Positively Phranc | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1991 | |||
Recorded | 1991 | |||
Genre | Folk, folk punk, punk pop[1] | |||
Length | 30:42 | |||
Label | Island[2] | |||
Producer | Warren Bruleigh, Phranc | |||
Phranc chronology | ||||
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Positively Phranc is an album by the American musician Phranc, released in 1991.[3][4] Phranc promoted the album by touring with Morrissey.[5] Phranc was dropped by Island Records after the album's release.[6]
"Gertrude Stein" is Phranc's cover version of Jonathan Richman's "Pablo Picasso"; D.J. Bonebrake played drums on the song.[7] "Tipton" is a tribute to transgender jazz musician Billy Tipton.[8] "Surfer Girl", a duet with Syd Straw, is a cover of the Beach Boys song.[9] "Outta Here" is about the deaths of friends due to AIDS.[10] Dave Alvin played guitar on "Hitchcock".[11] Two Nice Girls sang on "I'm Not Romantic".[12]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [13] |
Robert Christgau | [14] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [15] |
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [16] |
Martin C. Strong | 6/10[17] |
The Tampa Tribune | [12] |
The Gazette wrote that "Phranc proves that all anyone really needs is six strings and a point of view."[18] The Chicago Tribune opined that Positively Phranc "is miles ahead of her first two albums, offering wit, a sense of balance, musical diversity and polished artistry that simply wasn't there before."[19]
Trouser Press noted that the album "intermittently brings tasteful electric accompaniment into the picture while narrowing the lyrical focus to mostly concentrate on romance."[20] Entertainment Weekly lamented that "Phranc pens ironic little ditties, high on giggles but low on the insights that should come out of a lesbian's daily life in the straight world."[21] Robert Christgau considered "'64 Ford" to be the album's best track.[14]
All tracks composed by Phranc; except where indicated
Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
1991 | Island | CD | 422-848 282-2 | |
Cassette | 422-848 282-4 | |||
1992 | PolyGram | CD | 848282 |