It's a Shame About Ray

by Lemonheads

It's a Shame About Ray cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 2 June 1992
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 56:52
  • Community rating: 3.79/5 from 10 ratings

Artists on this release: David Ryan, Juliana Hatfield, Nic Dalton, Tom Morgan, Gerome Ragni, James Rado, Arthur MacDermot

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'It's a Shame About Ray' captures Evan Dando shifting his band's punk origins into an incredibly breezy, acoustic-driven blend of power pop and alternative rock. The concise record is highly melodic and playful, brimming with a bittersweet spring warmth and melancholic tales of longing.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, jangly, punchy, accessible, radio

Tracklist

  1. Rockin' Stroll (1:46)
  2. Confetti (2:44)
  3. It's a Shame About Ray (3:07)
  4. Rudderless (3:19)
  5. My Drug Buddy (2:51)
  6. The Turnpike Down (2:33)
  7. Bit Part (1:51)
  8. Alison's Starting to Happen (1:59)
  9. Hannah & Gabi (2:40)
  10. Kitchen (2:54)
  11. Ceiling Fan in My Spoon (1:48)
  12. Frank Mills (1:43)
  13. Mrs. Robinson (3:44)
  14. Shakey Ground (1:48)
  15. It's a Shame About Ray - Demo Version (2:56)
  16. Rockin' Stroll - Demo Version (1:48)
  17. My Drug Buddy - Demo Version (2:46)
  18. Hannah & Gabi - Demo Version (2:26)
  19. Kitchen - Demo Version (3:12)
  20. Bit Part - Demo Version (1:54)
  21. Rudderless - Demo Version (3:20)
  22. Ceiling Fan in My Spoon - Demo Version (2:17)
  23. Confetti - Demo Version (1:15)

Credits

  • The Lemonheads - primary artist
  • Tom Carolan - a&r
  • Jodi Rovin - art direction
  • Juliana Hatfield - bass, backing vocals, electric bass guitar
  • David Ryan - drums
  • Bruce Robb - engineer
  • Dee Robb - engineer
  • Joe Robb - engineer
  • Scott Ralston - engineer [additional assistant engineering]
  • Bill Smith - engineer [assistant]
  • Evan Dando - guitar, vocals, producer [produced with], words by, music by
  • Jesse Peretz - photography by
  • Scott C. Schulman - photography by [band photo]
  • The Robb Brothers - producer
  • Martha "Zep Mom" Schultz - production manager [production coordinator]
  • Tom Morgan - words by
  • Nic Dalton - words by, music by
  • Arthur MacDermot - words by, music by
  • Gerome Ragni - words by, music by
  • James Rado - words by, music by

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