The Art of Being a Girl

by Julee Cruise

The Art of Being a Girl cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 20 August 2002
  • Label: Water Music Records
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:03:33
  • Community rating: 3.11/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Moving away from the moody cinematic collaborations that defined her early career, the ethereal vocalist explores slick, lounge-influenced downtempo beats. The record pairs her whisper-thin, romantic delivery with sophisticated electronic production and warm, nocturnal grooves.

Genres

Descriptors: Leftfield

Tracklist

  1. You're Staring at Me (3:42)
  2. The Orbiting Beatnik (4:28)
  3. Falling in Love (5:56)
  4. The Art of Being a Girl (4:57)
  5. Everybody Knows (3:11)
  6. 9th Ave. Limbo (5:05)
  7. Slow Hot Wind (3:57)
  8. Cha Cha in the Dark (4:15)
  9. Shine (4:16)
  10. Beachcomber Voodoo (4:49)
  11. Three Jack Swing (3:53)
  12. The Fire in Me (9:29)
  13. Falling (5:28)

Credits

  • Graham Hawthorne - drums [additional]
  • Kiva - make-up [makeup]
  • Doug Shingleton - stylist [men's stylist]
  • Brooke Colman - stylist [stylist for ms. cruise]
  • Barry Danielian - trumpet
  • Allison Cornell - viola
  • Marlon Saunders - vocals
  • Ari Benjamin - voice [voice over]

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