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1990 studio album by Edie Brickell & New Bohemians From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ghost of a Dog
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Ghost of a Dog is the second album by American alternative rock band Edie Brickell & New Bohemians, released in 1990.[7][8]

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In the printed lyrics that accompany the album, each song has a word with a single letter missing. In order, they spell out "ghost of a dog."

The album sold about 500,000 copies.[9] After a tour in support of the album, the band decided to take an indefinite hiatus.[10]

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Production

The album was produced by Tony Berg. Unlike on the debut, where many tracks used session musicians, the New Bohemians play throughout Ghost of a Dog.[11]

Critical reception

The Los Angeles Times thought that "Brickell and the Bohemians band do a reasonable job of recycling the soothing elements of ‘60s pop-folk, but her own views are so childlike and her images so often pointless that it’s hard to work up any feeling for them."[12] Entertainment Weekly wrote: "Brickell can write lyrically about the difference between the desire for romantic independence and desire itself. But just when she starts to show some grit, she’ll drift toward smiley-faced ditties like 'Oak Cliff Bra' — songs so cloying they make you wonder if Brickell underwent a lobotomy between tracks."[6] The New York Times declared that none of the songs recaptured the charm of the first album's "What I Am".[13] The Chicago Tribune wrote that Brickell's "ability to write wisely about the bad stuff of romance with a marked lack of anger toward the opposite sex makes her unique and-for postmodern romantics-endearing."[14]

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Track listing

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Personnel

The New Bohemians

Additional musicians

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Production

  • Tony Berg – producer, mixing (5, 14)
  • Chris Lord-Alge – recording
  • Susan Rogers – recording, mixing (7, 12)
  • David Thoener – recording
  • Ken Jordan – additional recording
  • Greg Goldman – assistant engineer
  • Mike Reiter – assistant engineer
  • Bob Clearmountain – mixing (1–4, 6, 8–11, 13)
  • George Marino – mastering
  • Robin Sloane – creative director
  • Lyn Bradley – design, layout
  • Janet Wolsborn – design, layout
  • Ann Cutting – photographic tinting

Studios

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Charts

AlbumBillboard (United States)

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Singles – Billboard (United States)

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Notes

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