A Crash Course in Roses

A Crash Course in Roses is the fifth studio album by Catie Curtis, released on August 3, 1999 (1999-08-03).

A Crash Course in Roses
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 3, 1999 (1999-08-03)
GenreFolk Rock
Length52:39
LabelRykodisc
ProducerCatie Curtis, Ben Wisch
Catie Curtis chronology
Catie Curtis
(1999)
A Crash Course in Roses
(1999)
My Shirt Looks Good On You
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
New Internationalist[2]

The album contains numerous love songs, with "Magnolia Street", a song about the realization that one is in love, gaining some radio airplay. While the album did not make the Billboard Music Charts, it was her most successful at that stage.

In addition to the love songs which make up the majority of the album, A Crash Course in Roses also bears two other songs: "What's the Matter", a criticism of her hometown of Saco, Maine for rejecting her when she came out as a lesbian, and "Roses", the story of a soldier conscripted into World War I.

Numerous other singer-songwriters appear in supporting roles on the album, including Mary Chapin Carpenter and Melissa Ferrick.

Track listing

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Source: Official site,[3] Last.fm[4]

No.TitleLength
1."Gave Me Love"3:15
2."World Don't Owe Me"3:57
3."100 Miles"5:03
4."Fall Away"3:13
5."Wise to the Ways"4:45
6."What's the Matter"3:18
7."I'll Cover You"4:37
8."Burn Your Own House Down"4:37
9."Roses"4:51
10."Look at You Now"4:08
11."Stay up All Night"3:16
12."Magnolia Street"4:03
13."Start Again"2:44
14."Fusco's Song" 

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ New Internationalist review
  3. ^ "A Crash Course in Roses at official site". Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  4. ^ "A Crash Course in Roses". Last.fm. Retrieved 24 March 2011.