) is an American musician and graphic designer, primarily known for his work as the longtime drummer for Throwing Muses.
Career
Narcizo played drums on Tanya Donelly's ''Lovesongs ...
– drums
Technical personnel
* Dennis Herring
Dennis Herring is an American record producer, engineer, mixer, and musician. Herring has produced for The Hives, Elvis Costello, Counting Crows, Modest Mouse, Camper Van Beethoven, and Jars of Clay. The producer owns a 24-track recording st ...
– production
* John Beverly Jones – engineering
* Csaba Petocz – re-mixing on "Not Too Soon"
* Paul Q. Kolderie
Paul Q. Kolderie is an American record producer, engineer, and mixer. He has worked with Pixies, Radiohead, Orangutang, Hole, Dinosaur Jr., Juliana Hatfield, Wax, Warren Zevon, Uncle Tupelo, Throwing Muses, Morphine, the Mighty Mighty Bosstone ...
– re-mixing on "Red Shoes"
* Throwing Muses
Throwing Muses are an American alternative rock band formed in 1981 in Newport, Rhode Island, United States, that toured and recorded extensively until 1997, when its members began concentrating more on other projects.
The group was originall ...
– re-mixing on "Red Shoes"
* Doug Sax
Doug Lionel Sax (April 26, 1936 – April 2, 2015) was an American mastering engineer from Los Angeles, California. He mastered three of The Doors' albums, including their 1967 debut; six of Pink Floyd's albums, including ''The Wall''; Ray Charles ...
– mastering
* David Narcizo
David John Narcizo (born May 6, 1966, in Newport, Rhode Island) is an American musician and graphic designer, primarily known for his work as the longtime drummer for Throwing Muses.
Career
Narcizo played drums on Tanya Donelly's ''Lovesongs ...
– design
* Jim Anderson – front photography
* Andy Catlin – band photography
Charts
References
External links
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1991 albums
Throwing Muses albums
Albums produced by Dennis Herring
4AD albums
Sire Records albums