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Dial-A-Song: 20 Years of They Might Be Giants | ||||
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Compilation album by | ||||
Released | September 17, 2002 | |||
Recorded | 1985–2002 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 150:16 | |||
Label | Rhino Records | |||
Producer | Various | |||
Compiler | John Flansburgh | |||
They Might Be Giants chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Austin Chronicle | [2] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
The Village Voice | A [5] |
Dial-A-Song: 20 Years Of They Might Be Giants is a 2002 compilation album by American alternative rock band They Might Be Giants, issued by Rhino Records and compiled by the band's co-singer/songwriter and guitarist John Flansburgh. Despite its name, the compilation does not include tracks from the band's "Dial-A-Song" service. It is instead an anthology of various single, album and live tracks from the band's history, spanning their full career up to the time of its release. It includes tracks from every album starting with 1986's They Might Be Giants up through No! , their first children's album, which was released only three months before this compilation.
The first disc focuses mainly on the group's singles and better-known album tracks, while disc two delves into more obscure fan favorites and live cuts.
All songs by They Might Be Giants unless otherwise noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original Release | Length |
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1. | "She's an Angel" | They Might Be Giants | 2:36 | |
2. | "How Can I Sing Like a Girl?" | Factory Showroom | 4:28 | |
3. | "James K. Polk" | Matthew Hill, They Might Be Giants | Factory Showroom | 3:05 |
4. | "Meet James Ensor" | John Henry | 1:33 | |
5. | "Mammal" | Apollo 18 | 2:13 | |
6. | "Pet Name" | Factory Showroom | 4:02 | |
7. | "No!" | No! | 1:29 | |
8. | "I Can Hear You" | Factory Showroom | 1:56 | |
9. | "Spider" | Apollo 18 | 0:51 | |
10. | "I Should Be Allowed to Think" | John Henry | 3:07 | |
11. | "Fingertips" | Apollo 18 | 4:33 | |
12. | "She's Actual Size (Live)" | Previously unreleased | 7:18 | |
13. | "Spy (Original Version)" | Why Does The Sun Shine? (The Sun Is a Mass of Incandescent Gas) EP | 2:31 | |
14. | "Stormy Pinkness (Live)" | TMBG Unlimited MP3 service | 2:21 | |
15. | "Exquisite Dead Guy" | Factory Showroom | 2:02 | |
16. | "Robot Parade (Adult Version)" | Working Undercover for the Man EP | 1:05 | |
17. | "Boat of Car" | They Might Be Giants | 1:14 | |
18. | "S-E-X-X-Y" | Hal Cragin, They Might Be Giants | Factory Showroom | 3:52 |
19. | "Number Three" | They Might Be Giants | 1:27 | |
20. | "The End of the Tour" | John Henry | 3:18 | |
21. | "They Might Be Giants" | Flood | 2:45 | |
22. | "Hey Mr. DJ, I Thought You Said We Had a Deal" | Purple Toupee EP | 3:48 | |
23. | "Nightgown of the Sullen Moon" | They'll Need a Crane EP | 1:59 | |
24. | "Snowball in Hell" | Lincoln | 2:31 | |
25. | "Purple Toupee" | Lincoln | 2:40 | |
26. | "Cowtown" | Lincoln | 2:21 | |
Total length: | 71:02 |
They Might Be Giants, sometimes called The Pink Album, is the debut studio album from Brooklyn-based band They Might Be Giants. It was released by Bar/None in 1986. The album generated two singles, "Don't Let's Start" and "(She Was A) Hotel Detective". It is included on Then: The Earlier Years, a compilation of the band's early material, in its entirety, with the exception of "Don't Let's Start", which is replaced with the single mix for the compilation.
Lincoln is the second studio album by the band They Might Be Giants. It was released by Bar/None in 1988. The album is named after John Linnell and John Flansburgh's boyhood home of Lincoln, Massachusetts. The album produced three singles—"Ana Ng", "They'll Need a Crane", and "Purple Toupee". It is included on Then: The Earlier Years, a compilation of the band's early material, in its entirety.
Factory Showroom is the sixth studio album by the American rock band They Might Be Giants. It was released in 1996 by Elektra Records.
No! is the first children's album by alternative rock band They Might Be Giants, released in 2002 on Rounder Records and Idlewild Recordings.
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"(She Was A) Hotel Detective" is a song and single by alternative rock band They Might Be Giants. It was released as a single on May 5, 1988, two years after the release of They Might Be Giants, the album on which it originally appeared. The "Hotel Detective" title has become a somewhat recurring theme for the band.
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Back to Skull is an EP released by American alternative rock group They Might Be Giants in 1994. The EP was issued contemporaneously with the band's 1994 album John Henry. Artwork for the EP was done by Mike Mills.
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Join Us is the fifteenth studio album from the rock band They Might Be Giants, released on July 19, 2011. It is the band's first adult album in four years since The Else in 2007. Following the success of their 2009 children's album, Here Comes Science, the band returned to their adult audience with Join Us, an eclectic collection of 18 songs.
Occupy This Album: 99 Songs for the 99 Percent is a four-disc compilation box set released in May 2012 through the record label Music for Occupy. The album concept, and initial production was initiated by Executive Producer Jason Samel. Jason Samel later recruited Producers Maegan Hayward, Alex Emanuel and Shirley Menard to assist with the project. The set consists of 99 songs inspired by or related to the Occupy movement. Proceeds from the album went "directly towards the needs of sustaining this growing movement."
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