Welcome Home ('Til Tuesday album)

Welcome Home is the second studio album by the American band 'Til Tuesday, released in 1986.[1][2] It peaked at No. 49 on the Billboard 200. The band supported the album with a North American tour.[3]

Welcome Home
Studio album by
'Til Tuesday
Released1986
StudioBearsville Studios, Bearsville, New York
Length40:31
LabelEpic
ProducerRhett Davies
'Til Tuesday chronology
Voices Carry
(1985)		 Welcome Home
(1986)		 Everything's Different Now
(1988)

Production

The album was produced by Rhett Davies.[4] All of its songs were written or cowritten by Aimee Mann.[5]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Orlando Sentinel[7]
Windsor StarC+[2]

The Los Angeles Times wrote that "Mann is adept at writing melancholy lyrics about shattered romance, but they don't have to be set to languid music."[8] The Gazette determined that "none of the members of this East Coast modern pop quartet could put together a decent song if it were written on their beautiful foreheads, and one more video band takes the gas."[9] The Orlando Sentinel called Welcome Home "a warm, sepia-toned collection of tunes that exploit Mann's songwriting abilities."[7] The New York Times concluded that "one by one, the songs just barely steer clear of self-pity... But together, they add up to an album as single-mindededly morose as Frank Sinatra's Only the Lonely."[10]

Track listing
  1. "What About Love" (Mann) – 3:56
  2. "Coming Up Close" (Mann) – 4:40
  3. "On Sunday" (Hausman, Holmes, Mann, Pesce) – 4:06
  4. "Will She Just Fall Down" (Mann) – 2:49
  5. "David Denies" (Hausman, Holmes, Mann, Pesce) – 4:50
  6. "Lovers' Day" (Mann, Pesce) – 4:19
  7. "Have Mercy" (Mann) – 4:55
  8. "Sleeping and Waking" (Hausman, Holmes, Mann, Pesce) – 3:24
  9. "Angels Never Call" (Mann) – 3:40
  10. "No One Is Watching You Now" (Mann) – 3:52

Personnel
'Til Tuesday
Technical
  • Mark McKenna, Rhett Davies - engineer
  • Bruce Lampcov - engineer, mixing
  • Mark Larson - art direction
  • Erica Lennard - photography

Charts
Chart (1986) Peak
position
United States (Billboard 200) 49

Certifications

[11]

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[12] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Wild, David (Nov 6, 1986). "Records: Welcome Home". Rolling Stone (486): 72.
  2. Laycock, John (25 Oct 1986). "Record Review Column". Windsor Star. p. C2.
  3. DeVault, Russ (December 12, 1986). "2nd album was on time for Tuesday". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. p. P1.
  4. Morse, Steve (25 July 1986). "Boston band 'til tuesday...". Arts and Film. The Boston Globe. p. 40.
  5. Cummings, Sue (October 28, 1986). "Just Wait 'Til Tuesday". L.A. Life. Los Angeles Daily News. p. 15.
  6. "Welcome Home Review by Alex Henderson". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  7. Henderson, Bill (16 Nov 1986). "Til Tuesday". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 9.
  8. Strauss, Duncan (19 Oct 1986). "Tuesday: Almost Home". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 65.
  9. Griffin, John (23 Oct 1986). "'Til Tuesday – Welcome Home". The Gazette. p. F3.
  10. Pareles, Jon (23 Jan 1987). "Rock Album of the Week". The New York Times. p. C19.
  11. "Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America.
  12. "American album certifications – 'Til Tuesday – Welcome Home". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
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