| Positively Phranc | ||||
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| Released | 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1991 | |||
| Genre | Folk, folk punk, punk pop [1] | |||
| Length | 30:42 | |||
| Label | Island [2] | |||
| Producer | Warren Bruleigh, Phranc | |||
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Positively Phranc is an album by the American musician Phranc, released in 1991. [3] [4] Phranc promoted the album by touring with Morrissey. [5] Phranc was dropped by Island Records after the album's release. [6]
"Gertrude Stein" is Phranc's cover version of Jonathan Richman's "Pablo Picasso"; D.J. Bonebrake played drums on the song. [7] "Tipton" is a tribute to transgender jazz musician Billy Tipton. [8] "Surfer Girl", a duet with Syd Straw, is a cover of the Beach Boys song. [9] "Outta Here" is about the deaths of friends due to AIDS. [10] Dave Alvin played guitar on "Hitchcock". [11] Two Nice Girls sang on "I'm Not Romantic". [12]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [13] |
| Robert Christgau |  [14] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [15] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide |  [16] |
| Martin C. Strong | 6/10 [17] |
| The Tampa Tribune | [12] |
The Gazette wrote that "Phranc proves that all anyone really needs is six strings and a point of view." [18] The Chicago Tribune opined that Positively Phranc "is miles ahead of her first two albums, offering wit, a sense of balance, musical diversity and polished artistry that simply wasn't there before." [19]
Trouser Press noted that the album "intermittently brings tasteful electric accompaniment into the picture while narrowing the lyrical focus to mostly concentrate on romance." [20] Entertainment Weekly lamented that "Phranc pens ironic little ditties, high on giggles but low on the insights that should come out of a lesbian's daily life in the straight world." [21] Robert Christgau considered "'64 Ford" to be the album's best track. [14]
All tracks composed by Phranc; except where indicated
| Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
| 1991 | Island | CD | 422-848 282-2 | |
| Cassette | 422-848 282-4 | |||
| 1992 | PolyGram | CD | 848282 |
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