| Dreamy | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 1, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1990 | |||
| Genre | Indie pop | |||
| Length | 30:15 | |||
| Label | K/Sub Pop [1] | |||
| Producer | Steve Fisk [2] | |||
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Dreamy is an album by the indie pop band Beat Happening, released in 1991. [3] [4] The band recorded the tracks in a living room and in a professional recording studio. [5]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
| Chicago Tribune |  [7] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A [8] |
| Pitchfork | 8.6/10 [9] |
| St. Petersburg Times | [10] |
The Chicago Tribune wrote: "It's a stripped-of-conventions, anti-pop stance that could sound just as calculated and empty as some elaborate pop productions, but Beat Happening imparts both quirky charm and a sense of immediacy to its material." [7] The St. Petersburg Times deemed "Collide" "one of the eeriest songs to come along in a while... It's eerie in a playful, sickly pretty way." [10]
All tracks written by Beat Happening.
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