The Real Ramona

Studio album by Throwing Muses

Released

Feb. 18, 1991

Recorded

May 13, 1990

Genre

Alternative

Length

40:10

Label

4AD (UK)
Sire(U.S.)

Producer

Dennis Herring

Throwing Muses chronology

Hunkpapa
(1990)

The Real Ramona
(1991)

Red Heaven
(1992)

Singles from The Real Ramona

"Counting Backwards"
Released: January 28, 1991
"Not Too Soon"
Released: November 4, 1991

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
BBC	(very positive)^[2]
Rolling Stone	^[3]

The Real Ramona is an album by Throwing Muses. Released in 1991, it was the last album recorded by the band before the departure of founding member Tanya Donelly.

The album marked the end of a time for the band, and a transition into a new one. The band's two heavyweights, Kristin Hersh and Tanya Donelly, had been the anchor holding the entire group down. After this album, Donelly left and formed Belly, taking the bassist on this album, Fred Abong, along with her. Hence, the album can be seen as an epitaph to the early days of the band.

The Throwing Muses' sound is hard to describe, and this record is especially difficult. Despite having the hallmarks of their unfamiliar song structures and Hersh's voice, The Real Ramona's sound has been considered as quite poppy. Though this album was the last to feature Donelly, it carried many of her signature sounds. While she only wrote two songs for this album ("Honeychain" and "Not Too Soon"), the Muses had a jumpier, poppier sound that Donelly kept with her when she moved to Belly.

Track listing

All songs written by Kristin Hersh except where noted.

"Counting Backwards" – 3:15
"Him Dancing" – 1:10
"Red Shoes" – 3:33
"Graffiti" – 2:37
"Golden Thing" – 2:25
"Ellen West" – 2:49
"Dylan" – 1:40
"Hook in Her Head" – 6:32
"Not Too Soon" (Tanya Donelly) – 3:09
"Honeychain" (Donelly) – 4:24
"Say Goodbye" – 3:54
"Two Step" (Throwing Muses) – 4:34

Personnel

Kristin Hersh - vocals and guitars
Tanya Donelly - vocals and guitars
David Narcizo - drums
Fred Abong - bass

Production

Producer: Dennis Herring
Design: David Narcizo

References

↑ Phares, Heather. "The Real Ramona". Allmusic. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
↑ Lukowski, Andrzej. "The Real Ramona Review". BBC. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
↑ McDonell, Evelyn (June 27, 1991). "The Real Ramona". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 5, 2008.

Throwing Muses

Kristin Hersh David Narcizo Bernard Georges Fred Abong Tanya Donelly Leslie Langston Elaine Adamedes Becca Blumen

Studio albums	Throwing Muses House Tornado Hunkpapa The Real Ramona Red Heaven University Limbo Throwing Muses Purgatory/Paradise

EPs	Stand Up The Doghouse Cassette Chains Changed The Fat Skier Firepile EP

Live albums	The Curse Red Heaven Live in Providence

Singles	"Soul Soldier" "The River" "Saving Grace" "Dizzy" "Not Too Soon" "Counting Backwards" "Bright Yellow Gun" "Shark" "Ruthie's Knocking" "Freeloader"

Compilations	In a Doghouse Anthology

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