She Talks to Rainbows explained
She Talks to Rainbows is an EP by Ronnie Spector, released in 1999.[2] [3] [4] It was originally released in the UK via Creation Records.[5]
Production
She Talks to Rainbows was produced by Joey Ramone and Daniel Rey.[6]
The EP contains two late-period Ramones songs ("She Talks to Rainbows", from ¡Adios Amigos!, and "Bye Bye Baby", from Halfway to Sanity), and versions of songs by The Beach Boys, Johnny Thunders, and The Ronettes. Brian Wilson had originally written "Don't Worry Baby" for Spector.[7]
Critical reception
Entertainment Weekly wrote that Spector's "bruised, cracked vocals work wonders on the Beach Boys’ 'Don’t Worry Baby'." The Village Voice wrote: "Tough and ruefully tender, a dialectic of vulnerability and guts runs through the four songs."[8] Goldmine wrote that the EP "has a warmth and a richness that pulls you in from the first note, with Ronnie’s voice as mesmerizing as ever."[9]
Track listing
- "She Talks to Rainbows" (Joey Ramone)
- "Don't Worry Baby" (Brian Wilson, Roger Christian)
- "You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory" (Johnny Thunders)
- "Bye Bye Baby" (duet with Joey Ramone) (Joey Ramone)
- "I Wish I Never Saw the Sunshine" (live) (Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry, Phil Spector)
Notes and References
- Web site: Ronnie Spector Live Track On EP. https://web.archive.org/web/20170922135908/http://www.mtv.com/news/515537/ronnie-spector-live-track-on-ep/. dead. September 22, 2017. MTV News.
- News: PUBLIC LIVES; Ronnie Spector, Just Walking in a Rainbow (Published 2000). Jan. Hoffman. The New York Times. June 22, 2000.
- News: Arts: She Talks to Rainbows. The Independent . April 16, 2019.
- Web site: Ronnie Spector | Biography & History. AllMusic.
- Web site: RONNIE SPECTOR SIGNS TO CREATION RECORDS | NME. NME. April 28, 1998.
- Web site: Ronnie Spector. The A.V. Club.
- Web site: Reviews. CMJ New Music Report. September 13, 1999. CMJ Network, Inc.. Google Books.
- Web site: Ronnie Spector. March 9, 1999. The Village Voice.
- Web site: For Ronnie Spector, loving what you do is the best revenge. Patrick. Prince. Goldmine Magazine: Record Collector & Music Memorabilia.
