Voices Carry
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| Studio album by 'Til Tuesday | ||
| Released | 1985 | |
| Recorded | R.P.M. Sound Studios, New York, NY | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 41:52 | |
| Label | Epic | |
| Producer(s) | Mike Thorne | |
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| 'Til Tuesday chronology | ||
| Voices Carry (1985) |
Welcome Home (1986) |
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Voices Carry is the first studio album by the American band 'Til Tuesday, released in 1985. (see 1985 in music).
'Til Tuesday's debut single was the album's title track, which went to No. 8 on the Billboard singles chart and remains the band's best-known song. The title song was originally sung to a woman, but due to record company pressure for less controversial lyrics it was changed to be sung to a man. [1] The "Voices Carry" video won the MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist and was played heavily on MTV. It depicts an oppressive boyfriend trying to convert Mann to his upper-class lifestyle; she finally lashes out at him during a concert at Carnegie Hall, standing up from her seat in the audience and belting the lyrics ("He said, shut up! He said, shut up! Oh God, can't you keep it down?...") as she removes her cap to reveal her signature spiky, rat-tailed hair.
Except for one short establishing shot of the exterior of New York City's Carnegie Hall, the video was shot completely on-location in Boston, MA. The Wang Center for the Performing Arts on Termont Street doubled for the interior of Carnegie Hall during the video's final crane shot.
The album's second and third singles were "Love in a Vacuum" and "Looking Over My Shoulder"; the latter peaked at No. 61 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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[edit] Track listing
all songs: lyrics by Aimee Mann, music by 'Til Tuesday
- "Love in a Vacuum" – 3:34
- "Looking over My Shoulder" – 4:15
- "I Could Get Used to This" – 3:02
- "No More Crying" – 4:18
- "Voices Carry" – 4:13
- "Winning the War" – 4:03
- "You Know the Rest" – 4:26
- "Maybe Monday" – 3:40
- "Are You Serious" – 3:15
- "Don't Watch Me Bleed" – 3:26
- "Sleep" – 3:40
[edit] Personnel
- Aimee Mann - vocals and bass
- Michael Hausman - drums and percussion
- Robert Holmes - guitars and background vocals
- Joey Pesce - piano, synthesizers and background vocals
[edit] Charts
Album – Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1985 | The Billboard 200 | 19 |
Singles – Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1985 | "Voices Carry" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 14 |
| 1985 | "Voices Carry" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 8 |
| 1985 | "Looking Over My Shoulder" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 61 |
