| Get Lost | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 24, 1995 | |||
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| Length | 39:58 | |||
| Label | Merge | |||
| Producer | Stephin Merritt | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide | A− [3] |
| NME | 9/10 [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
| Select | 4/5 [6] |
| Spin | 7/10 [7] |
Get Lost is the fifth studio album by American indie pop band The Magnetic Fields, released on October 24, 1995.
The Divine Comedy have recorded covers of three songs from this album. "Love Is Lighter Than Air" appears as the B-side of their 1996 single "Something for the Weekend". "Famous" appears as the B-side of their 1999 single National Express. Their version of "With Whom to Dance" appears as the B-side of their 1999 single "The Pop Singer's Fear of the Pollen Count".
Tracey Thorn has recorded covers of several Magnetic Fields songs. "Smoke and Mirrors" from Get Lost appears as the B-side of her 2007 single "Raise the Roof", together with her version of "The Book of Love" from 69 Love Songs .
Advance Base recorded a version of "You and Me and the Moon" for the 2018 album Animal Companionship .
All tracks are written by Stephin Merritt, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Famous" | 3:11 | |
| 2. | "The Desperate Things You Made Me Do" | 3:54 | |
| 3. | "Smoke and Mirrors" | 3:08 | |
| 4. | "With Whom to Dance?" | 2:27 | |
| 5. | "You and Me and the Moon" | 2:59 | |
| 6. | "Don't Look Away" | 2:16 | |
| 7. | "Save a Secret for the Moon" | 3:02 | |
| 8. | "Why I Cry" | 3:37 | |
| 9. | "Love Is Lighter Than Air" | 2:59 | |
| 10. | "When You're Old and Lonely" | 1:57 | |
| 11. | "The Village in the Morning" | Stephin Merritt; Robert Scott | 3:40 |
| 12. | "All the Umbrellas in London" | 3:18 | |
| 13. | "The Dreaming Moon" | 3:24 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "With Whom to Dance?" | 2:27 |
| 2. | "Smoke and Mirrors" | 3:08 |
| 3. | "All the Umbrellas in London" | 3:18 |
| 4. | "Why I Cry" | 3:37 |
| 5. | "Save a Secret for the Moon" | 3:02 |
| 6. | "Don't Look Away" | 2:16 |
| 7. | "Love Is Lighter Than Air" | 2:59 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Famous" | 3:11 | |
| 2. | "The Desperate Things You Made Me Do" | 3:54 | |
| 3. | "You and Me and the Moon" | 2:59 | |
| 4. | "When You're Old and Lonely" | 1:57 | |
| 5. | "The Village in the Morning" | Stephin Merritt; Robert Scott | 3:40 |
| 6. | "The Dreaming Moon" | 3:24 |
Get Lost was produced by Stephin Merritt. Kelly McKaig was the recording assistant, Eric Masunaga was the technical advisor and occasional mixer. The spoken word French vocals on the song "Smoke and Mirrors" were translated by Andrew Beaujon.
Eve Prime photographed the cover art for the album. The models in the photo are, from left to right, cellist Sam Davol, Ilsa Jule, Gail O'Hara, Michael Cavadias and Leslie Taylor (who would later go on to wed Sam Davol in 1997). [8] Ashley Salisbury was the stylist.
Lilly of the Valley is listed in the liner notes as being one of the "cover models." It is in fact the performance character name of Michael Cavadias. [9]
The tray card was photographed by John Woo.
The Magnetic Fields are an American band founded and led by Stephin Merritt. Merritt is the group's primary songwriter, producer, and vocalist, as well as frequent multi-instrumentalist. The band is named after the André Breton/Philippe Soupault novel Les Champs Magnétiques.
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Quickies is the twelfth studio album by The Magnetic Fields. The album consists of 28 songs, each of which is between 0:17 and 2:35 in length. For the album's concept, Magnetic Fields singer and songwriter Stephin Merritt was influenced by the short fiction of Lydia Davis and the writing of his own book of Scrabble poetry.
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