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It's a Shame About Ray [Collector's Edition] [CD/DVD]
Release Date: 1992 06 02
Label: Rhino
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If Lovey captured Evan Dando as he found his signature blend of punk-pop, jangle pop, and folk-rock, It's a Shame About Ray is where he perfected that style. Breezing by in under half an hour, the album is a simple collection of sunny melodies and hooks, delivered with typical nonchalance by Dando. None of the songs are about anything major, nor do they have astonishingly original melodies, but that's part of their charm -- they're immediately accessible and thoroughly catchy. Dando's laid-back observations of middle-class outcasts are minor gems. The heartbroken title track or "Confetti," the crushes of "Bit Part in Your Life," the love letter to substances "My Drug Buddy," or the wonderful "Alison's Starting to Happen," where a girl finds herself as she discovers punk rock, capture the laconic rhythms of suburbia, and his warm, friendly voice, which is offset by Juliana Hatfield's girlish harmonies, gives the songs an emotional resonance. [Rhino's 2008 collector's edition included ten bonus tracks on the CD. The included bonus DVD featured music videos and live footage.] Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks:

	Title	Composer	Time
1	Rockin Stroll	Dando	1:46
2	Confetti	Dando	2:44
3	It's a Shame About Ray	Dando, Morgan	3:07
4	Rudderless	Dando	3:19
5	My Drug Buddy	Dando	2:51
6	Turnpike Down	Dando	2:33
7	Bit Part	Dando, Morgan	1:51
8	Alison's Starting to Happen	Dando	1:59
9	Hannah & Gabi	Dando	2:40
10	Kitchen	Dalton	2:54
11	Ceiling Fan in My Spoon	Dando	1:48
12	Frank Mills	MacDermott, Rado, Ragni	1:43
13	Mrs. Robinson	Simon	3:45
14	Shaky Ground [*]	Dalton, Morgan	1:48
15	It's a Shame About Ray [#][*][Demo Version]	Dando, Morgan	2:56
16	Rockin Stroll [#][*][Demo Version]	Dando	1:48
17	My Drug Buddy [#][*][Demo Version]	Dando	2:46
18	Hannah & Gabi [#][*][Demo Version]	Dando	2:26
19	Kitchen [#][*][Demo Version]	Dalton	3:12
20	Bit Part [#][*][Demo Version]	Morgan, Dando	1:54
21	Rudderless [#][*][Demo Version]	Dando	3:20
22	Ceiling Fan in My Spoon [#][*][Demo Version]	Dando	2:17
23	Confetti [#][*][Demo Version]	Dando	1:15
24	It's a Shame About Ray [Multimedia Track]	Morgan, Dando
25	Ride with Me [Live]	Dando
26	Mrs. Robinson [Multimedia Track]	Simon
27	Being Around [Multimedia Track]	Dando, Morgan
28	Alison's Starting to Happen [Live]	Dando
29	Hannah & Gabi [Multimedia Track]	Dando
30	Half the Time [Multimedia Track]	Dando
31	Rockin Stroll [Multimedia Track]	Dando
32	Confetti [Multimedia Track]	Dando
33	It's About Time [Live]	Dando, Morgan
34	My Drug Buddy [Multimedia Track]	Dando
35	Bonus Material [DVD][*]

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