Yes, Virginia...

For the newspaper editorial, see Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.
Yes, Virginia...
Studio album by The Dresden Dolls
Released April 14, 2006
Recorded September 10–20, 2005 at Allaire Studios, Shokan, NY (Recording)
November 2005 at Camp Street Studios, Cambridge, MA (Extra recording and mixing)
Genre Piano rock, alternative rock, dark cabaret
Length 55:24
Label Roadrunner
Producer Sean Slade, Paul Q. Kolderie, and The Dresden Dolls
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
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic [1]

Yes, Virginia... is the second studio album by American dark cabaret band The Dresden Dolls, released in April 2006. The album was recorded in September 2005,[2] with some extra vocal work and the mixing done the following November.[3]

It is named after 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 number 42 on the US Billboard 200, selling 19,047 units in the first week. Other songs recorded during the studio session include "The Kill", "Boston", and "The Gardener", which were released on the No, Virginia... compilation in May 2008.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Amanda Palmer. 

No. Title Length
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
iTunes bonus track
No. Title Length
14. "Two-Headed Boy" (Neutral Milk Hotel cover) 3:20

Personnel

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

References

  1. ^ Heather Phares. "Yes, Virginia... - The Dresden Dolls". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r822973/review. Retrieved 10 September 2011. 
  2. ^ "Count Down From Seven". Amanda Palmer. http://dresdendollsdiary.blogspot.com/2005/10/count-down-from-seven.html. Retrieved 2008-04-19. 
  3. ^ "What Would Perry Do". Amanda Palmer. http://dresdendollsdiary.blogspot.com/2005/11/what-would-perry-do.html. Retrieved 2008-04-19. 
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