Susanna Hoffs (album)
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| Susanna Hoffs | ||||
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| Released | September 24, 1996 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 52:56 | |||
| Label | London | |||
| Producer | David Baerwald, David Kitay, Jack Joseph Puig and Susanna Hoffs | |||
| Susanna Hoffs chronology | ||||
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Susanna Hoffs is the second solo album by Susanna Hoffs. The style of the album is more folk-oriented than her earlier work. Columbia Records disagreed with this style and dropped her from their roster, resulting in Hoffs signing to London Records. Three songs rejected by Columbia appeared on the album, including "Enormous Wings", "Darling One" and "Happy Place".[1] Another one, "Catch the Wind", appeared on the CD single release of "All I Want". "All I Want" hit number 77 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent twelve weeks on the chart.[2]
The album is much more personal and deals with issues like abusive relationships and insecurities; "Weak with Love" is about John Lennon's assassination. The album was promoted by forming a band for an extensive tour.
The album was released to enthusiastic reviews but, like its predecessor, it failed to sell as well as expected.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Chicago Tribune | [4] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[5] |
| Q | [6] |
AllMusic reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine stated that Susanna Hoffs is "a remarkably accomplished and catchy collection of mature jangle-pop, power-pop and ballads".[3] Wook Kim of Entertainment Weekly noted Hoffs "performs a small act of bravery".[5]
Track listing
| # | Title | Composers | Length |
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| 1. | "Beekeeper's Blues" | Susanna Hoffs, David Baerwald, David Kitay | 3:55 |
| 2. | "All I Want" | Ian Broudie, Peter Coyle | 3:18 |
| 3. | "Enormous Wings" | Mark Linkous, Hoffs | 3:47 |
| 4. | "Falling" | Hoffs, Charlotte Caffey, Roger Manning | 4:12 |
| 5. | "Darling One" | Hoffs, Linkous, David Lowery, Davey Faragher | 5:33 |
| 6. | "King of Tragedy" | Hoffs, Baerwald, Jim Keltner, Greg Leisz, Larry Klein, Kitay | 4:14 |
| 7. | "Eyes of a Baby" | Hoffs, Baerwald, Keltner, Leisz, Klein, Kitay | 4:51 |
| 8. | "Grand Adventure" | Baerwald, Hoffs, Kitay, Leisz | 4:11 |
| 9. | "Happy Place" | Linkous, Lowery | 3:10 |
| 10. | "Those Days Are Over" | Hoffs, Baerwald, Kitay | 4:04 |
| 11. | "Weak with Love" | Keltner, Hoffs, Baerwald, Klein, Kitay, Dan Schwartz | 4:18 |
| 12. | "To Sir with Love" | Don Black, Mark London | 2:52 |
| 13. | "Stuck in the Middle with You" | Gerry Rafferty, Joe Egan | 3:42 |
