Dreamy (Beat Happening album)
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| Released | March 1, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1990 | |||
| Genre | Indie pop | |||
| Length | 30:15 | |||
| Label | K/Sub Pop[1] | |||
| Producer | Steve Fisk[2] | |||
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Dreamy is an album by the indie pop band Beat Happening, released in 1991.[3] The band recorded the tracks in a living room and in a professional recording studio.[4]
Release and reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| Chicago Tribune |  [6] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A[7] |
| Pitchfork | 8.6/10[8] |
| St. Petersburg Times | [9] |
Accompanied by the "Red Head Walking" and "Nancy Sin" singles, Dreamy was issued in 1991.[10]
The Chicago Tribune wrote: "It's a stripped-of-conventions, anti-pop stance that could sound just as calculated and empty as some elaborate pop productions, but Beat Happening imparts both quirky charm and a sense of immediacy to its material."[6] The St. Petersburg Times deemed "Collide" "one of the eeriest songs to come along in a while... It's eerie in a playful, sickly pretty way."[9]
Track listing[edit]
All tracks written by Beat Happening.
- "Me Untamed" – 3:46
- "Left Behind" – 2:53
- "Hot Chocolate Boy" – 2:21
- "I've Lost You" – 2:48
- "Cry for a Shadow" – 2:27
- "Collide" – 3:29
- "Nancy Sin" – 2:40
- "Fortune Cookie Prize" – 3:46
- "Revolution Come and Gone" – 4:16
- "Red Head Walking" – 2:07
References[edit]
Citations
- ^ "Dreamy". Sub Pop Records.
- ^ Baumgarten, Mark (2012). Love Rock Revolution: K Records and the Rise of Independent Music. Sasquatch Books. ISBN 9781570617966.
- ^ True 1991, p. 39
- ^ Kot 1991, p. 3
- ^ "Dreamy - Beat Happening". AllMusic.
- ^ a b Popson 1991, p. N
- ^ Arnold, Gina. "Dreamy". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ Moreland, Quinn (9 December 2019). "Beat Happening Dreamy". Pitchfork. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ a b Vivinetto 1991, p. 16
- ^ Thompson 2000, p. 182
Sources
- Kot, Greg (28 Feb 1991). "Simple pleasures: Beat Happening refuses to alter a style that's beyond basic". Tempo. Chicago Tribune.
- Popson, Tom (8 Mar 1991). "'Dreamy', Beat Happening". Friday. Chicago Tribune.
- Thompson, Dave (2000). Alternative Rock. Third Ear: The Essential Listening Companion. San Francisco, California: Miller Freeman Books. ISBN 0-87930-607-6.
- True, Everett (Apr 20, 1991). "Dreamy by Beat Happening". Melody Maker. 67 (16).
- Vivinetto, Gina (7 June 1991). "Beat Happening Dreamy". Weekend. St. Petersburg Times.
