Lovesongs for Underdogs

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Lovesongs for Underdogs
Studio album by Tanya Donelly
Released	September 9, 1997
Recorded	???
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	45:04
Label	Sire/Warner Bros. Records (USA only); 4AD (rest of the world)
Producer	Tanya Donelly, Wally Gagel, Gary Smith
Professional reviews
All Music Guide (3/5) link
Tanya Donelly chronology
Lovesongs for Underdogs (1997) Beautysleep (2002)

Lovesongs for Underdogs is the solo debut album by Tanya Donelly, who had formerly recorded with Throwing Muses, The Breeders, and Belly. It was released in 1997.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Production 4 Charts

[edit] Track listing

All songs by Tanya Donelly, except where noted

1. "Pretty Deep" – 4:22
2. "The Bright Light" – 3:21
3. "Landspeed Song" – 3:34
4. "Mysteries of the Unexplained" – 4:52
5. "Lantern" – 3:10
6. "Acrobat" (Donelly, Dean Fisher) – 3:30
7. "Breathe Around You" – 2:56
8. "Bum" – 3:09
9. "Clipped" – 4:01
10. "Goat Girl" – 2:16
11. "Manna" – 5:26
12. "Swoon" – 4:27

[edit] Personnel

• Tanya Donelly – guitar, keyboards, vocals
• Dean Fisher – acoustic guitar, bass, percussion, accordion, keyboards
• Wally Gagel – bass, percussion, keyboards, drum machine
• Rich Gilbert – guitar, accordion, bass, keyboards, saw
• Stacy Jones – drums
• David Lovering – drums
• Hilken Mancini – background vocals
• David Narcizo – drums
• Chris Toppin – background vocals
• Jonathan Williams – electric guitar

[edit] Production

• Producers: Tanya Donelly, Wally Gagel, Gary Smith
• Engineers: Matthew Ellard, Wally Gagel, Dan McLoughlin
• Assistant engineers: Jesse Henderson, Suzanne Kapa, Kelly Wohlford
• Mixing: Wally Gagel, Paul Q. Kolderie, Sean Slade
• Mixing assistant: Dave Kirkpatrick
• Mastering: Brian Lee
• Drum Technician: Carl Plaster
• Arrangers: Tanya Donelly, Wally Gagel
• Design: Chris Bigg
• Photography: Andrew Catlin

[edit] Charts

Album – Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1997	Heatseekers	20