Lovesongs for Underdogs

Infobox Album |
Name = Lovesongs for Underdogs
Type = studio
Artist = Tanya Donelly


Released = start date|1997|8|9
Recorded =
Genre = Alternative rock
Length = 45:04
Label = Sire/Warner Bros. Records (USA only); 4AD (rest of the world)
Producer = Tanya Donelly, Wally Gagel, Gary Smith
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:4c821vk1zzva~T1 link]
Last album =
This album = "Lovesongs for Underdogs" (1997)
Next album = "Beautysleep" (2002)

"Lovesongs for Underdogs" is the solo debut album by Tanya Donelly, who had formerly recorded with Throwing Muses, The Breeders, and Belly. It was released in 1997.

Track listing

All songs by Tanya Donelly except where noted.
#"Pretty Deep" – 4:22
#"The Bright Light" – 3:21
#"Landspeed Song" – 3:34
#"Mysteries of the Unexplained" – 4:52
#"Lantern" – 3:10
#"Acrobat" (Donelly, Dean Fisher) – 3:30
#"Breathe Around You" – 2:56
#"Bum" – 3:09
#"Clipped" – 4:01
#"Goat Girl" – 2:16
#"Manna" – 5:26
#"Swoon" – 4:27

Personnel

*Tanya Donelly – guitar, keyboards, vocals
*Dean Fisher – acoustic guitar, bass guitar, percussion, accordion, keyboards
*Wally Gagel – bass, percussion, keyboards, drum machine
*Rich Gilbert – guitar, accordion, bass, keyboards, saw
*Stacy Jones – drums
*David Lovering – drums
*Hilken Mancini – background vocals
*David Narcizo – drums
*Chris Toppin – background vocals
*Jonathan Williams – electric guitar

Production

*Producers: Tanya Donelly, Wally Gagel, Gary Smith
*Engineers: Matthew Ellard, Wally Gagel, Dan McLoughlin
*Assistant engineers: Jesse Henderson, Suzanne Kapa, Kelly Wohlford
*Mixing: Wally Gagel, Paul Q. Kolderie, Sean Slade
*Mixing assistant: Dave Kirkpatrick
*Mastering: Brian Lee
*Drum Technician: Carl Plaster
*Arrangers: Tanya Donelly, Wally Gagel
*Design: Chris Bigg
*Photography: Andrew Catlin

Charts

Album – Billboard (North America)