A Dove
1992 studio album by the Roches
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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]
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| Released | 1992 | |||
| Genre | Folk-pop[1] | |||
| Length | 43:58 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | Stewart Lerman | |||
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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
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [7] |
| Calgary Herald | B−[8] |
| Robert Christgau | A[9] |
| Rolling Stone |  [10] |
| Windsor Star | C[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
- "Ing" – 3:03
- "Troubled Love" – 3:24
- "A Dove" – 5:31
- "Somebody's Gonna Have to Be Me" – 3:53
- "Expecting Your Love" – 4:45
- "Answered Prayers" – 3:27
- "Too Tough Hide" – 4:50
- "Beautiful Love of God" – 4:27
- "You're the One" – 3:18
- "You're the Two" – 3:18
- "Maid of the Seas" – 4:19