Yes, Virginia...

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Yes, Virginia...
Yes, Virginia... cover
Studio album by The Dresden Dolls
Released April 14, 2006 (Italy)
April 15, 2006 (Australia)
April 17, 2006 (Israel and most of continental Europe and Scandinavia)
April 18, 2006 (France and Spain)
April 19, 2006 (North America)
April 21, 2006 (Austria, Germany and Switzerland)
May 10, 2006 (Japan)
Recorded September 10-20, 2005 at Allaire Studios, Shokan, NY (Recording)
November 2005 at Camp Street Studios, Cambridge, MA (Extra recording and mixing)
Genre Alternative rock, dark cabaret
Length 55:24 (Normal edition)
1:00:05 (North American iTunes edition)
1:03:49 (Japanese edition)
Label Roadrunner Records
Producer Sean Slade, Paul Q. Kolderie and The Dresden Dolls
Professional reviews
The Dresden Dolls chronology
The Dresden Dolls
(2003)		 Yes, Virginia...
(2006)		 No, Virginia...
(2008)
Singles from Yes, Virginia...
  1. "Sing"
    Released: March 31, 2006
  2. "Backstabber"
    Released: September 18, 2006
  3. "Shores of California"
    Released: 2007

Yes, Virginia... is the second studio album from Boston-based band The Dresden Dolls, released worldwide throughout April 2006, with most European countries receiving it on April 15 and North America on April 19[1]. The album was recorded in September 2005[2], with some extra vocal work and the mixing done the following November[3].

It is named for a line in the song “Mrs. O.,” which in turn references a reply to a letter run in the New York Sun in 1897 about the existence of Santa Claus (see "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus"). The first single from the album was "Sing."

The album made its debut at #42 on the Billboard 200 chart (US), selling 19,047 units in the first week.

Other songs recorded during the studio session include "The Kill", "Boston" & "The Gardener." They are to be released on the No, Virginia... compilation in May 2008.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All tracks credited to Amanda Palmer.

  1. "Sex Changes – 4:11
  2. "Backstabber" – 4:11
  3. "Modern Moonlight" – 4:45
  4. "My Alcoholic Friends" – 2:47
  5. "Delilah" – 6:54
  6. "Dirty Business" – 3:36
  7. "First Orgasm" – 3:49
  8. "Mrs. O." – 4:40
  9. "Shores of California" – 3:35
  10. "Necessary Evil" – 2:54
  11. "Mandy Goes to Med School" – 4:39
  12. "Me & the Minibar" – 4:35
  13. "Sing" – 4:40

The North American iTunes edition of the album contained "Two-Headed Boy" as a bonus track.

Promotional advance copies of the album contain a version of "Sing" with slightly different lyrics. The final version's first line, "There is this thing that's like touching except you don't touch," is "There is this thing that's like fucking except you don't fuck" on the promo.

[edit] Japanese release

  1. "Sex Changes" – 4:11
  2. "Backstabber" – 4:11
  3. "Modern Moonlight" – 4:45
  4. "My Alcoholic Friends" – 2:47
  5. "Delilah" – 6:54
  6. "Dirty Business" – 3:36
  7. "First Orgasm" – 3:49
  8. "Mrs. O." – 4:40
  9. "Shores of California" – 3:35
  10. "Necessary Evil" – 2:54
  11. "Mandy Goes to Med School" – 4:39
  12. "Lonesome Organist Rapes Page Turner" (Japanese Bonus Track) - 3:42
  13. "Two-Headed Boy" (Japanese Bonus Track) - 4:43
  14. "Me & the Minibar" – 4:35
  15. "Sing" – 4:40

"Two-Headed Boy" was included with the North American iTunes edition as a bonus track. "Lonesome Organist Rapes Page Turner" will be released on the companion album, No, Virginia....

[edit] Personnel

All songs written by Amanda Palmer, except "Two-Headed Boy" by Jeff Mangum.

[edit] Charts

Billboard 200
Week 01 02 03 04
Position
42
(19,047)
135
(6,744)
200
(4,425)
Out
Total
19,047
25,791
30,216
?
Austrian Album Chart
Week 01 02 03 04 05
Position
41
49
66
French Album Chart
Week 01 02 03
Position
138
180
Out

[edit] References

  1. ^ Re: Release Date?. Amanda Palmer. Retrieved on 2008-04-19.
  2. ^ Count Down From Seven. Amanda Palmer. Retrieved on 2008-04-19.
  3. ^ What Would Perry Do. Amanda Palmer. Retrieved on 2008-04-19.

[edit] External links

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