Parts of Speech (album)

Parts of Speech
Studio album by Dessa
Released June 25, 2013 (2013-06-25)
Genre Hip hop, alternative hip hop
Length 44:28
Label Doomtree Records
Producer Lazerbeak, Paper Tiger
Dessa chronology
Castor, the Twin
(2011)Castor, the Twin2011		 Parts of Speech
(2013)		 Parts of Speech, Re-Edited
(2014)Parts of Speech, Re-Edited2014
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
The A.V. ClubB+[2]

Parts of Speech is a studio album by Dessa, a member of Minneapolis indie hip hop collective Doomtree. It was released by Doomtree Records on June 25, 2013.[3][4] An EP of remixes entitled Parts of Speech, Re-Edited was released on June 17, 2014.[5][6]

Reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Parts of Speech received an average score of 78% based on 4 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]

It debuted at number 74 on the Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 5,800 copies in the United States.[7]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."The Man I Knew" 3:34
2."Call Off Your Ghost"Paper Tiger3:38
3."Warsaw"Paper Tiger3:11
4."Skeleton Key"Lazerbeak3:34
5."Dear Marie" 3:59
6."I'm Going Down" 3:45
7."Fighting Fish"Lazerbeak3:02
8."The Lamb"Paper Tiger3:43
9."Beekeeper" 3:55
10."Annabelle" 4:00
11."It's Only Me" 3:48
12."Sound the Bells" 4:20

Charts

Chart Peak
position
US Billboard 200[8] 74
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[9] 19
US Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[10] 8

References

  1. 1 2 "Parts of Speech - Dessa". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
  2. ↑ Koski, Genevieve (June 25, 2013). "Dessa: Parts Of Speech". The A.V. Club.
  3. ↑ Paine, Jake (May 15, 2013). "Dessa "Parts Of Speech" Release Date, Cover Art & Tour Dates". HipHopDX. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
  4. ↑ Maldonado, Jose (April 9, 2013). "Dessa Announces New Album “Parts of Speech” Set for June 2013 Release". Mxdwn. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
  5. ↑ Tardio, Andres (June 13, 2014). "Dessa "Parts Of Speech" Remix EP Cover Art & Tracklist". HipHopDX.
  6. ↑ Fadgerberg, Jerald (June 21, 2014). "Broke Beats: Dessa – 'Parts of Speech, Re-Edited'". BDCwire. Boston.com.
  7. ↑ "Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 6/30/2013". HipHopDX. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Dessa - Chart history - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Dessa - Chart history - Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Dessa - Chart history - Tastemaker Albums". Billboard. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
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