She Haunts My Dreams is the second album by the American band Spain, released in 1999.[2][3] The band was signed to DreamWorks Records shortly before the album's release, although Restless Records held Spain to its contract.[4]
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| Released | 1999 | |||
| Label | Restless[1] | |||
| Producer | Johan Kugelberg, Josh Haden | |||
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Production
editThe album's songs were written by Josh Haden.[5] They are about romance and relationships.[6] Joey Waronker played drums on the album; the piano parts were played by session musicians.[7][8]
Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [9] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [10] |
| Los Angeles Daily News |  [11] |
| Orange County Register | [6] |
| Pitchfork Media | 7.9/10[12] |
| (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide | [13] |
| Spin | 8/10[14] |
| The Sun-Herald | 7/10[15] |
| The Sydney Morning Herald | [16] |
Spin called the album "a gorgeous meditation on romantic dysfunction."[14] The Sydney Morning Herald praised the "muted-jazz/Leonard Cohen-knew-my-mother backing."[16] USA Today concluded that "She Haunts My Dreams will be at the top of the list for a bunch of heartbroken losers come the end of the year."[7]
The Sun-Herald wrote: "Stark, elegant and pervasively melancholic, Spain's lo-fi acoustic rumblings are purpose built for Haden's tales of woe."[15] The Los Angeles Daily News noted that, "although plainly influenced by the Velvet Underground, Mazzy Star and the Tindersticks, the trio touches a hard-to-reach nerve with its wistful delivery and melancholic mood."[11] The Virginian-Pilot listed it among the 10 best albums of 1999; The Dallas Morning News considered it to be one of the "9 Best Albums of '99 That Fell through the Cracks".[17][18]
AllMusic deemed the album "dreamy, lounge-tinged pop."[9] (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide considered She Haunts My Dreams to be "artfully arranged mopiness."[13]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I'm Leaving You" | |
| 2. | "It's All Over" | |
| 3. | "Before It All Went Wrong" | |
| 4. | "Hoped and Prayed" | |
| 5. | "Waiting for You to Come" | |
| 6. | "Easy Lover" | |
| 7. | "Bad Woman Blues" | |
| 8. | "Nobody Has to Know" | |
| 9. | "Every Time I Try" | |
| 10. | "Our Love Is Gonna Live Forever" |
References
edit- ^ "Spain". Trouser Press. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- ^ "Spain Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
- ^ Bee, Sarah (Sep 18, 1999). "She Haunts My Dreams". Melody Maker. Vol. 76, no. 37. p. 38.
- ^ Hochman, Steve (27 June 1999). "Reign of Spain". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 58.
- ^ Ciabattoni, Steve (Jun 21, 1999). "Must Hear". CMJ New Music Report. Vol. 59, no. 623. p. 3.
- ^ a b Wener, Ben (September 3, 1999). "Sound Check". Orange County Register. p. F56.
- ^ a b Curry, Paul (July 23, 1999). "Reviews". USA Today. p. ARC.
- ^ Farber, Jim (18 July 1999). "Spain". Showtime. Daily News. p. 14.
- ^ a b "She Haunts My Dreams". AllMusic.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 636.
- ^ a b Shuster, Fred (23 July 1999). "Sound Check". Los Angeles Daily News. p. L23.
- ^ "Spain: She Haunts My Dreams: Pitchfork Review". January 9, 2001. Archived from the original on 9 January 2001.
- ^ a b (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. p. 764.
- ^ a b Weingarten, Marc (Sep 1999). "Reviews". Spin. Vol. 15, no. 9. p. 201.
- ^ a b Holmes, Peter (8 Aug 1999). "Sounds". Time Out. The Sun-Herald. p. 17.
- ^ a b Zuel, Bernard (30 Aug 1999). "Pop". The Guide. The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 6.
- ^ Shapiro, C.A. (December 21, 1999). "Top CDs of 1999". The Virginian-Pilot. p. E1.
- ^ Christensen, Thor (December 30, 1999). "Unsung Heroes". The Dallas Morning News. p. 5C.