Electrified (Dressy Bessy album)

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Electrified
Dressybessyelectrified.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 14, 2005
Genre Pop, indie
Label Transdreamer
Producer Britt Myers
Dressy Bessy chronology
Dressy Bessy
(2003)
Electrified
(2005)
Holler and Stomp
(2008)

Electrified is a studio album from Denver quartet Dressy Bessy. [1] The album was released on Transdreamer Records in June 2005. [2]

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Pitchfork Media 6.3/10 [4]
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Track listing

All tracks written by Tammy Ealom

  1. "Side 2"
  2. "Stop Foolin'"
  3. "Electrified"
  4. "Small"
  5. "She Likes It"
  6. "Who'd Stop the Rain"
  7. "Hellohellohello"
  8. "Ringalingaling"
  9. "It Happens All the Time"
  10. "Call It Even Later"
  11. "Try Try Try Again"
  12. "Second Place"

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References

  1. "Dressy Bessy singer's style shapes band". Oklahoman.com. September 23, 2005.
  2. "Dressy Bessy: Electrified". PopMatters. June 26, 2005.
  3. "Electrified - Dressy Bessy | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  4. "Dressy Bessy: Electrified". Pitchfork.
  5. Keefe, Jonathan (8 June 2005). "Review: Dressy Bessy, Electrified". Slant Magazine .