| Requiem for an Almost Lady | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1971 | |||
| Recorded | June 1971 | |||
| Studio | Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 23:25 | |||
| Label | Viking | |||
| Producer | Lee Hazlewood, Suzanne Jennings | |||
| Lee Hazlewood chronology | ||||
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Requiem for an Almost Lady is a studio album by Lee Hazlewood, released in 1971. [1]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Pitchfork | 8.4/10 [2] |
Stanton Swihart of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, describing it as "one of the most beautifully agonizing breakup records to ever hit wax, culled from a composite of Hazlewood's relationships gone wrong." [1]
All tracks are written by Lee Hazlewood.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I'm Glad I Never..." | 1:04 |
| 2. | "If It's Monday Morning" | 3:54 |
| 3. | "L.A. Lady" | 2:20 |
| 4. | "Won't You Tell Your Dreams" | 3:52 |
| 5. | "I'll Live Yesterdays" | 2:50 |
| 6. | "Little Miss Sunshine (Little Miss Rain)" | 2:33 |
| 7. | "Stone Lost Child" | 2:02 |
| 8. | "Come on Home to Me" | 2:58 |
| 9. | "Must Have Been Something I Loved" | 1:40 |
| 10. | "I'd Rather Be Your Enemy" | 2:12 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "I Just Learned to Run" (Outtake) | 3:04 |
| 12. | "Little Bird" (Demo) | 2:42 |
Credits adapted from liner notes.
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