Dove (Belly album)

Dove
Studio album by Belly
Released	May 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
Length	52:42
Label	Belly Touring LLC The Orchard
Producer	Tom Gorman Paul Q. Kolderie Belly
Belly chronology
King (1995) Dove (2018)
Singles from Dove
"Shiny One" Released: February 23, 2018 [1] "Stars Align" Released: March 29, 2018 [2]

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	6.4/10 [3]
Metacritic	72/100 [4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
The A.V. Club	C+ [6]
Classic Rock	8/10 [7]
The Line of Best Fit	7/10 [8]
Mojo	[9]
Pitchfork	7.2/10 [10]
Q	[11]
Rolling Stone	[12]
Slant Magazine	[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]

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.	Title	Length
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

References

1. "New Single! Shiny One!". bellyofficial.com. February 23, 2018. Archived from the original on July 14, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
2. "New Song – Stars Align!". bellyofficial.com. March 29, 2018. Archived from the original on July 14, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
3. "Dove by Belly reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
4. "Dove by Belly Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic . Retrieved May 11, 2018.
5. Deming, Mark. "Dove – Belly". AllMusic . Retrieved May 5, 2018.
6. Ihnat, Gwen (May 4, 2018). "Belly, Dove". The A.V. Club . Retrieved August 31, 2019.
7. Marszalek, Julian (June 2018). "Belly: Dove". Classic Rock . No. 249. p. 91.
8. Putnam, Jon (May 7, 2018). "Belly release precisely the album they should make after 23 years". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved June 18, 2024.
9. Aston, Martin (June 2018). "Belly: DOVE". Mojo . No. 295. p. 88.
10. Soto, Alfred (May 8, 2018). "Belly: DOVE". Pitchfork . Retrieved May 8, 2018.
11. Segal, Victoria (July 2018). "Belly: Dove". Q . No. 386. p. 108.
12. Grow, Kory (May 4, 2018). "Review: Belly's 'Dove' Is About Much More Than Nineties Nostalgia". Rolling Stone . Retrieved May 5, 2018.
13. Cinquemani, Sal (April 26, 2018). "Review: Belly, Dove". Slant Magazine . Retrieved May 5, 2018.
14. Mueller, Andrew (June 2018). "Belly: Dove". Uncut . No. 253. p. 24.
15. "New Album: DOVE". PledgeMusic. Archived from the original on February 10, 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
16. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
17. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
18. "Belly Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
19. "Belly Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
20. "Belly Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
21. "Belly Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 15, 2018.