A Hundred Lovers Explained

A Hundred Lovers
Type:Album
Artist:Timbuk 3
Cover:A hundred lovers.jpg
Released:1995
Label:High Street[1]
Producer:Pat MacDonald, Barbara K
Prev Title:Espace Ornano
Prev Year:1993

A Hundred Lovers is the final album by the American band Timbuk 3.[2] It was released in 1995.[3] [4] The title track was a minor radio hit.[5]

Production

Recorded by Timbuk 3 as a quartet, the album was produced by Pat MacDonald and Barbara K.[6] [7] The band used their home studio, as well as, for parts of one track, Jackson Browne's.[8] "Legalize Our Love" is a pro-gay marriage song.[9]

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote: "Irritation at the state of the world remains the order of the day, but messages come wrapped in vibrant, funky sounds."[10] People determined that "the dance grooves get a little stale, but the MacDonalds still sound assured on acoustic gems like 'Prey'."[11] The Calgary Herald deemed the album "proficient pop smothered in generic harmonies, guy-girl vocal trade-offs, smitten here and there by anemically funky riffs."

The Vancouver Sun called it "a collection of catchy, folk-tinted pop numbers with an upbeat feel."[12] The Atlanta Journal-Constitution concluded that "those who have always loved their cynically mellow attitude, deadpan harmonies and unrelenting wordplay will be delighted."

Track listing

  1. "Sunshine Is Dangerous"
  2. "A Hundred Lovers"
  3. "Just Wanna Funk with Your Mind"
  4. "Legalize Our Love"
  5. "Cynical"
  6. "Not Yet Gone"
  7. "Prey"
  8. "Shotgun Wedding"
  9. "Kitchen Fire"
  10. "Inside Out"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Encyclopedia of the Harmonica. PETER. KRAMPERT. March 23, 2016. Mel Bay Publications. Google Books.
  2. Web site: The Future's Still Bright. www.austinchronicle.com.
  3. Top 75 . CMJ New Music Monthly . May 1995 . 21 . 54.
  4. Web site: You Say It's Your Birthday: Timbuk3's Pat MacDonald. https://web.archive.org/web/20220524201528/http://www.mtv.com/news/839/you-say-its-your-birthday-timbuk3s-pat-macdonald/. dead. May 24, 2022. MTV News.
  5. News: Newcomb . Brian Q. . TIMBUK 3: THE REQUISITE CREATIVE TALENTS ARE STILL THERE . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . 8 June 1995 . 4F.
  6. News: Roos . John . 3 – 1 = 1 . Los Angeles Times . 28 Jan 1998 . F2.
  7. Album reviews — A Hundred Lovers by Timbuk 3 . Billboard . Feb 18, 1995 . 107 . 7 . 66.
  8. News: Beal Jr. . Jim . Shoot from the hip . San Antonio Express-News . June 16, 1995 . Arts.
  9. News: Dishneau . David . 'A HUNDRED LOVERS': SOME CRANKY ROCK FROM TIMBUK 3 . Staten Island Advance . Associated Press . March 19, 1995 . E2.
  10. Web site: Timbuk 3 . Trouser Press . 24 May 2022.
  11. Web site: Picks and Pans Review: A Hundred Lovers. PEOPLE.com.
  12. News: Monk . Katherine . Austin arms help soothe disappointment . Vancouver Sun . 25 May 1995 . C3.