If It Was You

Infobox Album
Name = If It Was You
Type = studio
Artist = Tegan and Sara


Released = August 20, 2002
Recorded = ?
Genre = Alternative rock
Length = 37:26
Label = Vapor, Sanctuary
Producer = John Collins, David Carswell
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:rgd9kextsq70 link]
Last album = "This Business of Art"
(2000)
This album = "If It Was You"
(2002)
Next album = "So Jealous"
(2004)

"If It Was You" is a studio album by Tegan and Sara, released on August 20, 2002. Officially, it is their second release through Vapor Records, though they independently released "Under Feet Like Ours" in 1999.

"If It Was You" was recorded on Galiano Island and the Factory Studio, with the exception of the track "And Darling (This Thing That Breaks My Heart)", which was recorded at Tegan's house.

An enhanced version of "If It Was You" was released on June 3, 2003. This version includes one bonus track ("Come On Kids"), two music videos ("Monday Monday Monday" and "I Hear Noises"), and two tour videos ("Born in the Eighties Tour" and "The Never-Ending Tour").

The singles released from this album include "Time Running", "I Hear Noises", and "Monday Monday Monday".

Track listing

# "Time Running" (Tegan Quin) – 2:11
# "You Went Away" (T. Quin) – 2:00
# "Monday Monday Monday" (Sara Quin) – 3:18
# "City Girl" (T. Quin) – 4:02
# "Not Tonight" (S. Quin) – 2:37
# "Underwater" (S. Quin) – 2:50
# "I Hear Noises" (T. Quin) – 3:35
# "Living Room" (T. Quin) – 2:50
# "Terrible Storm" (S. Quin) – 3:28
# "And Darling (This Thing That Breaks My Heart)" [The titles of the songs "And Darling (This Thing That Breaks My Heart)" and "Don't Confess" are often mixed up, in that the parenthesis stands next to "Don't Confess" instead of "And Darling". This can most likely be traced back to the track listing on the back of the CD, where the parenthesis is located "under" "And Darling", but next to "Don't Confess" (presumably for lack of space). The line "this thing that breaks my heart" can be found in the lyrics to "And Darling", however.] (T. Quin) – 1:42
# "Want to Be Bad" (S. Quin) – 3:55
# "Don't Confess" (T. Quin) – 4:32
# "Come On Kids" (T. Quin) – 2:52 (2003 re-release bonus track)

Personnel

*Tegan Quin – main performer, photography
*Sara Quin – main performer, album design and layout
*Gabe Cipes – bass guitar
*Rob Chursinoff – drums, percussion
*David Carswell – multi instruments, producer, mixing, engineer
*Michael Ledwidge – organ, keyboards, slide guitar
*Ezra Cipes – banjo
*Sheldon Zaharko – engineer
*Pascal Leclair – assistant engineer
*Steve Hall – mastering
*John Collins – multi instruments, mixing, producer, engineer
*Melanie – photography
*Demoe – album design and layout
*Kaare Andrews – cover photography and original ideas

Misc

* In 2004, Matt Sharp and Maya Rudolph of The Rentals recorded a cover version of Tegan and Sara's song "Not Tonight" and released it for free on the World Wide Web. [http://www.inmusicwetrust.com/mattsharpletter.html]
* In 2007, Motion City Soundtrack covered "You Wouldn't Like Me" live at several stops on their tour.

External links

* [http://www.teganandsara.org/discography/iiwy.html Album info at fansite]

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