Love Tara

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Love Tara
Studio album by Eric's Trip
Released	November 9, 1993
Recorded	April - June, 1993
Genre	Rock and Roll, Indie, Grunge
Length	37:00
Label	Sub-Pop
Producer	Eric's Trip, Bob Weston
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Eric's Trip chronology
Julie and the Porthole to Dimentia 7" EP (1993) Love Tara (1993) Warm Girl 7" (1993)

Love Tara is the first full-length album by Canadian indie band Eric's Trip.

This was their first release on Seattle's Sub-Pop record label, their second not independently released. This was the first time a Canadian band was signed to Sub-Pop. Self-recorded in three months, it embodied Sub-Pop's shift to lighter, more melodic music. Though the lo-fi quality of the record threw many listeners and critics off, it was still very well received in both Canada and the United States.

The album's creative dynamic was influenced by the end of bandleader Rick White's romantic relationship with Julie Doiron, and the tensions created by his new relationship with Tara White.

In Chart's Top 50 Canadian Albums of All Time polls, Love Tara ranked 35^th in 1996 and 37^th in 2000. It was also ranked 39^th in Bob Mersereau's 2007 book The Top 100 Canadian Albums.

[edit] Influence on other musicians

Sloan have covered the song "Stove" from this album.

The title of the album was referenced in The Tragically Hip's song "Put It Off", from their 1996 album Trouble at the Henhouse: "I played Love Tara/by Eric's Trip/on the day that you were born".

[edit] Track listing

1. "Behind the Garage" – 3:13
2. "Anytime You Want" – 1:19
3. "Stove" – 2:54
4. "Follow" – 2:37
5. "Secret for Julie" – 2:50
6. "Belly" – 3:18
7. "Sunlight" – 3:22
8. "June" – 1:14
9. "To Know Them" – 1:07
10. "Spring" – 3:00
11. "Frame" – 2:10
12. "May 11" – 1:18
13. "My Room" – 2:40
14. "Blinded" – 3:56
15. "Allergic to Love" – 2:02