Beautysleep
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| Beautysleep | ||||
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| Released | February 18, 2002 | |||
| Studio | Fort Apache (Cambridge, Massachusetts) | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 49:23 | |||
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| Tanya Donelly chronology | ||||
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Beautysleep is the second studio album by American musician Tanya Donelly. It was released on February 18, 2002 and issued by 4AD and Beggars Banquet Records.
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 67/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Blender | [3] |
| Chicago Sun-Times | [4] |
| The Guardian | [5] |
| The Independent | [6] |
| Now | 4/5[7] |
| Pitchfork | 6.9/10[8] |
| Q | [9] |
| Slant Magazine | [10] |
| Uncut | [11] |
Beautysleep was released by the label 4AD on February 18, 2002.[12] In the United States, it was co-released by Beggars Banquet Records the following day.[13] Preceding the album's release, the EP Sleepwalk was issued on November 19, 2001.[14] Upon release, Beautysleep peaked at number 88 on the UK Albums Chart.[15]
A music video was produced for the track "Keeping You",[13] which was included as bonus enhanced content on the US issue of Beautysleep.[16] "The Night You Saved My Life" was also released to US adult album alternative radio.[13]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Tanya Donelly, except where noted.
- "Life Is but a Dream" – 2:47
- "The Storm" – 4:03
- "The Night You Saved My Life" (Donelly, Dean Fisher) – 3:59
- "Keeping You" – 4:20
- "Moonbeam Monkey" – 3:47
- "Wrap-Around Skirt" – 3:33
- "Another Moment" – 4:33
- "Darkside" (Donelly, Fisher) – 3:50
- "So Much Song" – 4:38
- "The Wave" (Donelly, Fisher) – 4:04
- "The Shadow" (Donelly, Fisher) – 3:57
- "Head for Math" – 3:48 (hidden track starts 5:57 into "The Shadow")
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[17]
Musicians
- Tanya Donelly – vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, EBow, keyboards, organ, piano, wind
- Gracie Bee – glockenspiel, toy piano
- Poppy Ellard – vocals
- Dean Fisher – bass, guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, Moog pedal, keyboards, organ, drums, shaker, triangle
- Rich Gilbert – guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, slide guitar, autoharp, keyboards, organ
- Hilken Mancini – vocals
- David Narcizo – drums, tambourine
- Mark Sandman – vocals
- Elizabeth Steen – organ, piano, accordion
- Chris Toppin – vocals, backing vocal arrangement
Production
- Tanya Donelly – production
- Brian Brown – engineering
- Matthew Ellard – production, engineering, mixing
- Dean Fisher – production
- Bob Ludwig – mastering
Design
- Chris Bigg – design, illustrations
- Dana Tynan – portraits
