Dove (Belly album)

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Dove
Belly Dove.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 4, 2018 (2018-05-04)
Studio
  • Stable Sound (Portsmouth, Rhode Island)
  • Downwind Farm (Rhode Island)
  • Lavastudio (New York)
  • Studio 24 (Massachusetts)
  • Rock 'n' Roll Control Center (Rhode Island)
Genre Alternative rock
Length52:42
Label
Producer
Belly chronology
King
(1995)
Dove
(2018)
Singles from Dove
  1. "Shiny One"
    Released: February 23, 2018 [1]
  2. "Stars Align"
    Released: March 29, 2018 [2]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 6.4/10 [3]
Metacritic 72/100 [4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The A.V. Club C+ [6]
Classic Rock 8/10 [7]
The Line of Best Fit 7/10 [8]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Pitchfork 7.2/10 [10]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [13]
Uncut 8/10 [14]

Dove is the third studio album by American alternative rock band Belly, released on May 4, 2018. It was released twenty-three years after Belly's previous album King (1995) and their subsequent disbandment. The band reformed in 2016, and, following a successful reunion tour, chose to crowdfund a new album which would become Dove. [15]

Contents

Dove continued the band's tradition of releasing albums with four-letter word titles.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Belly (Tanya Donelly, Gail Greenwood, Tom Gorman and Chris Gorman)

No.TitleLength
1."Mine"5:20
2."Shiny One"5:22
3."Human Child"5:39
4."Faceless"4:58
5."Suffer the Fools"4:05
6."Girl"4:44
7."Army of Clay"3:39
8."Stars Align"3:37
9."Quicksand"4:27
10."Artifact"4:20
11."Heartstrings"3:26
12."Starryeyed" (hidden track)3:05
Total length:52:42

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC) [16] 13
UK Albums (OCC) [17] 34
US Billboard 200 [18] 136
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [19] 9
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [20] 12
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [21] 27

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