It's a Game (Edith Frost album)

It's a Game
It's a Game
Studio album by Edith Frost
Released	November 15, 2005
Genre	Alt-country
Length	49:32
Label	Drag City
Producer	Rian Murphy
Edith Frost chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The Austin Chronicle	^[3]
Entertainment Weekly	B+^[4]
Pitchfork Media	(5.8/10)^[5]

It's a Game is the fourth album by Edith Frost, released in 2005 through Drag City.^[6]

Critical reception

The Chicago Tribune called it "a profound, stylistically boundless album that's one of [2005]'s finest records."^[7] Billboard wrote that "Frost's voice is still sweet and innocent sounding, but her subject matters are hardly lightweight material."^[8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Edith Frost

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Emergency"	4:15
2.	"It's a Game"	3:28
3.	"What's the Use"	4:04
4.	"A Mirage"	5:24
5.	"Playmate"	2:58
6.	"My Lover Won't Call"	4:34
7.	"Lucky Charm"	3:11
8.	"Larger Than Life"	3:15
9.	"Just a Friend"	3:46
10.	"If It Weren't for the Words"	3:39
11.	"Stars Fading"	3:52
12.	"Good to Know"	3:53
13.	"Lovin' You Goodbye"	2:17

Personnel

Musicians

Joshua Abrams – bass guitar
Lindsay Anderson – piano
Dave "Max" Crawford – trumpet
Edith Frost – vocals, guitar, photography
Mark Greenberg – organ, engineering, mixing
John Hasbrouck – guitar
Ryan Hembrey – bass guitar
Emmett Kelly – guitar
Rian Murphy – drums, production
Jason Toth – drums
Azita Youssefi – piano

Production and additional personnel

Barry Phipps – engineering, mixing
Roger Seibel – mastering

References

^ "Edith Frost – It's a Game | Drag City". www.dragcity.com.
^ Phares, Heather. "It's a Game". Allmusic. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
^ "Edith Frost: It's a Game Album Review". www.austinchronicle.com.
^ Hermes, Will (November 18, 2005). "It's a Game". Entertainment Weekly (850). Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
^ Howe, Brian (January 15, 2006). "Edith Frost: It's a Game". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
^ Meyer, Bill; Baker, Michael (2007). "Edith Frost". Trouser Press. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
^ Gendron, Bob. "Edith Frost's `It's a Game' an intimate breakthrough". chicagotribune.com.
^ "EDITH FROST, "It's a Game"". Billboard. December 4, 2005.

External links

It's A Game at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] "Edith Frost – It's a Game | Drag City". www.dragcity.com.

[allmusic-2] Phares, Heather. "It's a Game". Allmusic. Retrieved April 14, 2013.

[3] "Edith Frost: It's a Game Album Review". www.austinchronicle.com.

[entertainmentweekly-4] Hermes, Will (November 18, 2005). "It's a Game". Entertainment Weekly (850). Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved April 14, 2013.

[pitchfork-5] Howe, Brian (January 15, 2006). "Edith Frost: It's a Game". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved April 14, 2013.

[trouserpress-6] Meyer, Bill; Baker, Michael (2007). "Edith Frost". Trouser Press. Retrieved April 14, 2013.

[7] Gendron, Bob. "Edith Frost's `It's a Game' an intimate breakthrough". chicagotribune.com.

[8] "EDITH FROST, "It's a Game"". Billboard. December 4, 2005.

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