When We Were Small

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When We Were Small
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 22, 2002
RecordedJupiter Studios, Seattle, May 2001
Genre Indie folk
Length36:46
Label Sub Pop
Producer Martin Feveyear
Rosie Thomas chronology
In Between EP
(2001)
When We Were Small
(2002)
Only with Laughter Can You Win
(2003)

When We Were Small is the debut album by American singer-songwriter Rosie Thomas, released in 2002.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Metro Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Pitchfork Media 7.3/10 [3]

Pitchfork Media rated the album 7.3 out of 10, with reviewer Brad Haywood calling it "a solid debut, long on talent but maybe a bit short on melody or lacking in appropriate production". [3] Allmusic awarded it four stars, with Tom Semioli calling it a "mesmerizing debut outing". [1] Indy Week described it as "a quiet collection of songs that tend to spotlight the lyrics, and in Thomas' case, that's definitely a plus". [4] Geoffrey Himes, writing for the Washington Post , commented on Thomas's "frail, breathy soprano that offers reluctant confessions over minimalist keyboard settings". [5]

Track listing

All songs written by Rosie Thomas.

  1. "2 Dollar Shoes" – 3:10
  2. "Farewell" – 3:12
  3. "Wedding Day" – 5:26
  4. "Lorraine" – 3:24
  5. "Finish Line" – 2:40
  6. "October" – 2:21
  7. "I Run" – 4:07
  8. "Charlotte" – 3:19
  9. "Have You Seen My Love?" – 2:56
  10. "Bicycle Tricycle" – 6:04

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References

  1. 1 2 Semioli, Tom When We Were Small at AllMusic
  2. www.metrotimes.com https://web.archive.org/web/20020227224542/http://www.metrotimes.com/editorial/review.asp?id=60549. Archived from the original on February 27, 2002.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 1 2 Haywood, Brad (March 26, 2002). "Rosie Thomas: When We Were Small | Album Reviews". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
  4. "Rosie Thomas: When We Were Small; Sub Pop CDs", Indy Week , May 1, 2002.
  5. Himes, Geoffrey (2002) "Review", Washington Post , April 19, 2002.