Holiday (album)

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Holiday
Studio album by The Magnetic Fields
Released	1994 January 1999 (reissue)
Recorded	1993
Genre	Synth pop, Indie pop
Length	36:20
Label	Feel Good All Over Merge Records (reissue) MRG151
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link BBC Wales 6 out of 10 Robert Christgau link NME Pitchfork (8.8/10) link
The Magnetic Fields chronology
The House of Tomorrow (1992) Holiday (1994) The Charm of the Highway Strip (1994)

Holiday is the third full album from The Magnetic Fields. The album was originally released in 1994 on Feel Good All Over. Merge Records reissued it in 1999.

[edit] Track listing

1. "BBC Radiophonic Workshop" – 0:22
2. "Desert Island" – 3:34
3. "Deep Sea Diving Suit" – 2:05
4. "Strange Powers" – 2:41
5. "Torn Green Velvet Eyes" – 4:22
6. "The Flowers She Sent and the Flowers She Said She Sent" – 2:26
7. "Swinging London" – 2:35
8. "In My Secret Place" – 1:41
9. "Sad Little Moon" – 2:12
10. "The Trouble I've Been Looking For" – 2:23
11. "Sugar World" – 3:19
12. "All You Ever Do Is Walk Away" – 2:06
13. "In My Car" – 2:57
14. "Take Ecstasy With Me" – 3:30

[edit] Personnel

• Stephin Merritt – vocals, instrumentation
• Johnny Blood – tuba
• Sam Davol – cello
• Claudia Gonson – toys and management

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