The Real Ramona is the fourth studio album by Throwing Muses, released in 1991. It peaked at number 26 on the UK Albums Chart.[2]
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| Released | February 18, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | July–November 1990 | |||
| Studio | Eldorado Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California; Dust Bowl Studios, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 40:10 | |||
| Label | 4AD, Sire | |||
| Producer | Dennis Herring | |||
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| Singles from The Real Ramona | ||||
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Reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Chicago Tribune |  [4] |
| Entertainment Weekly | C+[5] |
| Los Angeles Times | [6] |
| NME | 8/10[7] |
| Q | [8] |
| Rolling Stone | [9] |
| Select | 5/5[10] |
| Sounds | [11] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 7/10[12] |
NME named The Real Ramona the 35th best album of 1991.[13] In a retrospective review, Andrzej Lukowski of BBC Music wrote that, with The Real Ramona, Throwing Muses wrote an "album of great pop songs, but when they did so, they [in] no way surrendered their intrinsic otherness – two decades of indie-pop later, it still sounds arresting.[14]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Kristin Hersh, except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Counting Backwards" | 3:15 |
| 2. | "Him Dancing" | 1:10 |
| 3. | "Red Shoes" | 3:33 |
| 4. | "Graffiti" | 2:37 |
| 5. | "Golden Thing" | 2:25 |
| 6. | "Ellen West" | 2:49 |
| 7. | "Dylan" | 1:40 |
| 8. | "Hook in Her Head" | 6:32 |
| 9. | "Not Too Soon" (Tanya Donelly) | 3:09 |
| 10. | "Honeychain" (Tanya Donelly) | 4:24 |
| 11. | "Say Goodbye" | 3:54 |
| 12. | "Two Step" (Throwing Muses) | 4:34 |
Personnel
editCredits adapted from liner notes.
- Kristin Hersh – guitars, vocals
- Tanya Donelly – guitars, vocals
- Fred Abong – bass guitar
- David Narcizo – drums
Technical personnel
- Dennis Herring – production
- John Beverly Jones – engineering
- Csaba Petocz – re-mixing on "Not Too Soon"
- Paul Q. Kolderie – re-mixing on "Red Shoes"
- Throwing Muses – re-mixing on "Red Shoes"
- Doug Sax – mastering
- David Narcizo – design
- Jim Anderson – front photography
- Andy Catlin – band photography
Charts
edit| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums (OCC)[2] | 26 |
References
edit- ^ Segretto, Mike (2022). "1991". 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Minute - A Critical Trip Through the Rock LP Era, 1955–1999. Backbeat. p. 506-507. ISBN 9781493064601.
- ^ a b "Throwing Muses". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
- ^ Phares, Heather. "The Real Ramona – Throwing Muses". AllMusic. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
- ^ Caro, Mark (April 18, 1991). "Throwing Muses: The Real Ramona (Sire)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
- ^ Wyman, Bill (April 12, 1991). "The Real Ramona". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
- ^ Hochman, Steve (May 12, 1991). "Throwing Muses, 'The Real Ramona,' Sire". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
- ^ Dalton, Stephen (February 16, 1991). "Throwing Up in Public". NME. p. 30.
- ^ Snow, Mat (March 1991). "Throwing Muses: The Real Ramona". Q. No. 54. Archived from the original on December 15, 2000. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
- ^ McDonnell, Evelyn (June 27, 1991). "Throwing Muses: The Real Ramona". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 5, 2008. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
- ^ Barnes, Mike (March 1991). "Scorch Songs". Select. No. 9. p. 81.
- ^ Cameron, Keith (February 16, 1991). "Amusing Grace". Sounds. p. 39.
- ^ McDonnell, Evelyn (1995). "Throwing Muses". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 410–412. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
- ^ "Albums And Tracks Of The Year: 1991". NME. October 10, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
- ^ Lukowski, Andrzej (2010). "Throwing Muses The Real Ramona Review". BBC Music. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
External links
edit- The Real Ramona at Discogs (list of releases)
- The Real Ramona at MusicBrainz (list of releases)