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Suddenly, Tammy! (album)

Suddenly, Tammy! is the self-titled debut album by Suddenly, Tammy! It was released in 1993 via spinART Records.

The album sold around 14,000 copies the first year of its release, making it a success for spinART.

Production

The album was recorded at the band's Cat Box studio, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote: "The overly polite indie-label debut sidesteps the likely Carole King comparisons, mostly because the delicate melodies aren’t memorable enough and Beth Sorrentino hasn’t got that strong or distinctive a voice. (She is, however, a skillful pianist.)" The Washington Post wrote that the album "does have moments that are hopelessly coy, but such lively tracks as 'Lamp' and 'Ryan' give Sorrentino's dreaming a kick inside." The New York Times opined that the band "echoes the odd-angled melodies and enigmatic lyrics of Throwing Muses, the smoky voice of 10,000 Maniacs' Natalie Merchant, and the rolling arpeggios and choppy chords of Tori Amos; it also has the calm, determined eccentricity of those performers."

Track listing

  1. "Stacey's Trip"
  2. "Plant Me"
  3. "The Way Up"
  4. "Intro To Babee" [Hidden Track]
  5. "Babee"
  6. "No Respect Girl"
  7. "Can't Decide"
  8. "Disease"
  9. "Lamp"
  10. "Intro To How He" [Hidden Track]
  11. "How He"
  12. "Instrumental"
  13. "Fearless"
  14. "Ryan"
  15. "Mt. Rushmore"

References