I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too
| Untitled | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 77/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| allmusic |   [2] |
| BBC | (Positive)[3] |
| The Guardian | [4] |
| LAUNCHcast | (9/10)[5] |
| The Observer | [6] |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.7/10)[7] |
| Rolling Stone | [8] |
| This Is Fake DIY | (7/10)[9] |
| Robert Christgau |  [10] |
I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too is the second full-length album of Canadian-American singer-songwriter Martha Wainwright. It was released in Australia on May 10, 2008, with other countries to follow. The 14-track album features 12 original tracks and cover versions of Pink Floyd's "See Emily Play" and, as a bonus track in some countries, the Eurythmics' "Love Is a Stranger".
The Australian release included a limited edition digipak with additional images and the bonus track. "Comin' Tonight" was released as an iTunes exclusive download in Australia in April 2008.
Track listing
All songs were written by Wainwright, except where noted.
- "Bleeding All Over You" – 3:45
- "You Cheated Me" – 3:14
- "Jesus & Mary" – 3:40
- "Comin' Tonight" – 3:17
- "Tower Song" – 3:27
- "Hearts Club Band" – 4:21
- "So Many Friends" – 3:24
- "In the Middle of the Night" – 4:44
- "The George Song" – 3:35
- "Niger River" – 3:52
- "Jimi" – 5:24
- "See Emily Play" (Syd Barrett) – 2:18
- "I Wish I Were" – 4:18
- "Love Is a Stranger" (Annie Lennox, David A. Stewart) – 3:40
- iTunes bonus track
- "Car Song" – 3:06
Personnel
- Musicians
- Brad Albetta – electric bass, piano, drum programming, background vocals, hand claps
- Claes Björklund – keyboards
- Jim Campilongo – electric guitar
- Marius de Vries – drum programming
- Bill Dobrow – drums and percussion
- Donald Fagen – synthesizer (7)
- Martin Gerstad – string arrangement
- Cameron Grieder – nylon strings guitar, electric guitar
- Smokey Hormel – electric guitar (6,8)
- Garth Hudson – keyboards, piano
- Tore Johansson – guitar, vocals
- Matt Johnson – drums
- Julia Kent – cello
- Lily Lanken – vocals (9,11), background vocals (12,13)
- Jens Lindgard – bass
- Anna McGarrigle – keyboard synths and background vocals (12)
- Kate McGarrigle – hand claps (2), Wurlitzer (12), backing vocals (12)
- Joe McGinty – synths
- Mark McGowan – trumpet
- Max Mosten – violin
- Rich Pagano – drums
- Dan Reiser – drums
- Flip Runesson – strings
- Chaim Tannenbaum – mandolin
- Martin Terefe – bass, guitar
- Kamila Thompson – background vocals
- Alex Toff – drums
- Pete Townshend – electric guitar (2,4)
- Jeff Trott – bass, electric guitar
- Martha Wainwright – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, hand claps
- Rufus Wainwright – vocals (9)
- Doug Wieselman – tenor sax, bass clarinet, Indian flute
- Production
- Produced by Brad Albetta, Tore Johansson, Kate McGarrigle, Martin Terefe, Jeff Trott.
- Mixed by Michael Brauer, Mike Hedges, Tore Johansson, Ger McDonnell.
- Engineered by Brad Albetta, David Carlsson, Brian Fulk, Dyre Gormsen, Tim Hatfield, Don Murnaghan, Michel Pepin, Tom Schick, George Tandero.
- Additional Engineering by Brad Albetta, Brian Fulk, Borza Gomeshi
- Engineering assisted by Iain Hill.
- Recorded at Allaire Studios, The Bubble (Denmark), GULA Studios (Sweden), Kensaltown Recording Studios (London), Mayk Music (Quebec), MonkeyBoy Studios (New York City), Querbes Service (Montreal).
- Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound, New York City.
Chart performance
The album debuted at #19 on the Australian charts. In the United States, it debuted at #10 on the Heatseekers Chart, a much better showing than her debut album, which peaked at #43 in 2005.
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums Chart[11] | 19 |
| Belgium Flanders Albums Chart[12] | 40 |
| Canadian Albums Chart[13] | 6 |
| Danish Albums Chart[14] | 19 |
| Dutch Albums Chart[15] | 63 |
| European Top 100 Albums[16] | 63 |
| Norwegian Albums Chart[17] | 12 |
| Swedish Albums Chart[18] | 15 |
| UK Albums Chart[19] | 29 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers[20] | 10 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | May 10, 2008 | Shock Records |
| United Kingdom | June 10, 2008 | Drowned in Sound |
| United States | Zoë Records |
References
- ^ "I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too by Martha Wainwright". Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ allmusic review
- ^ Easlea, Daryl. "BBC - Music - Review of Martha Wainwright - I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too". Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ Petridis, Alexis (8 May 2008). "Martha Wainwright, I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too". Retrieved 19 September 2016 – via The Guardian.
- ^ "Celebrity - Yahoo News UK". Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ Thomson, Graeme (19 April 2008). "Martha Wainwright, I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too". Retrieved 19 September 2016 – via The Guardian.
- ^ Pitchfork Media review Archived 2008-08-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Rolling Stone review
- ^ "DIY". Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1 November 2009). "November 2009 Consumer Guide". Consumer Guide. MSN Music. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ "ARIA Chart w/e 19 May 2008". Ariacharts.com.au. Archived from the original on September 17, 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-13.
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- ^ "Top 40 Albums Archive :: Week 21 : 18 May 2008 - 24 May 2008". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 June 2009. [dead link]
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