Because I Was in Love is the debut album by American singer–songwriter Sharon Van Etten. The album was released on May 26, 2009 on Language of Stone.[3] The album received a rating of 7.7 from Pitchfork adding: "Van Etten keeps the album's arrangements minimal and direct, augmenting her voice and guitar with only the occasional splash of organ, brushed cymbals, or multi-tracked vocal harmonies."[4]
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| Released | May 26, 2009 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, folk | |||
| Length | 44:38 | |||
| Label | Language of Stone | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Pitchfork | (7.7/10)[2] |
The remastered and remixed reissue of the album,[5] now re-titled (it was) because i was in love, was self-released by Van Etten on Bandcamp on November 17, 2017.[6] It includes two bonus tracks: I'm Giving Up On You and You Didn't Really Do That, which were previously released together on a single in 2010 through Polyvinyl.[7]
Track listing
editAll songs written by Sharon Van Etten.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "I Wish I Knew" | 3:47 |
| 2. | "Consolation Prize" | 4:03 |
| 3. | "For You" | 2:31 |
| 4. | "I Fold" | 3:26 |
| 5. | "Have You Seen" | 3:14 |
| 6. | "Tornado" | 4:31 |
| 7. | "Much More Than That" | 4:32 |
| 8. | "Same Dream" | 3:14 |
| 9. | "Keep" | 4:59 |
| 10. | "It's Not Like" | 4:13 |
| 11. | "Holding Out" | 6:08 |
References
edit- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Pitchfork Media review
- ^ "Language of Stone". Language of Stone. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
- ^ Murphy, Matthew (2009-06-22). "Sharon Van Etten: Because I Was in Love | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
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