She Haunts My Dreams

She Haunts My Dreams
Studio album by
Spain
Released1999
LabelRestless[1]
ProducerJohan Kugelberg, Josh Haden
Spain chronology
The Blue Moods of Spain
(1995) 		She Haunts My Dreams
(1999) 		I Believe
(2001)

She Haunts My Dreams is the second album by the American band Spain, released in 1999.[2][3] The band was signed to DreamWorks Records shortly before the album's release, although Restless Records held Spain to its contract.[4]

Production

The album's songs were written by Josh Haden.[5] They are about romance and relationships.[6] Joey Waronker played drums on the album; the piano parts were played by session musicians.[7][8]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[9]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[10]
Los Angeles Daily News[11]
Orange County Register[6]
Pitchfork Media7.9/10[12]
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide[13]
Spin8/10[14]
The Sun-Herald7/10[15]
The Sydney Morning Herald[16]

Spin called the album "a gorgeous meditation on romantic dysfunction."[14] The Sydney Morning Herald praised the "muted-jazz/Leonard Cohen-knew-my-mother backing."[16] USA Today concluded that "She Haunts My Dreams will be at the top of the list for a bunch of heartbroken losers come the end of the year."[7]

The Sun-Herald wrote: "Stark, elegant and pervasively melancholic, Spain's lo-fi acoustic rumblings are purpose built for Haden's tales of woe."[15] The Los Angeles Daily News noted that, "although plainly influenced by the Velvet Underground, Mazzy Star and the Tindersticks, the trio touches a hard-to-reach nerve with its wistful delivery and melancholic mood."[11] The Virginian-Pilot listed it among the 10 best albums of 1999; The Dallas Morning News considered it to be one of the "9 Best Albums of '99 That Fell through the Cracks".[17][18]

AllMusic deemed the album "dreamy, lounge-tinged pop."[9] (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide considered She Haunts My Dreams to be "artfully arranged mopiness."[13]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."I'm Leaving You" 
2."It's All Over" 
3."Before It All Went Wrong" 
4."Hoped and Prayed" 
5."Waiting for You to Come" 
6."Easy Lover" 
7."Bad Woman Blues" 
8."Nobody Has to Know" 
9."Every Time I Try" 
10."Our Love Is Gonna Live Forever" 

References

  1. ^ "Spain". Trouser Press. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Spain Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Bee, Sarah (Sep 18, 1999). "She Haunts My Dreams". Melody Maker. Vol. 76, no. 37. p. 38.
  4. ^ Hochman, Steve (27 June 1999). "Reign of Spain". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 58.
  5. ^ Ciabattoni, Steve (Jun 21, 1999). "Must Hear". CMJ New Music Report. Vol. 59, no. 623. p. 3.
  6. ^ a b Wener, Ben (September 3, 1999). "Sound Check". Orange County Register. p. F56.
  7. ^ a b Curry, Paul (July 23, 1999). "Reviews". USA Today. p. ARC.
  8. ^ Farber, Jim (18 July 1999). "Spain". Showtime. Daily News. p. 14.
  9. ^ a b "She Haunts My Dreams". AllMusic.
  10. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 636.
  11. ^ a b Shuster, Fred (23 July 1999). "Sound Check". Los Angeles Daily News. p. L23.
  12. ^ "Spain: She Haunts My Dreams: Pitchfork Review". January 9, 2001. Archived from the original on 9 January 2001.
  13. ^ a b (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. p. 764.
  14. ^ a b Weingarten, Marc (Sep 1999). "Reviews". Spin. Vol. 15, no. 9. p. 201.
  15. ^ a b Holmes, Peter (8 Aug 1999). "Sounds". Time Out. The Sun-Herald. p. 17.
  16. ^ a b Zuel, Bernard (30 Aug 1999). "Pop". The Guide. The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 6.
  17. ^ Shapiro, C.A. (December 21, 1999). "Top CDs of 1999". The Virginian-Pilot. p. E1.
  18. ^ Christensen, Thor (December 30, 1999). "Unsung Heroes". The Dallas Morning News. p. 5C.