Aurora Gory Alice
| Aurora Gory Alice | ||||
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| Released | 1993 | |||
| Recorded | 1992–1993 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 38:03 | |||
| Label | CherryDisc, Giant | |||
| Producer | Mike Denneen | |||
| Letters to Cleo chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Aurora Gory Alice | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau |  [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
Aurora Gory Alice is the first studio album by Letters to Cleo.[4] It was released in 1993 on CherryDisc Records and re-released in 1994 on Giant Records.[5] The first single from the album was "I See," which got little exposure (although it was later used as the music that plays during the closing credits of Daria episode "Through a Lens Darkly"). However, the second single, "Here & Now", received much exposure when it was featured on the Melrose Place soundtrack a year later.[3]
The re-released version of the album contains different versions of "Rim Shak" and "Here & Now" than the original release. The difference between the two versions was that the second version had Scott Riebling playing bass and Stacy Jones playing drums, while the first release featured Brian Karp, who originally played bass and wrote music for the band. A demo version of "I See" is available on the 1998 compilation release, Sister, with Abe Laboriel, Jr. on drums.
Critical reception
[edit]Trouser Press wrote that "the record’s airy sonics, Kay Hanley’s soaring vocals and the band’s smart pop-rock songwriting make for a solid, if not especially challenging, effort."[6]
Track listing
[edit]All songs by Letters to Cleo
- "Big Star" - 4:05
- "I See" - 3:49
- "Rim Shak" - 5:21
- "Wasted" - 4:24
- "Get on With It" - 4:17
- "Here & Now" - 3:42
- "From Under the Dust" - 3:26
- "Mellie's Comin' Over" - 2:12
- "Come Around" - 4:11
- "Step Back" - 2:33
Chart positions
[edit]Album
[edit]- 1995 Aurora Gory Alice - Billboard 200 No. 123
- 1995 Aurora Gory Alice - Heatseekers No. 3[7]
Singles
[edit]- 1995 Here & Now - Billboard Hot 100 No. 56
- 1995 Here & Now - Modern Rock Tracks No. 10[8]
Credits
[edit]- Chris Gorman - Photography
- Letters to Cleo - Photography
- Mike Denneen - Producer, Mixing
- Henk Kooistra - Mastering
- Michael Eisenstein - Guitar, Keyboards, Backing Vocals
- Kay Hanley - Guitar, Lead Vocals
- Stacy Jones - Drums
- Greg McKenna - Guitar, Backing Vocals
- Scott Riebling - Bass, Backing Vocals
- Antonio Oliart Ros - Mastering
- John Egan - Graphic Design
- Jeff Kellem - Photography
- Rose LeBeau - Photography, cover photo
- Pam Berry - Photography
- Eric Antoniou - Photography
- Brian Karp - Bass
Abe Laboriel, Jr - Drums on the original Cherry Disc release version of "Here & Now" and "Rim Shak"
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Carpenter, Troy. Aurora Gory Alice at AllMusic
- ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Letters to Cleo". www.robertchristgau.com.
- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. pp. 190–191.
- ^ "Letters to Cleo Biography". September 21, 2007.
- ^ "Letters to Cleo | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "Letters to Cleo". Trouser Press. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ "Letters to Cleo". Billboard.
- ^ "Letters To Cleo 'Go!' For A Breakthrough". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. September 6, 1997 – via Google Books.
