Guestroom (album)

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Guestroom
Guestroomivy.jpg
Studio album by
Ivy
ReleasedSeptember 10, 2002
Recorded1994–2002
Studio
Various
Genre
Length35:42
Label
Producer
Ivy chronology
Long Distance
(2000)		Guestroom
(2002)		 In the Clear
(2005)
Singles from Guestroom
  1. "Digging Your Scene"
    Released: May 27, 2002
  2. "Let's Go to Bed"
    Released: 2002

Guestroom is the fourth studio album by the band Ivy. It was released on September 10, 2002 by Minty Fresh and Unfiltered Records. Unlike the group's previous albums, the album consisted entirely of cover songs, without any new material. Some of the songs featured on the album were previously released as B-sides to the band's singles.

Contents

Two singles were released from Guestroom. Lead single, "Digging Your Scene" was previously recorded for Ivy's previous studio release, Long Distance (2001), but an updated version appeared on this album for the single release. "Let's Go to Bed" was released as the final single for the album in late 2002. Another song, "I Guess I'm Just a Little Too Sensitive", was also previously recorded on their debut extended play, Lately .

Upon release, Guestroom featured mostly positive reviews from music critics, who praised the covers included on the album. Dominique Durand's vocals were also praised for being "wispy" and "warm".

The Japanese edition of Guestroom was reissued on April 18, 2015, in the United States by Minty Fresh.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Exclaim! Mixed [2]

Guestroom received generally positive reviews from critics. MacKenzie Wilson of AllMusic praised Ivy for the "divine picks, particularly "I Don't Know Why I Love You", further adding that "Guestroom is an added bonus for new and old fans alike". [1] In a divided review, Noel Dix of Exclaim! stated that "sadly, this is not the follow-up to stunning Long Distance", but later added that "the real treat of Guestroom is the stunning manipulation of "Be My Baby". [2]

Track listing

All tracks produced by Andy Chase and Adam Schlesinger, except "Be My Baby", which is also produced by Gary Maurer.

Guestroom– Standard edition [3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Original artistLength
1."Let's Go to Bed"
 The Cure 4:16
2."Kite" Nick Heyward Nick Heyward3:13
3."Say Goodbye"
  • Shivika Asthana
  • Keith Gendel
  • Tony Goddess
 Papas Fritas 3:40
4."Streets of Your Town"
 The Go-Betweens 3:37
5."I Don't Know Why I Love You" Guy Chadwick The House of Love 2:48
6."Only a Fool Would Say That"
 Steely Dan 3:00
7."Digging Your Scene"Robert Howard The Blow Monkeys 3:40
8."L'Anamour" Serge Gainsbourg Serge Gainsbourg2:36
9."Be My Baby"
 The Ronettes 4:41
10."I Guess I'm Just a Little Too Sensitive" Edwyn Collins Orange Juice 4:11
Total length:35:42
Guestroom– 2015 Record Store Day edition [4] [5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Original artistLength
11."Let's Go to Bed"
  • Laurence Tolhurst
  • Robert Smith
The Cure4:07
12."Cruel" Paddy McAloon Prefab Sprout 4:20
Total length:44:09

Personnel

Credits and personnel adapted from Guestroom liner notes [6] and Andy Chase's discography. [7]

Release history

RegionDateLabelRef.
United StatesSeptember 10, 2002 Minty Fresh, Unfiltered Records
Spain Bittersweet Records
JapanMinty Fresh, Imperial Records
United StatesApril 18, 2015Minty Fresh

References

  1. 1 2 Wilson, MacKenzie. "Ivy - Guestroom". AllMusic . Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Dix, Noel (January 1, 2006). "Ivy - Guestroom". Exclaim! . Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  3. ↑ Guestroom (Liner notes/ CD booklet). Ivy (band). Minty Fresh Records (Barcode: 7 -9662-70045-2 0). 2002.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ↑ Guestroom (Liner notes/ CD booklet). Ivy (band). Minty Fresh Records (Barcode: 7 -96627-00451-3). 2015.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ↑ "The Band Ivy: Discog" . Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  6. ↑ Guestroom (liner notes). Ivy (band). Minty Fresh. 2002.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ↑ Chase, Andy. "Discography". andychase.com. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
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