Her Majesty the Decemberists

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Her Majesty
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	Larry Crane
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Pitchfork (8.2/10) link
The Decemberists chronology
Castaways and Cutouts (2002) Her Majesty (2003) Picaresque (2005)

Her Majesty is the second full-length album by The Decemberists, released September 9, 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

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• '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 album cover was made by Portland artist Carson Ellis, long-time girlfriend of Colin Meloy, who has created artwork for each of their albums.

• "Song for Myla Goldberg" was written years earlier, after Colin Meloy had been a Media Escort for novelist Myla Goldberg during a tour following the publication of her first book, Bee Season

• "The Bachelor and the Bride" has the words "stripped bare" in the chorus, and appears to be a reference to Marcel Duchamp's piece The Bride Stripped Bare By Her Bachelors, Even

[edit] External links

• Reviews at Metacritic

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