''We Get There When We Do'', stylized as ''(We Get There When We Do.)'', is an album by the American band

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, released in 1995. The first single was "Hard Lesson". The band supported the album with a North American tour.

Production

Recorded in

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, the album was produced by

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. Many songs initially included harmony vocals, which the band elected to remove at the end of the recording sessions.

Critical reception

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'' wrote: "Adding to the album's timeless intrigue are creepy, cryptic lyrics by singer-pianist Beth Sorrentino."Suddenly, Tammy!: (We Get There When We Do.)
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'' determined that the album "exchanges the debut’s uncertain goals for a tiresome fit of arty adulthood, using delicate watercolors rather than bright fingerpaints." ''

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'' called the album "the point where melancholy languor crosses the line from luxurious to tedious." The ''

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'' thought that "the three-piece manages to pull off a beautifully complete sound that's as melodically addictive as it is outright charming." ''

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'' concluded that ''We Get There When We Do'' "emerges as an uncommonly tenacious album, an oblique yet assertive collection that's like Carole King's ''Tapestry'' rewoven from new fabrics."

Track listing

#"Hard Lesson" #"The Big Guys Are Coming" #"Mark of Man" #"Get Off the Ground" #"Flemen" #"Snowman" #"Not That Dumb" #"Funky" #"River, Run" #"Long Way Down" #"Beautiful Dream" #"Supersonic" #"Bound Together"

References

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