1995-10-24
Get Lost
The Magnetic Fields
By Maeve C.
“Thirteen songs from the worst year of Stephin’s life” is how Merge Records describes Get Lost. Stephin Merritt wrote and produced them, with Claudia Gonson on drums, ukulele and vocals, Sam Davol on cello and flute, and John Woo on guitar and banjo. Robert Scott shares the writing credit on “The Village in the Morning”.
Natalie Lithwick is credited with French vocals, and the spoken French on “Smoke and Mirrors” was translated by Andrew Beaujon. The sequence runs from “Famous” to “The Dreaming Moon”. “All the Umbrellas in London” and “Why I Cry” appeared as singles in 1995. The Divine Comedy later recorded “Love Is Lighter Than Air”, and Tracey Thorn covered “Smoke and Mirrors”.
Sources
Label page: release date October 24, 1995; catalogue MRG091; “Thirteen songs from the worst year of Stephin’s life.”Corroborates October 24, 1995 on Merge Records; produced by Stephin Merritt; personnel (Gonson drums/vocals/ukulele, Davol cello/flute, Woo guitar/banjo, Natalie Lithwick French vocals, translation by Andrew Beaujon); The Village in the Morning co-written with Robert Scott; singles All the Umbrellas in London and Why I Cry (1995); covers by The Divine Comedy and Tracey Thorn. No conflicting day found (MusicBrainz and AllMusic blocked the fetch).
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