Safari (EP)

Safari
EP by the Breeders
Released	April 6, 1992
Studio	Looking Glass, New York City, First Protocol, London and Nomis
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	12:08
Label	4AD/Elektra
Producer	Paul Berry, Dante DeSole, Guy Fixsen
The Breeders chronology
Pod (1990) Safari (1992) Last Splash (1993)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	A− [2]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide	[3]
Spin	[4]

Safari is an EP by the Breeders, released in 1992 on 4AD/Elektra Records. ^[5] By the time of its release, Kim Deal had enlisted her twin sister Kelley to play guitar for the band. ^[6] It is the only Breeders recording that features both Kelley Deal and Tanya Donelly.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Do You Love Me Now?"	Kim Deal, Kelley Deal	2:40
2.	"Don't Call Home"	Kim Deal; additional lyrics: John Murphy	3:37
3.	"Safari"	Kim Deal	3:30
4.	"So Sad About Us"	Pete Townshend	2:21

Personnel

The Breeders

• Kim Deal – vocals, guitar
• Kelley Deal – guitar
• Tanya Donelly – vocals, guitar
• Josephine Wiggs – vocals, bass, cello
• Britt Walford (billed as Mike Hunt) – Drums
• Jon Mattock – drums on "Safari"

Technical

• Paul Berry, Dante DeSole, Guy Fixsen, Mark Freegard and Ben Darlow – engineers
• Vaughan Oliver – sleeve
• Shinro Ohtake - charcoal drawing "Nairobi Viii" (1983)

References

1. Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Safari - The Breeders | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
2. "The Breeders: Consumer Guide Reviews: Safari [4AD/Elektra, 1992]". Robert Christgau . Retrieved September 5, 2017.
3. Wolk, Douglas (2004). "The Breeders". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). New York: Simon & Schuster. pp.  104. ISBN   0-7432-0169-8.
4. Kandell, Steve (April 1, 2008). "Discography: Kim Deal". Spin . Archived from the original on March 12, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
5. Earles, Andrew (September 15, 2014). Gimme Indie Rock: 500 Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981-1996. Voyageur Press. ISBN   9780760346488 – via Google Books.
6. "Rock's Sibling Revelry: The Breeders". August 19, 2009 – via www.washingtonpost.com.