Haunted (Poe album)

Haunted
Studio album by Poe
Released October 31, 2000
Recorded 1999 & 2000
Genre Alternative rock
Length 68:52
Label Atlantic
Producer Poe, Olle Romo, Matt Wilder, Matt Wallace, Mike Urban
Poe chronology
Hello
(1995)		 Haunted
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Rolling Stone [2]

Haunted is the second album by American singer/songwriter Poe, released in 2000 (see 2000 in music) after a five year hiatus from her debut album Hello in 1995. The self-produced album was created as a tribute to her father, and counterpart to her brother Mark Z. Danielewski's novel House of Leaves.

History

Haunted found Poe combining traditional pop music notions with electronic, Dance and hard rock music. A critical success[3] and largely adored by her existing fanbase, it nonetheless flopped commercially, largely due to the manner in which it was marketed. The song "Hey Pretty" was released as a promo single, but Poe's vocals had been replaced with a chapter reading from her brother, as alternative radio of 2001 was not very willing to play female artists.[4] It reached #13 on Billboard's US Modern Rock chart. The music video for the song was deemed too racy for MTV (it showed Poe writhing around in mud in nothing but a bra.) A follow up promo single, "Walk the Walk", was released because it had been chosen as the theme song to a new TV drama called Girls Club. However, the show was canceled after two episodes. "Wild" was released as a third single, garnering some radio play in the Chicago area. The single was never released commercially, but featured a shorter radio mix in addition to an acoustic/rock version of the song. The title track was used as the theme song to the film Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2, a box-office failure. The commercial failure of Poe's second album contributed to the loss of her distribution contract with Atlantic Records.

The song "Haunted" was also featured at the end of the second episode of the video game Alan Wake for Xbox 360, as well as the Tai Chi Warmup in the Les Mills BodyBalance/BodyFlow program release number 54.

The album also featured samples of audio recordings made by Poe's late father, film director Tad Danielewski. The cassettes were found by Poe and Mark after their father had died and were literally audio-letters to the two of them that spanned back as far as their birth. Thus, the album is usually interpreted as a real woman (Poe) singing tributes to her deceased father (who sings back) even while telling the story of a group of fictional characters (from House of Leaves).

Track listing

  1. "Exploration B" (Poe) – 1:10
  2. "Haunted" (Mike Elizondo, John O'Brien, Poe) – 5:20
  3. "Control" (Daris Adkins, Poe, Toby Skard) – 6:03
  4. "Terrible Thought" (Elizondo, O'Brien, Poe) – 4:41
  5. "Walk the Walk" (O'Brien, Poe) – 4:50
  6. "Terrified Heart" (Poe) – :52
  7. "Wild" (Elizondo, O'Brien, Poe) – 9:00
  8. "5&½ Minute Hallway" (Josh Clayton-Felt, Poe) – 3:33
  9. "Not a Virgin" (Elizondo, Poe, Matt Wilder) – 3:42
  10. "Hey Pretty" (Kenneth Burgomaster, Poe) – 3:45
  11. "Dear Johnny" (Poe) – :50
  12. "Could've Gone Mad" (Adkins, Poe) – 5:21
  13. "Lemon Meringue" (O'Brien, Poe, Wilder) – 3:22
  14. "Spanish Doll" (Adkins, Poe) – 4:52
  15. "House of Leaves" (Poe) – 1:48
  16. "Amazed" (O'Brien, Poe) – 6:23
  17. "If You Were Here" (Heitor Periera) – 5:20
  18. "Hey Pretty" (Drive By 2001 Mix)– 3:46 *

* bonus track

Personnel

Production

Charts

Album – Billboard (US)

Year Chart Peak position
2000 The Billboard 200 115

Singles – Billboard (US)

Year Single Chart Peak position
2001 "Hey Pretty" Adult Top 40 30
2001 "Hey Pretty" Modern Rock Tracks 13

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Rolling Stone review
  3. ^ [1]
  4. ^ POE'S END RUN 'ROUND RADIO
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