If Songs Could Be Held

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If Songs Could Be Held
Studio album by
Rosie Thomas
ReleasedSeptember 13, 2005
GenreAlternative, indie folk
Length39:35
LabelSub Pop
ProducerBusbee
Rosie Thomas chronology
Only with Laughter Can You Win
(2003) 		If Songs Could Be Held
(2005) 		These Friends of Mine
(2006)

If Songs Could Be Held is the third album by American singer/songwriter Rosie Thomas, released in 2005.

Produced by Busbee, the album features a duet with Ed Harcourt on "Let It Be Me".[1] The album also features Liz Phair, Dino Meneghin, and Josh Myers.[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork Media
5.9/10[7]
Punknews.org[8]
PopMatters[1]
Prefix[9]
The Strangerfavorable[2]
Tiny Mix Tapes[10]

Pitchfork Media gave it a 5.9 out of 10 rating.[7] PopMatters gave it 6/10, with David Bernard saying it "sounds amazing".[1]

Prefix writer John Zeiss was less complementary, giving the album 3/10 and calling "a letdown".[9]

Track listing

All songs written by

busbee
.

  1. "Since You've Been Around" – 3:18
  2. "Pretty Dress" (Thomas/busbee) – 3:56
  3. "Loose Ends" – 3:41
  4. "It Don't Matter to the Sun" (Gordon Kennedy, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Tommy Sims) – 3:40
  5. "Guess It May" (Thomas/busbee) – 4:11
  6. "Let It Be Me" (Gilbert Bécaud, Pierre Leroyer) – 3:40
  7. "Clear as a Bell" – 3:27
  8. "Say What You Want" (Thomas/busbee) – 3:44
  9. "Time Goes Away" (Thomas/busbee) – 3:44
  10. "Death Came and Got Me" – 2:50
  11. "Tomorrow" (Thomas/busbee) – 3:19

References

  1. ^ a b c Bernard, David (2005) "Rosie Thomas: If Songs Could Be Held", PopMatters, December 14, 2005. Retrieved January 23, 2014
  2. ^ a b "ROSIE THOMAS; If Songs Could Be Held", The Stranger, October 13, 2005.
  3. ^ "If Songs Could Be Held by Rosie Thomas". Metacritic. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  4. ^
    AllMusic
  5. ^ Atkinson, Brian T. (2005) "Rosie Thomas: If Songs Could Be Held", Glide, September 22, 2005. Retrieved January 23, 2014
  6. ^ a b Goldberg, Michael Alan (2005) "Rosie Thomas - If Songs Could Be Held", Paste, October 12, 2005. Retrieved January 23, 2014
  7. ^
    Pitchfork Media
    , December 1, 2005. Retrieved January 23, 2014
  8. ^ a b "Rosie Thomas: If Songs Could Be Held", Punknews.org, September 20, 2005. Retrieved January 23, 2014
  9. ^ a b Zeiss, John (2006) "Rosie Thomas - If Songs Could Be Held", Prefix, March 6, 2008. Retrieved January 23, 2014
  10. ^
    tinymixtapes
    . Retrieved January 23, 2014
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