Dear 23

Dear 23
Studio album by The Posies
Released	August 1990
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	48:03
Label	DGC Records
Producer	John Leckie, The Posies
The Posies chronology
Failure (1988) Dear 23 (1990) Frosting on the Beater (1993)

Dear 23 is the major label debut by Seattle Alternative rock/grunge/power pop band The Posies. "Apology" appears in Children of Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the Second Psychedelic Era, 1976–1995 along with "I May Hate you Sometimes" from their first album, Failure.

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Track listing

All tracks by Jon Auer & Ken Stringfellow

1. "My Big Mouth" – 2:27
2. "Golden Blunders" – 4:28
3. "Apology" – 5:16
4. "Any Other Way" – 4:07
5. "You Avoid Parties" – 4:49
6. "Suddenly Mary" – 4:13
7. "Help Yourself" – 4:29
8. "Mrs. Green" – 5:52
9. "Everyone Moves Away" – 4:15
10. "Flood of Sunshine" – 8:22

Personnel

• Jon Auer – vocals, guitars
• Ken Stringfellow – vocals, guitars
• Arthur "Rick" Roberts – bass
• Mike Musburger – Drums
• Grant Alden – Typography
• Jon Auer – Engineer, Assistant Engineer
• Gary Gersh – Executive Producer
• Fred Kelly – Assistant Engineer
• John Leckie – Producer, Engineer, Mixing
• Stephen Marcussen – Mastering
• Karen Moskowitz – Photography
• Arthur "Rick" Roberts – Cover Art Concept
• Carl Smool – Set Design
• Dennis White – Art Direction, Set Design