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.

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

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.

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.

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

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleLength
1Absolutely Cuckoo
lead vocals:
Stephin Merritt
recording of:
Absolutely Cuckoo
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
1:35
2I Don’t Believe in the Sun
lead vocals:
Stephin Merritt
recording of:
I Don’t Believe in the Sun
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
4:16
3All My Little Words
guest lead vocals:
LD Beghtol
recording of:
All My Little Words
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
2:46
4A Chicken With Its Head Cut Off
lead vocals:
Stephin Merritt
recording of:
A Chicken With Its Head Cut Off
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
2:42
5Reno Dakota
lead vocals:
Claudia Gonson
recording of:
Reno Dakota
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
1:05
6I Don’t Want to Get Over You
lead vocals:
Stephin Merritt
recording of:
I Don’t Want to Get Over You
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
2:23
7Come Back From San Francisco
guest lead vocals:
Shirley Simms
recording of:
Come Back From San Francisco
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
2:48
8The Luckiest Guy on the Lower East Side
guest violin:
Ida Pearle
guest lead vocals:
Dudley Kludt
recording of:
The Luckiest Guy on the Lower East Side
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
3:43
9Let’s Pretend We’re Bunny Rabbits
lead vocals:
Stephin Merritt
recording of:
Let’s Pretend We're Bunny Rabbits
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
2:25
10The Cactus Where Your Heart Should Be
lead vocals:
Stephin Merritt
recording of:
The Cactus Where Your Heart Should Be
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
1:11
11I Think I Need a New Heart
lead vocals:
Stephin Merritt
recording of:
I Think I Need a New Heart
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
2:33
12The Book of Love
lead vocals:
Stephin Merritt
recording of:
The Book of Love
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
publisher:
Gay And Loud Music
2:42
13Fido, Your Leash Is Too Long
lead vocals:
Stephin Merritt
recording of:
Fido, Your Leash Is Too Long
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
2:34
14How Fucking Romantic
guest lead vocals:
Dudley Kludt
recording of:
How Fucking Romantic
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
0:59
15The One You Really Love
lead vocals:
Stephin Merritt
recording of:
The One You Really Love
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
2:53
16Punk Love
lead vocals:
Stephin Merritt
recording of:
Punk Love
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
0:58
17Parades Go By
lead vocals:
Stephin Merritt
recording of:
Parades Go By
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
2:57
18Boa Constrictor
guest lead vocals:
Shirley Simms
recording of:
Boa Constrictor
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
0:59
19A Pretty Girl Is Like…
lead vocals:
Stephin Merritt
recording of:
A Pretty Girl Is Like…
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
1:51
20My Sentimental Melody
guest lead vocals:
LD Beghtol
recording of:
My Sentimental Melody
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
3:08
21Nothing Matters When We’re Dancing
lead vocals:
Stephin Merritt
recording of:
Nothing Matters When We’re Dancing
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
2:27
22Sweet‐Lovin’ Man
lead vocals:
Claudia Gonson
recording of:
Sweet-Lovin’ Man
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
4:59
23The Things We Did and Didn’t Do
lead vocals:
Stephin Merritt
recording of:
The Things We Did and Didn’t Do
lyricist and composer:
Stephin Merritt
2:11
2CD
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)
Justin Stranzl: Best of 1999 (number: 2) (order: 2)
Peter Solderitsch: Best of 99 (number: 4) (order: 4)
The Top 20 Albums of the Year (number: 4) (order: 4)
Sarah Sharpe: Best of 99 (number: 5) (order: 5)
Pitchfork: Top 10 Albums of 1999 (number: 8) (order: 8)
Sarah Zupko: Best of 1999 (number: 11) (order: 11)
Rolling Stone: The 50 Greatest Concept Albums of All Time (number: 35) (order: 35)
Exclaim! 1999 Shocks & Surprises (number: Surprises (Andrea Gin)) (order: 40)
33⅓ (number: 69) (order: 70)
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Pitchfork: The 150 Best Albums of the 1990s (number: 78) (order: 78)
Exclaim! 1999 Shocks & Surprises (number: Surprises (Lia Kiessling)) (order: 147)
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Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/22493 [info]
reviews:http://www.avclub.com/review/the-magnetic-fields-em69-songs-about-loveem-21035 [info]
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Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000601205 [info]
Wikidata:Q1412554 [info]