Cherry Tree (EP)

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Cherry Tree
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EP by
ReleasedJuly 20, 2004
RecordedGretchen's Kitchen; Tarquin Studios
Genre Indie rock
Length28:26
LanguageEnglish
Label Brassland
Producer
The National chronology
Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers
(2003)
Cherry Tree
(2004)
Alligator
(2005)

Cherry Tree is an EP by the American indie rock band the National, released in July 2004. It was reissued on June 28, 2011, by Brassland Records, the same label on which it was initially published. [1]

Contents

Songs

"Murder Me Rachael" is a live version taken from a Black Sessions recording, while "Reasonable Man (I Don't Mind)" is a song featuring Padma Newsome. In addition to the CD, Cherry Tree was initially released on limited-edition red-colored 10" vinyl by Shake It!, a record shop in the band's hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio.[ citation needed ] It has since had numerous repressings by Brassland Records.[ citation needed ]

An alternative version of the song "About Today" was featured in the 2011 movie Warrior , directed by Gavin O'Connor, and played in the 2013 film The East and the television show The Path .

The title song, "Cherry Tree", was featured in the credits of the documentary If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front .

The song "All the Wine" was included on The National's follow-up album, Alligator .

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Robert Christgau Rating-Christgau-dud.svg [2]
Spin (favorable) [3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by The National, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Wasp Nest" 3:22
2."All the Wine" 3:20
3."All Dolled-Up in Straps" 4:11
4."Cherry Tree" 4:27
5."About Today" 4:11
6."Murder Me Rachael" (Live) 3:37
7."A Reasonable Man (I Don't Mind)"Padma Newsome5:22

Personnel

Additional musicians

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Cherry Tree
Chart (2021)Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC) [4] 30

References

  1. Young, Alex (April 29, 2011). "The National to reissue Cherry Tree EP on June 28th". Consequence of Sound.
  2. "Robert Christgau: CG: the national". robertchristgau.com.
  3. "The National, 'Cherry Tree' (Brassland)". Spin. August 3, 2004.
  4. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 6, 2021.