Suddenly, Tammy! | ||||
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Released | May 25, 1993 | |||
Length | 45:12 | |||
Label | spinART Records | |||
Producer | Suddenly, Tammy![1] | |||
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Suddenly, Tammy! is the self-titled debut album by Suddenly, Tammy![4] It was released in 1993 via spinART Records.[1]
The album sold around 14,000 copies the first year of its release, making it a success for spinART.[5]
The album was recorded at the band's Cat Box studio, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.[3]
Trouser Press wrote: "The overly polite indie-label debut sidesteps the likely Carole King comparisons, mostly because the delicate melodies aren’t memorable enough and Beth Sorrentino hasn’t got that strong or distinctive a voice. (She is, however, a skillful pianist.)"[1] The Washington Post wrote that the album "does have moments that are hopelessly coy, but such lively tracks as 'Lamp' and 'Ryan' give Sorrentino's dreaming a kick inside."[6] The New York Times opined that the band "echoes the odd-angled melodies and enigmatic lyrics of Throwing Muses, the smoky voice of 10,000 Maniacs' Natalie Merchant, and the rolling arpeggios and choppy chords of Tori Amos; it also has the calm, determined eccentricity of those performers."[7]