Let It Be
by The Replacements
- Type: Album
- Released: 02 Oct 1984
- Label: Twin
- Country: United States
- Length: 33:23
- Community rating: 4.49/5 from 15 ratings
Artists on this release: Paul Westerberg, Bob Stinson, Tommy Stinson, Chris Mars
Album Notes & Community Reviews
On 'Let It Be,' The Replacements moved beyond their hardcore punk origins to create a pivotal album for American alternative rock, marked by an expanded musical range and increased sincerity in Paul Westerberg's songwriting. The album marries raw, chaotic energy with jangling guitar hooks and heartfelt balladry, featuring a deliberately unpolished production that captures the band's passionate, tumbledown performance. Lyrically, it explores themes of adolescent alienation, coming-of-age vulnerability, and generational dissatisfaction with a signature blend of sarcastic wit and profound emotional honesty.
Genres
Descriptors: melodic, bratty, confessional, lo-fi, arena rock
Tracklist
- I Will Dare (03:18)
- Favorite Thing (02:19)
- We're Comin' Out (02:21)
- Tommy Gets His Tonsils Out (01:53)
- Androgynous (03:11)
- Black Diamond (02:40)
- Unsatisfied (04:01)
- Seen Your Video (03:08)
- Gary's Got a Boner (02:28)
- Sixteen Blue (04:24)
- Answering Machine (03:40)
Credits
- Chris Mars - drums, percussion
- Bob Stinson - lead guitar
- Tommy Stinson - bass guitar, harmony vocals on "black diamond"
- Paul Westerberg - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano, mandolin on "i will dare", 12-string electric guitar on “i will dare” and "sixteen blue", lapsteel on "unsatisfied", percussion on "androgynous" and "answering machine", production
- Peter Buck - guitar solo on "i will dare"
- Chan Poling - piano on "sixteen blue"
- Steve Fjelstad - production, engineer
- Peter Jesperson - production
- Bruce C. Allen - design [cover]
- Howie Weinberg - mastered by
- Bill Sullivan - photography by [background photo]
- Irene Innes - photography by [bob]
- Steve Linsenmyer - photography by [paul]
- Dan Corrigan - photography by [photos]