| Welcome Home | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 4, 1986 [1] | |||
| Studio | Bearsville, Woodstock | |||
| Length | 40:31 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Rhett Davies | |||
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Welcome Home is the second studio album by the American band 'Til Tuesday, released in 1986. [2] [3] It peaked at No. 49 on the Billboard 200. The band supported the album with a North American tour. [4]
The album was produced by Rhett Davies. [5] All of its songs were written or cowritten by Aimee Mann. [6]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [7] |
| Orlando Sentinel |  [8] |
| Windsor Star | C+ [3] |
The Los Angeles Times wrote that "Mann is adept at writing melancholy lyrics about shattered romance, but they don't have to be set to languid music." [9] The Gazette determined that "none of the members of this East Coast modern pop quartet could put together a decent song if it were written on their beautiful foreheads, and one more video band takes the gas." [10] The Orlando Sentinel called Welcome Home "a warm, sepia-toned collection of tunes that exploit Mann's songwriting abilities." [8] The New York Times concluded that "one by one, the songs just barely steer clear of self-pity... But together, they add up to an album as single-mindededly morose as Frank Sinatra's Only the Lonely." [11] Timothy White in Spin noted that "Mann writes taut yet warmly ironic songs that succeed for their keen subtleties." [12]
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| United States (Billboard 200) | 49 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA) [13] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
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"Coming Up Close" is a song by American band 'Til Tuesday, which was released in 1986 as the second and final single from their second studio album Welcome Home. The song was written by Aimee Mann and produced by Rhett Davies. "Coming Up Close" peaked at No. 59 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
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