69 Love Songs

~ Release by The Magnetic Fields (see all versions of this release, 9 available)

Annotation

The following artists made significant vocal contributions to the album, but are generally not considered regular members of the band; therefore, they currently have the "guest" attribute flagged on their performance ARs:
LD Beghtol, Dudley Klute and Shirley Simms.
(applies to all three volumes)

Suboptimal AR credits:
Volume 2, Track 12, "Promises of Eternity": Chris Ewen plays the instruments and provides the backing track. (Currently credit as: guest performed by Chris Ewen.)

'Volume 3, Track 2, "It's a Crime": Chris Ewen plays all instruments and provides the backing track. (Currently credit as: guest performed by Chris Ewen.)
Volume 3, Track 15, "Blue You": Claudia Gonson provides whistling. (Currently credited as: other vocal performed by Claudia Gonson.)

Tracklist

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1Roses
guest lead vocals:
LD Beghtol
recording of:
Roses
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
0:28
2Love Is Like Jazz
lead vocals:
Stephin Merritt
recording of:
Love Is Like Jazz
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
2:57
3When My Boy Walks Down the Street
lead vocals:
Stephin Merritt
recording of:
When My Boy Walks Down the Street
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
2:38
4Time Enough for Rocking When We’re Old2:04
5Very Funny
guest lead vocals:
Dudley Kludt
arranger:
Claudia Gonson
recording of:
Very Funny
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
1:27
6Grand Canyon
lead vocals:
Stephin Merritt
recording of:
Grand Canyon
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
2:28
7No One Will Ever Love You
guest lead vocals:
Shirley Simms
recording of:
No One Will Ever Love You
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
3:14
8If You Don’t Cry
lead vocals:
Claudia Gonson
recording of:
If You Don’t Cry
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
3:07
9You’re My Only Home
lead vocals:
Stephin Merritt
recording of:
You’re My Only Home
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
2:18
10(Crazy for You but) Not That Crazy
lead vocals:
Stephin Merritt
recording of:
(Crazy for You but) Not That Crazy
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
2:19
11My Only Friend
lead vocals:
Stephin Merritt
recording of:
My Only Friend
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
2:01
12Promises of Eternity
lead vocals:
Stephin Merritt
guest performer:
Chris Ewen
arranger:
Chris Ewen
recording of:
Promises of Eternity
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
3:46
13World Love
lead vocals:
Stephin Merritt
arranger:
Claudia Gonson
recording of:
World Love
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
3:07
14Washington, D.C.
lead vocals:
Claudia Gonson
recording of:
Washington, D.C.
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
1:53
15Long‐Forgotten Fairytale
guest lead vocals:
Dudley Kludt
recording of:
Long-Forgotten Fairytale
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
3:37
16Kiss Me Like You Mean It
guest lead vocals:
Shirley Simms
recording of:
Kiss Me Like You Mean It
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
2:01
17Papa Was a Rodeo
guest lead vocals:
Shirley Simms
lead vocals:
Stephin Merritt
recording of:
Papa Was a Rodeo
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
5:02
18Epitaph for My Heart
lead vocals:
Stephin Merritt
recording of:
Epitaph for My Heart
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
2:50
19Asleep and Dreaming
guest keyboard:
Daniel Handler
lead vocals:
Stephin Merritt
arranger:
Daniel Handler
recording of:
Asleep and Dreaming
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
1:53
20The Sun Goes Down and the World Goes Dancing2:46
21The Way You Say Good‐Night
guest lead vocals:
LD Beghtol
recording of:
The Way You Say Good-Night
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
2:45
22Abigail, Belle of Kilronan
lead vocals:
Stephin Merritt
recording of:
Abigail, Belle of Kilronan
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
2:01
23I Shatter
lead vocals:
Stephin Merritt
recording of:
I Shatter
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
3:09
3CD

Credits

Release group

covers:Absolutely Cuckoo: Minnesota Covers ‘The 69 Love Songs’ by Various Artists
You Can Sing Me Anything: A Tribute to 69 Love Songs by Various Artists
includes:69 Love Songs, Volume 1
69 Love Songs, Volume 2
69 Love Songs, Volume 3
part of:David Starkey: Best of 99 (number: 1) (order: 1)
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