This Is How It Feels (album)

This Is How It Feels
Studio album by the Golden Palominos
Released	September 28, 1993
Recorded	January – June 1993 at Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York
Genre	Dream pop
Length	60:09
Label	Restless
Producer	Anton Fier
The Golden Palominos chronology
A History (1986–1989) (1992) This Is How It Feels (1993) Pure (1994)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	A− [2]
NME	[3]

This Is How It Feels is the sixth album by the Golden Palominos, released on September 28, 1993, by Restless Records. It was the first of two Golden Palominos records to feature vocals by Lori Carson, who also appears on the album's cover. ^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Sleepwalk"	Lori Carson, Anton Fier, Bill Laswell	5:12
2.	"Prison of the Rhythm"	Lori Carson, Anton Fier, Bill Laswell	4:54
3.	"I'm Not Sorry"	Lori Carson, Anton Fier, Bill Laswell	5:07
4.	"This Is How It Feels"	Lori Carson, Anton Fier, Bill Laswell	4:45
5.	"To a Stranger"	Anton Fier, Lydia Kavanagh, Bill Laswell	5:41
6.	"The Wonder"	Lori Carson, Anton Fier, Bill Laswell	4:55
7.	"Breakdown"	Lori Carson, Anton Fier, Bill Laswell	4:58
8.	"These Days"	Jackson Browne	4:09
9.	"Rain Holds"	Lori Carson, Anton Fier, Bill Laswell	5:52
10.	"Twist the Knife"	Lori Carson, Anton Fier, Bill Laswell	5:21
11.	"Bird Flying"	Lori Carson, Anton Fier, Bill Laswell	5:54
12.	"A Divine Kiss"	Anton Fier, Lydia Kavanagh, Bill Laswell, Matt Stein	3:15

Personnel

Musicians

• Lori Carson  – vocals
• Bootsy Collins  – guitar
• Anton Fier  – drums, percussion, programming, production, art direction
• Bill Laswell  – bass guitar
• Nicky Skopelitis  – guitar
• Bernie Worrell  – Hammond organ
• Jeff Bova  – keyboards, additional programming
• Amanda Kramer  – keyboards
• Lydia Kavanagh – vocals on "To a Stranger", "These Days" and "A Divine Kiss"

Production and additional personnel

• Melanie Acevedo – photography
• Bruce Calder – mixing, recording
• Oz Fritz – recording
• Dean Karr – photography
• Matt Stein – programming, mixing, recording
• Howie Weinberg  – mastering

References

1. Demalon, Tom. "This Is How It Feels". AllMusic. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
2. columnist (October 1993). "This Is How It Feels". Entertainment Weekly . p. 54.
3. columnist (March 1994). "This Is How It Feels". NME : 51.
4. "This is How It Feels". September 23, 2022.

External links

• This Is How It Feels at Discogs (list of releases)