Her Majesty (album)

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Her Majesty
Her Majesty cover
Studio album by The Decemberists
Released September 9, 2003
Recorded February 2003 –March 2003
Genre Indie Rock
Length 50:30
Label Kill Rock Stars
Producer(s) Larry Crane
Professional reviews
The Decemberists chronology
Castaways and Cutouts
(2002)
Her Majesty
(2003)
Picaresque
(2005)


Her Majesty is an album by The Decemberists released in 2003 by Kill Rock Stars.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Shanty for the Arethusa" – 5:37
  2. "Billy Liar" – 4:08
  3. "Los Angeles, I'm Yours" – 4:17
  4. "The Gymnast, High Above the Ground" – 7:13
  5. "The Bachelor and the Bride" – 4:13
  6. "Song for Myla Goldberg" – 3:33
  7. "The Soldiering Life" – 3:48
  8. "Red Right Ankle" – 3:29
  9. "The Chimbley Sweep" – 2:53
  10. "I Was Meant for the Stage" – 7:02
  11. "As I Rise" – 2:14

[edit] Miscellanea

  • 'Chimbley' is a word once used by Scots, a dialect word for 'chimney'. It is now found in many places where Scots settled in the New World, particularly Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where it is regarded as Pittsburghese.
  • Note that on some editions, the track list printed on the actual disc is missing the song "The Chimbley Sweep" though the song is listed on the back of the CD jacket and in the liner notes.
  • Colin Meloy, when in concert, begins "The Chimbley Sweep" with an extra verse.
  • The lyrics given in the liner notes for the 3rd verse of "Los Angeles, I'm Yours" do not perfectly correspond with the song itself.
  • The album cover was made by Portland artist Carson Ellis, long-time girlfriend of Colin Meloy, who has created artwork for each of their albums.

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