The Real Ramona
1991 studio album by Throwing Muses
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The Real Ramona is the fourth studio album by Throwing Muses, released in 1991. It peaked at number 26 on the UK Albums Chart.[2]
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ReleasedMarch 12, 1991
RecordedJuly–November 1990
StudiosLondon, Los Angeles, California; Dust Bowl, Los Angeles, California
Genres
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| Released | March 12, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | July–November 1990 | |||
| Studios | London, Los Angeles, California; Dust Bowl, Los Angeles, California | |||
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| Length | 40:10 | |||
| Labels | 4AD, Sire | |||
| Producer | Dennis Herring | |||
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Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Chicago Tribune |  [4] |
| Entertainment Weekly | C+[5] |
| Los Angeles Times | [6] |
| NME | 8/10[7] |
| Q | [8] |
| Rolling Stone | [9] |
| Select | 5/5[10] |
| Sounds | [11] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 7/10[12] |
NME named The Real Ramona the 35th best album of 1991.[13] In a retrospective review, Andrzej Lukowski of BBC Music wrote that, with The Real Ramona, Throwing Muses wrote an "album of great pop songs, but when they did so, they [in] no way surrendered their intrinsic otherness – two decades of indie-pop later, it still sounds arresting.[14]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Kristin Hersh, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Counting Backwards" | 3:15 |
| 2. | "Him Dancing" | 1:10 |
| 3. | "Red Shoes" | 3:33 |
| 4. | "Graffiti" | 2:37 |
| 5. | "Golden Thing" | 2:25 |
| 6. | "Ellen West" | 2:49 |
| 7. | "Dylan" | 1:40 |
| 8. | "Hook in Her Head" | 6:32 |
| 9. | "Not Too Soon" (Tanya Donelly) | 3:09 |
| 10. | "Honeychain" (Tanya Donelly) | 4:24 |
| 11. | "Say Goodbye" | 3:54 |
| 12. | "Two Step" (Throwing Muses) | 4:34 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
- Kristin Hersh – guitars, vocals
- Tanya Donelly – guitars, vocals
- Fred Abong – bass guitar
- David Narcizo – drums
Technical personnel
- Dennis Herring – production
- John Beverly Jones – engineering
- Csaba Petocz – re-mixing on "Not Too Soon"
- Paul Q. Kolderie – re-mixing on "Red Shoes"
- Throwing Muses – re-mixing on "Red Shoes"
- Doug Sax – mastering
- David Narcizo – design
- Jim Anderson – front photography
- Andy Catlin – band photography