''Welcome Home'' is the second studio album by the American band

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, released in 1986. It peaked at No. 49 on the ''Billboard'' 200. The band supported the album with a North American tour.

Production

The album was produced by

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. All of its songs were written or cowritten by

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Critical reception

The ''

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'' wrote that "Mann is adept at writing melancholy lyrics about shattered romance, but they don't have to be set to languid music." '' The Gazette'' determined that "none of the members of this East Coast modern pop quartet could put together a decent song if it were written on their beautiful foreheads, and one more video band takes the gas." The ''

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'' called ''Welcome Home'' "a warm, sepia-toned collection of tunes that exploit Mann's songwriting abilities." ''

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'' concluded that "one by one, the songs just barely steer clear of self-pity... But together, they add up to an album as single-mindededly morose as Frank Sinatra's ''Only the Lonely''." Timothy White in ''

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'' noted that "Mann writes taut yet warmly ironic songs that succeed for their keen subtleties."

Track listing

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" (Mann) – 3:56 #" Coming Up Close" (Mann) – 4:40 #"On Sunday" (Hausman, Holmes, Mann, Pesce) – 4:06 #"Will She Just Fall Down" (Mann) – 2:49 #"David Denies" (Hausman, Holmes, Mann, Pesce) – 4:50 #"Lovers' Day" (Mann, Pesce) – 4:19 #"Have Mercy" (Mann) – 4:55 #"Sleeping and Waking" (Hausman, Holmes, Mann, Pesce) – 3:24 #"Angels Never Call" (Mann) – 3:40 #"No One Is Watching You Now" (Mann) – 3:52

Personnel

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*Joey Pesce –

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s, backing vocals * Robert Holmes –

guitar The guitar is a stringed musical instrument that is usually fretted (with Fretless guitar, some exceptions) and typically has six or Twelve-string guitar, twelve strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming ...

s, backing vocals *

Michael Hausman Michael Hausman is an American musician and talent manager, known for his collaboration with former-girlfriend and bandmate Aimee Mann. Hausman attended Berklee College of Music and played with a Boston band called The Dark before becoming the dr ...

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;Technical *Mark McKenna, Rhett Davies – engineer *Bruce Lampcov – engineer, mixing *Mark Larson – art direction * Erica Lennard – photography

Charts

Certifications

References

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