A Dove

A Dove
Studio album by
The Roches
Released1992
GenreFolk-pop[1]
Length43:58
LabelMCA
ProducerStewart Lerman
The Roches chronology
We Three Kings
(1990) 		A Dove
(1992) 		Will You Be My Friend?
(1994)

A Dove is an album by the American vocal trio the Roches, released in 1992 on MCA Records.[2] The trio supported the album with a North American tour.[3]

Production

The album was produced by Stewart Lerman.[4] The sisters wrote the songs, which they allowed Lerman and the backing musicians to arrange.[5] "You're the Two" is about a ménage à trois.[6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
Calgary HeraldB−[8]
Robert ChristgauA[9]
Rolling Stone[10]
Windsor StarC[11]

Newsday wrote that the album "walks an oxymoronic line between the maudlin and the flip."[12] The Calgary Herald determined that the songs are "like confessions to an analyst, raw sensations and intelligent impressions spilling out on rivulets of guilt."[8]

The Windsor Star concluded that "there's no denying the power the Roches command as a group but individually as writers they have too many misses and not enough hits this time out."[11] The New York Times opined that "even the more whimsical numbers ... carry undertones of loss, loneliness and unease."[1]

Track listing

  1. "Ing"
  2. "Troubled Love"
  3. "A Dove"
  4. "Somebody's Gonna Have to Be Me"
  5. "Expecting Your Love"
  6. "Answered Prayers"
  7. "Too Tough Hide"
  8. "Beautiful Love of God"
  9. "You're the One"
  10. "You're the Two"
  11. "Maid of the Seas"

References

  1. ^ a b Holden, Stephen (11 Sep 1992). "For Adult Pop Music, A Quiet Sonic Boom". The New York Times. p. C1.
  2. ^ Heim, Chris (29 May 1992). "Also back this week...". Friday. Chicago Tribune. p. O.
  3. ^ Boehm, Mike (21 July 1992). "Roches Brandish Arsenal of Skill". Los Angeles Times. p. F1.
  4. ^ "A Dove by the Roches". Billboard. Vol. 104, no. 25. Jun 20, 1992. p. 61.
  5. ^ Erskine, Evelyn (20 June 1992). "The Roches The Dove". Ottawa Citizen. p. H3.
  6. ^ McLeese, Don (7 July 1992). "The Roches. A Dove". Austin American-Statesman. p. D5.
  7. ^ A Dove at AllMusic
  8. ^ a b Zimmerman, Kate (14 June 1992). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald. p. C5.
  9. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: The Roches". The Roches: Consumer Guide Review. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  10. ^ Manning, Kara (Sep 3, 1992). "Noise from Underground — A Dove by the Roches". Rolling Stone. No. 638. p. 67. Archived from the original on 2007-10-24.
  11. ^ a b Shaw, Ted (22 Aug 1992). "Record Review". Windsor Star. p. F2.
  12. ^ Flaim, Denise (29 May 1992). "Harmonies with a Touch of Mischief". Weekend. Newsday. p. 76.