I Know About You Explained

I Know About You
Type:	Studio Album
Artist:	Ida
Cover:	Ida's I Know About You album cover.png
Released:	June 6, 1996
Genre:	Indie rock, slowcore, indie folk, baroque pop, acoustic, dream pop
Label:	Simple Machines
Prev Title:	Tales of Brave Ida
Prev Year:	1994
Next Title:	Ten Small Paces
Next Year:	1997

I Know About You is the second studio album by American indie rock duo Ida, released in 1996 on Simple Machines Records.^[1]

Reception

"Subtle, gentle and picturesque...consistently memorable" – CMJ New Music Report
"gentle, understated but fully inhabited" – Trouser Press^[2]
"sparse and beautifully produced" – Roll Magazine ^[3]
"I...played it practically daily for...several months." – PopMatters^[4]
"the best Ida album" – The Village Voice ^[5]
"No one has harmonies as beautiful as Ida. The voices of Liz (Mitchell) and Dan (Littleton) are the prettiest in all the land." – The Chicago Tribune ^[6]

Track listing

All songs written by Ida, except "When I Was Now" by Cindy Kallet,^[7] originally from her album Cindy Kallet 2.

1. "Little Things" – 4:20
2. "Back Burner" – 4:52
3. "Tellings" – 4:26
4. "Thank You" – 4:34
5. "Downtown" – 4:44
6. "Treasure Chest" – 5:36
7. "Requator" – 4:35
8. "When I Was Now" – 3:15
9. "August Again" – 4:41
10. "Plans" – 4:58
11. "95 North" – 4:46
12. "Goodnight" – 3:33

Personnel

• Elizabeth Mitchell - Vocals, Guitar
• Daniel Littleton - Vocals, Guitar, Piano
• Michael Littleton - Drums
• Rose Thomson - Bass
• Rick Lassister - Stand up bass, string arrangements
• Cecilia Littleton Bonner - Viola, Violin

Notes and References

1. I Know About You - Ida. Billboard. 29 October 2011.
2. Web site: Ida. Trouser Press. 29 October 2011. Ira Robbins. Michael Zwirn.
3. Aaron. Peter. Roll Back. Roll Magazine. 29 October 2011.
4. Web site: LaBrack. Jill. Ida: Heart Like a River. 2005-02-16. 2011-10-29.
5. Web site: Raposa. David. Some Notes On Eleanor Friedberger, Ida, And Rebecca Gates, Who Are Playing Tomorrow Night's Excellent Show At Club Europa. The Village Voice. 29 October 2011. 2011-06-17.
6. News: State of the Union. The Chicago Tribune. 2006-04-03. 25.
7. Web site: Ida - I Know About You (Discography). idadev.pairsite.com (Ida website). 12 May 2012. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304043416/http://idadev.pairsite.com/discography/i-know-about-you/. dead.