''Suddenly, Tammy!'' is the self-titled debut album by
Suddenly, Tammy!
Suddenly, Tammy! (sometimes uncapitalized as suddenly, tammy!) was an American indie pop band from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. Notable for its guitarless, piano-centric lineup, the band released a self-titled album in 1993 on spinAR ...
It was released in 1993 via
spinART Records
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The album sold around 14,000 copies the first year of its release, making it a success for spinART.
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Production
The album was recorded at the band's Cat Box studio, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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Critical reception
''Trouser Press
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'' wrote: "The overly polite indie-label debut sidesteps the likely Carole King comparisons, mostly because the delicate melodies aren’t memorable enough and Beth Sorrentino hasn’t got that strong or distinctive a voice. (She is, however, a skillful pianist.)"The Washington Post
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'' wrote that the album "does have moments that are hopelessly coy, but such lively tracks as 'Lamp' and 'Ryan' give Sorrentino's dreaming a kick inside." ''The New York Times
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'' opined that the band "echoes the odd-angled melodies and enigmatic lyrics of Throwing Muses, the smoky voice of 10,000 Maniacs' Natalie Merchant, and the rolling arpeggios and choppy chords of Tori Amos; it also has the calm, determined eccentricity of those performers."
Track listing
#"Stacey's Trip"
#"Plant Me"
#"The Way Up"
#"Intro To Babee" idden Track#"Babee"
#"No Respect Girl"
#"Can't Decide"
#"Disease"
#"Lamp"
#"Intro To How He" idden Track#"How He"
#"Instrumental"
#"Fearless"
#"Ryan"
#"Mt. Rushmore"
References
1993 albums
Suddenly, Tammy! albums
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