Thank Heaven for Little Girls is an album by the American band Dwarves, released via Sub Pop in 1991.[1][2]
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| Released | 1991 | |||
| Studio | Smart Studios, Madison, WI | |||
| Length | 14:19 | |||
| Label | Sub Pop | |||
| Producer | Dwarves, Mr. Colson | |||
| Dwarves chronology | ||||
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Production
editThe subjects of the songs range from the macabre deaths of young ladies of the night in "Blag the Ripper" (inspired by the historical Jack the Ripper), to befriending Satan in "Satan", and to general selfishness in "Anybody But Me". "Dairy Queen" is inspired by being stranded at a local Dairy Queen restaurant in Missouri.[3]
Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Q | [5] |
| Sputnikmusic | 4.0/5[6] |
David Sprague of Trouser Press described the album as a "water-treading" release, and noted the band's shift to a metal-punk sound.[7] The Washington Post opined that "the sex-and-violence themes of this calculatedly offensive California quartet ... are not especially enlightening, but their surprisingly melodic songettes are always invigorating."[8] The Lancaster New Era deemed the album one of the 10 best of 1991, determining that "this slice-of-weirdness is hard as rock gets without veering into straight hardcore."[9]
Matt Carlson of AllMusic stated that the album "reins in the disgust of Blood Guts & Pussy, as the Dwarves kick back for a celebration of pure evil."[4]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Blag Dahlia, HeWhoCannotBeNamed and Salt Peter
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Satan" | 1:01 |
| 2. | "Johnny Glue" | 0:42 |
| 3. | "Speed Demon" | 1:49 |
| 4. | "Blood Brothers Revenge" | 1:18 |
| 5. | "Blag the Ripper" | 2:07 |
| 6. | "Lucky Tonight" | 0:59 |
| 7. | "Who’s Fucking Who" | 0:44 |
| 8. | "Fuck ‘em All" | 1:35 |
| 9. | "Anybody But Me" | 1:19 |
| 10. | "Three Seconds" | 1:06 |
| 11. | "Fuck Around" | 1:39 |
CD reissue track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Dairy Queen" | 2:49 |
| 13. | "The Scum Also Rises" | 0:49 |
| 14. | "Jonney Glue" | 1:17 |
| 15. | "Anybody Out There" | 3:00 |
| 16. | "Evil Primeval" | 1:56 |
| 17. | "Reputation" | 2:19 |
| 18. | "Lies" | 1:38 |
| 19. | "Saturday Night" | 2:25 |
| 20. | "New Orleans" | 0:58 |
| 21. | "Action Man" | 0:47 |
| 22. | "Smack City" | 1:49 |
| 23. | "Cain Novacaine" | 1:55 |
| 24. | "Underworld" | 2:16 |
| 25. | "Wish That I was Dead" | 1:42 |
| 26. | "Gash Wagon" | 1:02 |
- Reissued on CD in 1999 with "Sugarfix".
- Even though 24 tracks are listed, there are 26 tracks.
- Track #13 is a trailer for the Dwarves video The Scum Also Rises. Called "Radio #1 [Promotion]" on the band website.
- Track #26 is from the vinyl release of Blood Guts & Pussy.
References
edit- ^ Strong, Martin C. (2003) The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-335-0, p. 312
- ^ "Thank Heaven for Little Girls - Dwarves". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved February 9, 2010.
This Album has never charted.
- ^ "Dwarves".
- ^ a b Carlson, Matt "Thank Heaven for Little Girls Review", AllMusic, retrieved 2010-02-06
- ^ Leonard, Michael. "Review: Dwarves, Thank Heaven For Little Girls/Sugarfix". Q (July 1999). EMAP Metro Ltd: 148.
- ^ "The Dwarves Thank Heaven for Little Girls". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ Sprague, David "Dwarves", Trouser Press, retrieved 2010-02-07
- ^ Jenkins, Mark (17 June 1992). "Recordings". The Washington Post. p. B7.
- ^ Wenrich, Doug (January 9, 1992). "Nirvana sparks big year for underground sound". Lancaster New Era. p. Z14.