Hunkpapa (album)

Hunkpapa
Studio album by Throwing Muses
Released	January 23, 1989
Recorded	June–October 1988
Studio	Fort Apache Studios, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	38:48
Label	4AD, Sire [1]
Producer	Gary Smith [2]
Throwing Muses chronology
House Tornado (1988) Hunkpapa (1989) The Real Ramona (1991)
Singles from Hunkpapa
"Dizzy" Released: February 13, 1989

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Robert Christgau	B− [4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[1]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide	[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[5]
Spin Alternative Record Guide	8/10 [6]

Hunkpapa is the third studio album by Throwing Muses, released in 1989. ^{[7] [8]} It peaked at number 59 on the UK Albums Chart. ^[9]

Critical reception

Trouser Press called the album "a chilly and dull record that could be by any number of contempo jangle-pop bands," and said that lead singer Kristin Hersh’s voice, "no longer possessing any strong character, is ineffectual and a bit strident at times." ^[10] The New York Times wrote that the band "have edged toward rock convention." ^[11] The Rolling Stone Album Guide praised the "stronger sense of groove." ^[5]

NME named it the 33rd best album of 1989. ^[12]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Kristin Hersh, except "Dragonhead" and "Angel" by Tanya Donelly.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Devil's Roof"	3:39
2.	"Bea"	4:18
3.	"Dizzy"	3:41
4.	"No Parachutes"	3:17
5.	"Dragonhead"	4:04
6.	"Say Goodbye"	0:37
7.	"Fall Down"	3:40
8.	"I'm Alive"	2:49
9.	"Angel"	3:24
10.	"Mania"	3:02
11.	"The Burrow"	1:20
12.	"Take"	4:57

CD edition bonus track

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Santa Claus"	3:47

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Throwing Muses

• Kristin Hersh – guitar, piano, vocals
• Tanya Donelly – guitar, vocals
• Leslie Langston – bass guitar, vocals
• David Narcizo – drums, percussion, vocals

Additional musicians

• Bernie Worrell – keyboards
• Russ Gershon – tenor saxophone
• Tom Halter – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Russell Jewell – trombone
• Guy Yarden – violin

Technical personnel

• Gary Smith – production
• Steve Haigler – engineering
• Matt Lane – engineering assistance
• Phil Magnotti – engineering assistance
• Greg Calbi – mastering

Charts

Chart	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC) [9]	59

References

1. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8. MUZE. p. 168.
2. MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 1149.
3. Phares, Heather. "Hunkpapa - Throwing Muses". AllMusic . Retrieved May 8, 2018.
4. "Robert Christgau: CG: Throwing Muses". www.robertchristgau.com.
5. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 707–708.
6. Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. pp. 410–411.
7. "Throwing Muses | Biography & History". AllMusic.
8. The Rough Guide to Rock (2nd ed.). Rough Guides Ltd. 1999. p. 1016.
9. "Throwing Muses". Official Charts Company . Retrieved May 8, 2018.
10. "Throwing Muses". Trouser Press. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
11. Pareles, Jon (April 9, 1989). "Review/Rock; Rock, Unfettered, by Throwing Muses (Published 1989)". The New York Times .
12. "Albums And Tracks Of The Year: 1989". NME . October 10, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2018.

External links

• Hunkpapa at MusicBrainz (list of releases)