Share the Joy

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Share the Joy
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 12, 2011 (2011-04-12)
RecordedJanuary – August 2010
Studio
  • Rear House (Brooklyn, New York)
  • Asha's Space (Brooklyn)
Genre
Length35:33
Label Polyvinyl
Producer
Vivian Girls chronology
Everything Goes Wrong
(2009)
Share the Joy
(2011)
Memory
(2019)
Singles from Share the Joy
  1. "I Heard You Say"
    Released: April 11, 2011 [3]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 6.2/10 [4]
Metacritic 67/100 [5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
American Songwriter Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
The A.V. Club C− [8]
The Boston Phoenix Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
DIY 8/10 [9]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]
NME 7/10 [11]
Pitchfork 5.9/10 [12]
The Skinny Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [13]
Spin 6/10 [1]

Share the Joy is the third studio album by American indie rock band Vivian Girls. It was released on April 12, 2011 by Polyvinyl Record Co. [14] The album was produced by the band's lead singer and guitarist Cassie Ramone with Woods' Jarvis Taveniere, and was primarily recorded at Taveniere's studio Rear House. [14]

Contents

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Cassie Ramone, except where noted; all music is composed by Vivian Girls (Fiona Campbell, Katy Goodman and Ramone), except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."The Other Girls"6:28
2."I Heard You Say"2:52
3."Dance (If You Wanna)"2:59
4."Lake House"2:08
5."Trying to Pretend"2:30
6."Sixteen Ways" (lyrics and music by Green on Red)2:45
7."Take It as It Comes"3:00
8."Vanishing of Time"3:58
9."Death" (music by Campbell, Goodman, Ramone and Ali Koehler)2:46
10."Light in Your Eyes"6:07
Total length:35:33
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
11."I Won't Be Long"2:02
Total length:37:35

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. [15]

Vivian Girls

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (2011)Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [16] 20

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