Reasons in the Sun

1998 studio album by Glen or Glenda
Reasons in the Sun
Studio album by
Glen or Glenda
ReleasedApril 21, 1998 (1998-04-21)
Recorded1997 (1997)
StudioNoise New Jersey
(Jersey City, NJ)
GenreExperimental rock
Length60:21
LabelShimmy Disc[1]
ProducerKramer
Kramer chronology
Money Feeds My Music Machine
(1998)
Reasons in the Sun
(1998)
The Sound of Music
(1999)

Reasons in the Sun is the first and only studio album by Glen or Glenda.[2] It was released in 1998 by Shimmy Disc. It is a collaboration between musician and producer Kramer and vocalist Tammy Lang.[3][4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Kramer and Tammy Lang, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dorothy" 3:39
2."Reason" 2:49
3."Suzanne" (Leonard Cohen cover)Leonard Cohen3:15
4."Asphodel" 4:13
5."Fair Verona" 4:26
6."Dizzy" (Tommy Roe cover)Tommy Roe, Freddy Weller4:18
7."Daphne" 2:48
8."Needles and Pins" (The Searchers cover)Sonny Bono, Jack Nitzsche3:35
9."I Love You Anyway" 1:57
10."My Bubblegum Is Pink" 3:31
11."William's Cotton Ride" 3:10
12."When Joey Gets Eyes" 3:54
13."Insatiable Sue" 4:05
14."I'm No Angel" 2:54
15."The Eunuchorn" 2:39
16."The Shepard" 3:27
17."The Ring Cycle" 5:41

Personnel

Adapted from Reasons in the Sun liner notes.[5]

Glen or Glenda

  • Kramer – vocals, guitars, bass guitar, keyboards, flute, tape, percussion, production, engineering
  • Tammy Lang – vocals, tambourine

Additional musicians

  • Deni Bonet – violin, viola (4, 5, 10, 12, 16, 17)
  • David Licht – drums, percussion (1, 12)
  • Billy Ficca – drums (11)
  • Tess Mattisson – backing vocals (14)
  • Mark McCarron – guitar (8, 9, 11, 14, 16, 17)

Production and design

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1998 Shimmy Disc CD SHM-5136

References

  1. ^ "Nasty Girl". Salon. 26 July 2000. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  2. ^ Thompson, Dave (2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 784.
  3. ^ "Kramer Vs. Kramer". Philadelphia City Paper. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  4. ^ The Rough Guide to Rock (2nd ed.). Rough Guides. 2003. p. 123.
  5. ^ Reasons in the Sun (booklet). Glen or Glenda. New York City: Shimmy Disc. 1998.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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