A Dove

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A Dove
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Studio album by
the Roches
Released1992
Genre Folk-pop [1]
Length43:58
Label MCA
Producer Stewart Lerman
The Roches chronology
We Three Kings
(1990)		A Dove
(1992)		 Will You Be My Friend?
(1994)

A Dove is an album by the American vocal trio the Roches, released in 1992 on MCA Records. [2] The trio supported the album with a North American tour. [3]

Contents

Production

The album was produced by Stewart Lerman. [4] The sisters wrote the songs, which they allowed Lerman and the backing musicians to arrange. [5] "You're the Two" is about a ménage à trois . [6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [7]
Calgary Herald B− [8]
Robert Christgau A [9]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Windsor Star C [11]

Newsday wrote that the album "walks an oxymoronic line between the maudlin and the flip." [12] The Calgary Herald determined that the songs are "like confessions to an analyst, raw sensations and intelligent impressions spilling out on rivulets of guilt." [8]

The Windsor Star concluded that "there's no denying the power the Roches command as a group but individually as writers they have too many misses and not enough hits this time out." [11] The New York Times opined that "even the more whimsical numbers ... carry undertones of loss, loneliness and unease." [1]

Track listing

  1. "Ing"
  2. "Troubled Love"
  3. "A Dove"
  4. "Somebody's Gonna Have to Be Me"
  5. "Expecting Your Love"
  6. "Answered Prayers"
  7. "Too Tough Hide"
  8. "Beautiful Love of God"
  9. "You're the One"
  10. "You're the Two"
  11. "Maid of the Seas"

References

  1. 1 2 Holden, Stephen (September 11, 1992). "For Adult Pop Music, A Quiet Sonic Boom". The New York Times. p. C1.
  2. ↑ Heim, Chris (May 29, 1992). "Also back this week...". Friday. Chicago Tribune. p. O.
  3. ↑ Boehm, Mike (July 21, 1992). "Roches Brandish Arsenal of Skill". Los Angeles Times. p. F1.
  4. ↑ "A Dove by the Roches". Billboard. Vol. 104, no. 25. June 20, 1992. p. 61.
  5. ↑ Erskine, Evelyn (June 20, 1992). "The Roches The Dove". Ottawa Citizen. p. H3.
  6. ↑ McLeese, Don (July 7, 1992). "The Roches. A Dove". Austin American-Statesman. p. D5.
  7. ↑ A Dove at AllMusic
  8. 1 2 Zimmerman, Kate (June 14, 1992). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald. p. C5.
  9. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: The Roches". The Roches: Consumer Guide Review. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  10. ↑ Manning, Kara (September 3, 1992). "Noise from Underground — A Dove by the Roches". Rolling Stone. No. 638. p. 67. Archived from the original on October 24, 2007.
  11. 1 2 Shaw, Ted (August 22, 1992). "Record Review". Windsor Star. p. F2.
  12. ↑ Flaim, Denise (May 29, 1992). "Harmonies with a Touch of Mischief". Weekend. Newsday. p. 76.
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