Pink Hearts Yellow Moons

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Pink Hearts Yellow Moons
Dressybessypinkheartsyellowmoon.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 7, 1999
Genre Pop, Indie
Label Kindercore Records [1]
Dressy Bessy chronology
Pink Hearts Yellow Moons
(1999)
SoundGoRound
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Pitchfork Media 4.8/10 [3]

Pink Hearts Yellow Moons is the debut album from Denver quartet Dressy Bessy. [4] The album was released on Kindercore Records in 1999. [5]

Contents

The songs "Just Like Henry" and "If You Should Try to Kiss Her" were included on the soundtrack to the 1999 movie But I'm a Cheerleader.

Critical reception

The Stranger called the album "by far, the catchiest indie-pop record of 1999 ... With Pink Hearts, Yellow Moons, every day was summer." [6] CMJ New Music Report wrote that it "is a candy dish full of light, sugary pop songs that beg you to add your own la-la background vocals." [1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tammy Ealom and Dressy Bessy, except where noted. All tracks are produced by John Hill with assistance from Dressy Bessy

Pink Hearts Yellow Moons– standard edition
No.TitleLength
1."I Found Out"2:35
2."Just Like Henry"2:27
3."Lookaround"2:16
4."Little TV"1:56
5."Jenny Come On"2:44
6."If You Should Try to Kiss Her"2:44
7."Extra-Ordinary"2:41
8."Makeup"2:21
9."Big Vacation" (written by Ealom, Martyn Leaper)2:32
10."You Stand Here"2:25
11."My Maryanne"4:18
Pink Hearts Yellow Moons– Japan version (bonus tracks)
No.TitleLength
12."All the Right Reasons"2:42
13."Lipstick"3:12

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References

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  2. Pink Hearts Yellow Moons at AllMusic
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  4. Sheffield, Rob (June 5, 2019). "Rob Sheffield's 99 Best Songs of 1999". Rolling Stone.
  5. LOUNGES, TOM (23 May 2003). "Dressy Bessy struts its retro pop style". nwitimes.com.
  6. Shepherd, Julianne. "Endless Summer". The Stranger.