The Lemon of Pink

The Lemon of Pink
Studio album by The Books
Released	October 7, 2003
Genre	Electronic, folk, Avant-Garde
Length	37:27
Label	Tomlab
The Books chronology
Thought for Food (2002) The Lemon of Pink (2003) Lost and Safe (2005)

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	86/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Alternative Press	5/5[3]
Christgau's Consumer Guide	[4]
Pitchfork Media	8.4/10[5]
Q	[6]
Stylus Magazine	B[7]
Tiny Mix Tapes	5/5[8]

The Lemon of Pink is the second album by American musical duo The Books, released October 7, 2003 on the Tomlab record label.

Reception

Initial critical response to The Lemon of Pink was very positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 86, based on 9 reviews.^[1] The online webzine Pitchfork Media placed The Lemon of Pink at number 20 on their list of the top 100 albums of 2000–2004.

Track listing

1. "The Lemon of Pink" – 4:40
2. "The Lemon of Pink" – 1:34
3. "Tokyo" – 3:43
4. "Bonanza" – 0:52
5. "S Is for Evrysing" – 3:32
6. "Explanation Mark" – 0:19
7. "There Is No There" – 3:36
8. "Take Time" – 3:36
9. "Don't Even Sing About It" – 4:09
10. "The Future, Wouldn't That Be Nice?" – 3:15
11. "A True Story of a Story of True Love" – 4:25
12. "That Right Ain't Shit" – 2:44
13. "PS" – 0:55

While track 1 & 2 are different songs, both are called simply "The Lemon of Pink".

Presence in pop culture

"That Right Ain't Shit" was used as the soundtrack in an advertisement for a Hummer vehicle.^[9]

"That Right Ain't Shit" was also used as the soundtrack to a DVS Skateboarding commercial featuring Jereme Rogers.

"Tokyo" was used in a commercial for spreading awareness of HIV.

References

1. "Reviews for The Lemon Of Pink by The Books". Metacritic. Retrieved March 19, 2009.
2. Carr, Daphne. "The Lemon of Pink – The Books". AllMusic. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
3. "The Books: The Lemon of Pink". Alternative Press (186): 110. January 2004.
4. Christgau, Robert. "The Books: The Lemon of Pink". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
5. Richardson, Mark (November 4, 2003). "The Books: The Lemon of Pink". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
6. "The Books: The Lemon of Pink". Q (209): 120. December 2003.
7. Estafan, Kareem (October 10, 2003). "The Books – The Lemon of Pink – Review". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
8. Mr P. "The Books – Lemon of Pink". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
9. "The Books – The Lemon Of Pink". Almost Cool. Retrieved September 8, 2012.

External links

• The Books official website which contains samples of songs on this album
• The Lemon of Pink at MusicBrainz