| Gentle Creatures | ||||
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| Released | 18 September 1995 | |||
| Length | 53:57 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | 4AD | |||
| Producer | Joshua Heller, Warren Defever, Wally Sound, Tarnation [1] | |||
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Gentle Creatures is a 1995 album by the band Tarnation (Paula Frazer, Lincoln Allen, Michelle Cernuto and Matt Wendell Sullivan). It was released on 4AD.
All tracks are written by Paula Frazer, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Game of Broken Hearts" | 3:01 | |
| 2. | "Halfway to Madness" | 4:39 | |
| 3. | "The Well" | 6:08 | |
| 4. | "Big O Motel" | 6:02 | |
| 5. | "Tell Me It's Not So" | 2:24 | |
| 6. | "Two Wrongs Won't Make Things Right" | 4:09 | |
| 7. | "Lonely Lights" | 2:03 | |
| 8. | "Gentle Creatures" | 1:25 | |
| 9. | "Listen to the Wind" | 3:46 | |
| 10. | "The Hand" | 2:42 | |
| 11. | "Do You Fancy Me" | 2:37 | |
| 12. | "Yellow Birds" | 3:49 | |
| 13. | "Burn Again" | Michelle Cernuto | 2:40 |
| 14. | "Stranger in the Mirror" | Lincoln Allen | 3:58 |
| 15. | "It's Not Easy" | 3:34 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 16. | "Sweat and Blood" | 2:35 |
| 17. | "The Ring" | 4:28 |
| 18. | "Spankin' Potion #5" | 1:48 |
| 19. | "They Took You Away Once Again" | 3:02 |
| 20. | "Rancho Carne Humana" | 2:26 |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A [4] |
| Spin | 7/10 [5] |
| The Village Voice | C [6] |
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