Say I Am You
Say I Am You is the second album released by indie folk band The Weepies and their first full-length record. It was released on Nettwerk Records on March 7, 2006. Sing Out! described the album as "tuneful, quiet pop that borrows a thing or two from folk."[7] The thirteen tracks were co-written by Deb Talan and Steve Tannen, who alternate between lead and harmony vocals in various tracks.
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| Released | March 7, 2006 | |||
| Genre | Indie folk, indie pop | |||
| Length | 41:15 | |||
| Label | Nettwerk | |||
| Producer | Deb Talan, Steve Tannen | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| About.com |  [1] |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Harp | favorable[3] |
| No Depression | not rated[4] |
| Paste | [5] |
| PopMatters | 7/10[6] |
| Sing Out! | favorable[7] |
Several songs from the album were featured in television shows and films:
- "Gotta Have You" appeared in an episode of the sitcom How I Met Your Mother and a Chinese audio-drama Foxy Guy
- "World Spins Madly On" appeared in the film Because I Said So, an episode of One Tree Hill, an episode of Life Unexpected, the episode "My Déjà Vu, My Déjà Vu" of Scrubs, an episode of Up All Night, an episode of Greek, and an episode of Sense8.
- "Painting by Chagall" appeared in the 2007 film The Heartbreak Kid
- "Stars" appeared in a 2007 Old Navy winter advertisement
- "Living in Twilight" appeared in the episode "Legacy" of "Greek", and the episode "Touched by an 'A'-ngel" of "Pretty Little Liars"
Track listing
All tracks are written by Deb Talan and Steve Tannen
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Take It from Me" | 3:52 |
| 2. | "Gotta Have You" | 3:19 |
| 3. | "World Spins Madly On" | 2:45 |
| 4. | "Citywide Rodeo" | 4:13 |
| 5. | "Riga Girls" | 2:35 |
| 6. | "Suicide Blonde" | 1:39 |
| 7. | "Painting by Chagall" | 3:57 |
| 8. | "Nobody Knows Me at All" | 2:00 |
| 9. | "Not Your Year" | 3:34 |
| 10. | "Living in Twilight" | 2:59 |
| 11. | "Stars" | 3:02 |
| 12. | "Love Doesn't Last Too Long" | 2:46 |
| 13. | "Slow Pony Home" | 4:11 |
Personnel
- Deb Talan – vocals, guitar, keyboard, percussion
- Steve Tannen – vocals, guitar, keyboard, percussion
- Frank Lenz – drums
- Erik Klass – drums
- Whynot Jansveld – bass, electric guitar, baritone guitar
- Meghan Toohey – keyboard, electric guitars
- Joe Ross – mixing
- Matt Searle – mixing
References
- Ruehl, Kim. "Review: The Weepies - Say I Am You." About.com. April, 2006.
- Brown, Marisa, "Review: The Weepies - Say I Am You", Allmusic
- Poet, J., "CD Reviews: The Weepies - Say I Am You", Harp, May 2006
- "Waxed: The Weepies - Say I Am You", No Depression, 63, May/June 2006
- Hartse, Joel, "Review: The Weepies - Say I Am You", Paste, 22 June/July 2006
- MacNeil, Jason "Review: The Weepies - Say I Am You", PopMatters, June 7, 2006
- Lankford, Ronald, "Off the Beaten Track: The Weepies - Say I Am You", Sing Out!, 50:2, Summer 2006, p.120
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