''Wholesale Meats and Fish'' is the second album by the alternative rock band
Letters to Cleo
Letters to Cleo is an American alternative rock band originating from Boston, Massachusetts, best known for the 1994 single, "Here & Now", from their full-length debut album, '' Aurora Gory Alice''. The band's members are Kay Hanley, Greg McKe ...
, released in 1995. The first single was "Awake".
Critical reception
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Trouser Press
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'' wrote that "'Little Rosa', the album's highlight, is '60s-influenced jangle-pop genius."
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Entertainment Weekly
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'' opined that "too often singer Kay Hanley sounds like a petulant Juliana Hatfield on their soapy, overdramatic love songs."
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The New York Times
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'' compared the album to its predecessor, calling it "the same alt-rock in a different package". It said that, while Hanley's "bright, clear delivery often lifts Letters to Cleo above college-band status, her happiness can become wearing".
Track listing
All songs by
Kay Hanley
Kay Hanley is an American singer and songwriter. She is best known as the vocalist for the alternative rock band Letters to Cleo.
Life and career
Hanley grew up in Dorchester, Massachusetts across the street from the Wahlberg family. She atte ...
and Letters to Cleo.
#"Demon Rock" – 3:24
#"Fast Way" – 3:59
#"Jennifer" – 5:10
#"Awake" – 3:55
#"Laudanum" – 4:00
#"Acid Jed" – 3:02
#"Pizza Cutter" – 4:02
#"St. Peter" – 4:13
#"Little Rosa" – 3:07
#"Do What You Want, Yeah" – 2:51
#"He's Got an Answer" – 3:49
#"I Could Sleep (The Wuss Song)" – 3:09
Chart positions
Album
*1995 Wholesale Meats and Fish The Billboard 200 No. 188
*1995 Wholesale Meats and Fish Heatseekers No. 11
Singles
*1995 Awake The Billboard Hot 100 No. 88
*1995 Awake Modern Rock Tracks No. 17
References
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Letters to Cleo albums
1995 albums