''Twilight as Played by The Twilight Singers'' is the first album by
The Twilight Singers
The Twilight Singers are an United States, American indie rock musical group, band. The group was formed in 1997 by Greg Dulli as a side project during a hiatus from his group The Afghan Whigs. After the Afghan Whigs disbanded, Dulli used The Twi ...
, released by
Columbia Records
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in 2000.
Critical reception
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'' wrote that "the hushed, claustrophobic approach to soul music recalls the spooky divorce albums by Marvin Gaye (1978's ''
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'') and Smokey Robinson (1984's ''
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Dulli's melodies aren't quite as grabbing."
Track listing
All tracks composed by Greg Dulli; except where indicated
#"The Twilite Kid" - 5:52
#"That's Just How That Bird Sings" (Greg Dulli, Harold Chichester) - 3:52
#"Clyde" (Greg Dulli, Harold Chichester, Shawn Smith) - 4:40
#"King Only" - 3:07
#"Love" - 3:21
#"Annie Mae" (Greg Dulli, Steve Cobby, David McSherry) - 2:20
#"Verti-Marte" - 5:09
#"Last Temptation" (Greg Dulli, Steve Cobby, David McSherry) - 3:26
#"Railroad Lullaby" - 3:13
#"East 17th" - 1:01
#"Into The Street" (Greg Dulli. Harold Chichester) - 4:55
#"Twilight" - 5:57
References
2000 debut albums
The Twilight Singers albums
Albums produced by Greg Dulli
Columbia Records albums
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