| You Were a Diamond | ||||
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| Released | 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1997 [1] | |||
| Genre | Alternative country [2] | |||
| Label | Tractor Beam/spinART | |||
| Producer | Adam Lasus | |||
| Clem Snide chronology | ||||
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You Were a Diamond is the debut album by the American band Clem Snide. [3] It was released in 1998 on Tractor Beam Records, and later reissued on spinART. It received favorable reviews and landed the band a following playing clubs in the Northeastern United States. As of 2002, it had sold about 1,000 copies. [4]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide |  [6] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [7] |
| Pitchfork | 7.9/10 [8] |
The New York Daily News noted that Barzelay "sometimes gives into his sentimental streak, yet his mournful voice and elegant melodies make even his more gooey observations believable." [9]
All tracks composed by Eef Barzelay; except where noted.
The spinART reissue contained the following bonus tracks:
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Pink Flag is the debut album by the English rock band Wire, released in December 1977. The album was critically acclaimed on release, and has since been highly influential; today it is regarded as a landmark in the development of post-punk music.
You're Living All Over Me is the second studio album by American alternative rock band Dinosaur Jr. It was released on December 14, 1987, through SST Records.
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Metamorphosis is the third compilation album of the Rolling Stones music released by former manager Allen Klein's ABKCO Records after the band's departure from Decca and Klein. Released in 1975, Metamorphosis centres on outtakes and alternate versions of well-known songs recorded from 1964 to 1970.
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Your Favorite Music is the second album by indie rock band Clem Snide. The album was originally released as their major-label debut by Sire Records, but the label dropped them prior to the release. Clem Snide eventually signed with spinART Records, who released the album with a bonus track, "The Water Song." The song "I Love the Unknown" was released as a single in Europe.
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