Believer (Laura Dawn album)
| Believer | |
|---|---|
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| Studio album by Laura Dawn | |
| Released | October 9, 2001[1] |
| Genre | Rock |
| Length | 1:06:06 |
| Label | Extasy International/Warner Bros. |
| Producer | Laura Dawn, Carl Glanville, Ted Nicely, Simeon Spiegel, Yoshiki |
Believer is a 2001 album by Laura Dawn. It was released by the now-defunct Extasy International Records, an offshoot of the Extasy Records label created by X Japan drummer Yoshiki, and distributed by Warner Bros. It features a hidden track, "Jump Into the Fire", originally by Harry Nilsson.[2]
Dawn described the album as the soundtrack to her rollercoaster life of the preceding few years.[3] She toured the US in support of the album.[3]
"I Would", taken from the album, reached number 37 on the Billboard Adult Pop Songs chart.[4]
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
Stephanie Dickison, reviewing the album for PopMatters, viewed it positively, calling Dawn "a woman that dares to contradict, a woman who uses words wisely and humourously".[5] Spin called it a "sweetly vicious debut, which is equal parts power pop and sugary punk, like Siouxsie Sioux meets Jewel".[6] Allmusic writer Hal Horowitz gave the album a two star rating, calling it "a sturdy debut from a remarkably assured singer/songwriter with a knack for writing songs and hooks that sound familiar on first listen".[2]
Tracklist
| No. | Title | Composer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Free and Lonely Life" | Laura Dawn/Simeon Spiegel | 4:33 |
| 2. | "The Old You" | Dawn/Spiegel | 3:34 |
| 3. | "Nothing to Me" | Dawn | 1:52 |
| 4. | "Party Girl" | Dawn | 4:08 |
| 5. | "Believer" | Dawn | 4:16 |
| 6. | "Useless in L.A." | Dawn | 4:25 |
| 7. | "Delicious" | Dawn/Spiegel | 3:24 |
| 8. | "So Small" | Dawn/Spiegel | 4:33 |
| 9. | "I Would" | Dawn/Linus of Hollywood | 3:45 |
| 10. | "Love You Less" | Dawn/Spiegel | 4:36 |
| 11. | "The Best Part" | Dawn | 3:44 |
| 12. | "Wasted" | Dawn | 3:00 |
| 13. | "Recognize" | Dawn/Spiegel | 4:18 |
| 14. | "Hang On" | Dawn | 4:53 |
| 15. | "The Last Song" | Dawn/Spiegel | 5:22 |
| 16. | "Jump Into the Fire" (hidden track, cover) | Harry Nilsson | 6:00 |
References
- ↑ "Shop Around!", Billboard, September 22, 2001, p. 64. Retrieved August 12, 2015 via Google Books.
- 1 2 3 "Believer Review", Allmusic. Retrieved August 12, 2015
- 1 2 "She's a Believer", Billboard, November 3, 2001, p. 20. Retrieved August 12, 2015 via Google Books
- ↑ "Laura Dawn", Billboard. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
- ↑ Dickison, Stephanie (2001) "Laura Dawn Believer", PopMatters, October 8, 2001. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
- ↑ Wawerna, Beth (2002) "The Hit List", Spin, February 2002, p. 36. Retrieved August 12, 2015 via Google Books.