Self Help Serenade

Self Help Serenade is the debut album by American indie rock band Marjorie Fair, first released in the United Kingdom and Europe on May 31, 2004, and in the United States on July 19, 2005. The album was produced and mixed by Rob Schnapf, "Empty Room" was mixed by Tom Lord-Alge, and the album features guest contributions from Jon Brion and Joey Waronker. "Empty Room" was not included on the UK pressings of the album.

ReleasedMay 31, 2004

Recorded2002

GenreIndie rock

Length48:52

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Self Help Serenade
Studio album by Marjorie Fair
Released	May 31, 2004
Recorded	2002
Genre	Indie rock
Length	48:52
Label	EMI / Capitol
Producer	Rob Schnapf, Jerry Finn
Marjorie Fair chronology
Self Help Serenade (2004) I Am My Own Rainbow (2016)
Singles from Self Help Serenade
"Stare" Released: May 17, 2004 "Waves" Released: October 18, 2004 "Empty Room" Released: June 2005

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Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	68/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Drowned in Sound	6/10[3]
Lost at Sea	7.5/10[4]
Pitchfork	6.9/10[5]
Uncut	[6]

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"Empty Room" was featured in the One Tree Hill episode "An Attempt to Tip the Scales" (3.4).

The band were dropped from Capitol Records after the album's release, and the band did not release another album until 2016's I Am My Own Rainbow.