Whiskey Tango Ghosts Explained

Whiskey Tango Ghosts
Type:	Album
Artist:	Tanya Donelly
Cover:	Tanya Donelly - Whiskey Tango Ghosts.jpg
Released:	July 26, 2004
Genre:	Alternative rock
Length:	39:21
Label:	4AD
Prev Title:	Beautysleep
Prev Year:	2002
Next Title:	This Hungry Life
Next Year:	2006

Whiskey Tango Ghosts is the third solo album by Tanya Donelly, released in 2004. The album marks a departure from Donelly's previous pop work in favor of a country and folk-influenced sound. Donelly has described the album as influenced by "a horrible war, a horrible administration, (and) a bleak, mean winter."

Track listing

All songs by Tanya Donelly, except where noted

1. "Divine Sweet Divide" – 3:25
2. "Every Devil" – 3:06
3. "Whiskey Tango" (Donelly, Dean Fisher) – 3:11
4. "Just in Case You Quit Me" – 3:27
5. "Butterfly Thing" (Donelly, Fisher) – 3:21
6. "My Life as a Ghost" (Donelly, Fisher) – 3:41
7. "The Center" (Donelly, Fisher) – 3:26
8. "Golden Mean" – 4:15
9. "The Promise" – 3:04
10. "Story High" – 4:20
11. "Fallout" – 3:28
12. "Dona Nobis Pacem" (Hidden / Uncredited Track)* – 0:37

• "Dona Nobis Pacem" (which translates to "Give Us Peace") is a traditional Latin hymn.

Personnel

• Tanya Donelly – guitar, vocals
• Dean Fisher – bass, guitar, percussion, drums
• Rich Gilbert – guitar, pedal steel
• David Narcizo – drums
• Elizabeth Steen – piano, vocals, Wurlitzer

Production

• Engineers: Matt Beaudoin, Matthew Ellard
• Assistant engineer: Matt Tahaney
• Mixing: Matthew Ellard
• Mastering: Steve Rooke
• Photography: Richard Donelly
• Cover photo: Chris Hosford
• Cover painting: Kristen Hughes