69 Love Songs

~ Release by The Magnetic Fields (see all versions of this release, 10 available)

Annotation

The following artists made significant vocal contributions to the album, but are generally not considered regular members of the band; therefore, they currently have the "guest" attribute flagged on their performance ARs:
LD Beghtol, Dudley Klute and Shirley Simms.

The following artists made significant vocal contributions to the album, but are generally not considered regular members of the band; therefore, they currently have the "guest" attribute flagged on their performance ARs:
LD Beghtol, Dudley Klute and Shirley Simms.

Suboptimal AR credits:
Track 12, "Promises of Eternity": Chris Ewen plays the instruments and provides the backing track. (Currently credit as: guest performed by Chris Ewen.)

The following artists made significant vocal contributions to the album, but are generally not considered regular members of the band; therefore, they currently have the "guest" attribute flagged on their performance ARs:
LD Beghtol, Dudley Klute and Shirley Simms.

Suboptimal AR credits:
Track 2, "It's a Crime": Chris Ewen plays all instruments and provides the backing track. (Currently credit as: guest performed by Chris Ewen.)
Track 15, "Blue You": Claudia Gonson provides whistling. (Currently credited as: other vocal performed by Claudia Gonson.)

Annotation last modified on 2012-03-07 06:05 UTC.

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Absolutely Cuckoo
lead vocals:
Stephin Merritt
recording of:
Absolutely Cuckoo
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
4.651:35
2I Don’t Believe in the Sun
lead vocals:
Stephin Merritt
recording of:
I Don’t Believe in the Sun
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
4.354:16
3All My Little Words
guest lead vocals:
LD Beghtol
recording of:
All My Little Words
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
4.82:46
4A Chicken With Its Head Cut Off
lead vocals:
Stephin Merritt
recording of:
A Chicken With Its Head Cut Off
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
4.352:42
5Reno Dakota
lead vocals:
Claudia Gonson
recording of:
Reno Dakota
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
41:05
6I Don’t Want to Get Over You
lead vocals:
Stephin Merritt
recording of:
I Don’t Want to Get Over You
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
4.752:23
7Come Back From San Francisco
guest lead vocals:
Shirley Simms
recording of:
Come Back From San Francisco
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
4.352:48
8The Luckiest Guy on the Lower East Side
guest violin:
Ida Pearle (violinist)
guest lead vocals:
Dudley Kludt
recording of:
The Luckiest Guy on the Lower East Side
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
3.753:43
9Let’s Pretend We’re Bunny Rabbits
lead vocals:
Stephin Merritt
recording of:
Let’s Pretend We're Bunny Rabbits
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
3.752:25
10The Cactus Where Your Heart Should Be
lead vocals:
Stephin Merritt
recording of:
The Cactus Where Your Heart Should Be
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
41:11
11I Think I Need a New Heart
lead vocals:
Stephin Merritt
recording of:
I Think I Need a New Heart
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
42:33
12The Book of Love
lead vocals:
Stephin Merritt
recording of:
The Book of Love
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
publisher:
Gay And Loud Music
4.42:42
13Fido, Your Leash Is Too Long
lead vocals:
Stephin Merritt
recording of:
Fido, Your Leash Is Too Long
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
42:34
14How Fucking Romantic
guest lead vocals:
Dudley Kludt
recording of:
How Fucking Romantic
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
3.350:59
15The One You Really Love
lead vocals:
Stephin Merritt
recording of:
The One You Really Love
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
42:53
16Punk Love
lead vocals:
Stephin Merritt
recording of:
Punk Love
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
3.650:58
17Parades Go By
lead vocals:
Stephin Merritt
recording of:
Parades Go By
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
3.352:57
18Boa Constrictor
guest lead vocals:
Shirley Simms
recording of:
Boa Constrictor
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
3.350:59
19A Pretty Girl Is Like…
lead vocals:
Stephin Merritt
recording of:
A Pretty Girl Is Like…
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
3.351:51
20My Sentimental Melody
guest lead vocals:
LD Beghtol
recording of:
My Sentimental Melody
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
4.653:08
21Nothing Matters When We’re Dancing
lead vocals:
Stephin Merritt
recording of:
Nothing Matters When We’re Dancing
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
4.352:27
22Sweet‐Lovin’ Man
lead vocals:
Claudia Gonson
recording of:
Sweet-Lovin’ Man
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
4.654:59
23The Things We Did and Didn’t Do
lead vocals:
Stephin Merritt
recording of:
The Things We Did and Didn’t Do
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
42:11
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Credits

Release

ASIN:UK: B00061I0LO [info]

Release group

covers:Absolutely Cuckoo: Minnesota Covers ‘The 69 Love Songs’ by Various Artists (add compilations to this artist)
You Can Sing Me Anything: A Tribute to 69 Love Songs by Various Artists (add compilations to this artist)
includes:69 Love Songs, Volume 1
69 Love Songs, Volume 2
69 Love Songs, Volume 3
part of:David Starkey: Best of 99 (number: 1) (order: 1)
Justin Stranzl: Best of 1999 (number: 2) (order: 2)
Peter Solderitsch: Best of 99 (number: 4) (order: 4)
The Top 20 Albums of the Year (SPIN magazine, 2000-01) (number: 4) (order: 4)
Sarah Sharpe: Best of 99 (number: 5) (order: 5)
Pitchfork: Top 10 Albums of 1999 (number: 8) (order: 8)
Sarah Zupko: Best of 1999 (number: 11) (order: 11)
Rolling Stone: The 50 Greatest Concept Albums of All Time (2022-10-12) (number: 35) (order: 35)
Exclaim! 1999 Shocks & Surprises (number: Surprises (Andrea Gin)) (order: 40)
33⅓ (number: 69) (order: 70)
Exclaim! 1999 Shocks & Surprises (number: Surprises (Christopher Waters)) (order: 73)
Pitchfork: The 150 Best Albums of the 1990s (2022-09-28) (number: 78) (order: 78)
Treble: The 150 Best Albums of the 1990s (number: 106) (order: 106)
Exclaim! 1999 Shocks & Surprises (number: Surprises (Lia Kiessling)) (order: 147)
Exclaim! 1999 Shocks & Surprises (number: Surprises (Michael Barclay)) (order: 155)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 406) (order: 406)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 406) (order: 406)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 465) (order: 466)
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 884) (order: 885)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/22493 [info]
reviews:http://www.avclub.com/review/the-magnetic-fields-em69-songs-about-loveem-21035 [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the_magnetic_fields/69_love_songs/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000601205 [info]
Wikidata:Q1412554 [info]