Don't Tell a Soul

Don't Tell a Soul
Studio album by The Replacements
Released February 7, 1989
Recorded 1988–1989
Genre College rock
Length 38:37
Label Sire
Producer Matt Wallace, The Replacements
The Replacements chronology
Pleased to Meet Me
(1987)		 Don't Tell a Soul
(1989)		 All Shook Down
(1990)

Don't Tell a Soul is the sixth studio album by the American rock band The Replacements, released on February 7, 1989 by Sire Records.

Recording and release

Don't Tell a Soul marked the debut of Bob "Slim" Dunlap, who replaced founding guitarist Bob Stinson.[1] The album was recorded at Cherokee Studios in Los Angeles and produced by Matt Wallace and the band. It was mixed by Chris Lord-Alge, who decided to give the record "a three-dimensional, radio-ready sound".[2] However, singer and guitarist Paul Westerberg was not satisfied with the new direction, commenting: "I thought the little things I'd cut in my basement were closer to what I wanted."[2]

Don't Tell a Soul was released on February 7, 1989 by Sire Records. The song I'll Be You was released as a single.[3] In 2008, the album was remastered and reissued by Rhino Entertainment with 7 additional tracks.[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauB+[5]
Rolling Stone[6]
Pitchfork Media8.0/10[4]

Don't Tell a Soul received generally favorable reviews, with critics noting the music's more mature themes and increasing disillusionment, along with a more private outlook.[7] Ira Robbins of Rolling Stone praised Westerberg's writing, stating that Don't Tell a Soul "is full of his sharp-tongued wordplay and idiosyncratic musical structures."[6] In February 1990, the album was ranked at number 16 in The Village Voice's 1989 Pazz & Jop critics' poll.[8]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Paul Westerberg, except where noted. 

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Talent Show"    3:32
2. "Back to Back"    3:22
3. "We'll Inherit the Earth"    4:22
4. "Achin' to Be"    3:42
5. "They're Blind"    4:37
6. "Anywhere's Better Than Here"    2:49
7. "Asking Me Lies"    3:40
8. "I'll Be You"    3:27
9. "I Won't"    2:43
10. "Rock 'N' Roll Ghost"    3:23
11. "Darlin' One"  Paul Westerberg, Slim Dunlap, Chris Mars, Tommy Stinson 3:39

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Don't Tell a Soul". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2016-03-25. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
  2. 1 2 Bob Mehr (2016). Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements, the Last Rock 'n' Roll Band. Da Capo Press. p. 315. ISBN 0306818795.
  3. ↑ "I'll Be You". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2016-03-26. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
  4. 1 2 Mark Richardson (2008-09-26). "Tim / Pleased to Meet Me / Don't Tell a Soul / All Shook Down". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on 2015-02-01. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
  5. ↑ Robert Christgau. "The Replacements". Robertchristgau.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
  6. 1 2 Ira Robbins (1989-02-09). "Don't Tell A Soul". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2015-03-16. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
  7. ↑ Elizabeth Philips; Ira Robbins; Evan Thomas. "Replacements". Trouser Press. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
  8. ↑ "The 1989 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll". The Village Voice. 1990-02-27. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-03-26.

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