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~ Aimee Mann (Artist)
4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
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Product details

  • Audio CD (20 Mar 1999)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Polydor Group
  • ASIN: B000026E4K
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 14,697 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. I Should've Known 4:53£0.69
Listen  2. Fifty Years After The Fair 3:46£0.69
Listen  3. 4th Of July 3:20£0.69
Listen  4. Could've Been Anyone 4:23£0.69
Listen  5. Put Me On Top 3:28£0.69
Listen  6. Stupid Thing 4:27£0.69
Listen  7. Say Anything 4:57£0.69
Listen  8. Jacob Marley's Chain 3:01£0.69
Listen  9. Mr. Harris 4:05£0.69
Listen10. I Could Hurt You Now 4:17£0.69
Listen11. I Know There's A Word 3:16£0.69
Listen12. I've Had It 4:38£0.69
Listen13. Way Back When 4:05£0.69

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Originally slated for release in 1992 on the Imago label, Aimee Mann's solo debut remained caught in contractual limbo until a year later. Already a 10-year veteran with a music-industry Purple Heart (see Til Tuesday), Mann used her brainy, pointed songcraft to hit new heights on WHATEVER, while also articulating more mature levels of disillusionment and disappointment.
Featuring classy production by Jon Brion, WHATEVER begins with "I Should've Known", a Lennon/McCartney-esque tune of romantic betrayal that became a minor hit months before the record's release via its inclusion on TV's MELROSE PLACE. On other tracks, Mann expresses the desire for success ("Put Me on Top"), sepia-tinged nostalgia ("Fifty Years After the Fair", with Roger McGuinn), and an affair with a much older man ("Mr. Harris"). The highlight of the album,however, is the gorgeously refined "4th of July", which stands as one of her loveliest compositions. Fans of Mann's previous work will be impressed with her ever-advancing lyricalskills, and any doubtful '80s pop aficionados who ever considered her a "one-hit wonder" will find their new heroine right here.

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars People have made careers out of ripping this album off!, 19 Nov 2002
I came to this album by an odd route - a good review in Q Magazine plus a nagging suspicion I'd seen the name somewhere before. Couldn't retrieve the source until after I'd bought the album, then suddenly...Yes! It was the woman I'd last heard singing haunting backing vocals on "Time Stand Still" by...Rush. WHAT?!! This is not usually thought of as a good career move by sensitive female singer/songwriters, but there's a great deal more to Aimee Mann than that. This album is an extraordinarily diverse brew of delicate ballads and bursts of wonderfully crunchy rock. How to describe? Well, let me put it this way. Although she sounds nothing like Del Amitri (being female, American and critically acclaimed), she somehow shares a kinship with them. Her songs tend toward introspective tales of doomed relationships sung in a breathy, breathtaking voice over delicious, rousing melodies that you simply cannot get out of your head. And just when all the relationship disasters might start to get a little too much, just when you find yourself thinking "Oh for goodness' sake, woman, find yourself a decent man for a change" she does exactly that with "Mr Harris", which is simply one of the sweetest, most un-cynical songs I have ever had the pleasure of listening to.
Oh, by the way, she's amazing live.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars original,inspired and beautiful....great music too!, 3 May 2000
i bought this album purely on recommendation in late 1993, i had never heard of Aimee Mann before....it sounded so fresh, alive, loving, bitter just the type of melting pot i like to dive into.... come on treat yourself... buy it, love it ,treasure it..... its got the lot...jangly guitar, melodies that stick in your head, intelligent lyrics, sexy voice etc etc etc
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18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic break from the trash in the UK charts, 30 May 2000
I brought this album because I loved the Magnolia soundtrack! Now I love this album too!

She has got a very distinctive sound, and the lyrics within her songs are very thoughtful.

If you liked the Magnolia soundtrack, you'll love this.

If you haven't heard of Aimee Mann before have a listen, you'll be singing along before you know it!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great record....and a bit of Byrds magic!......
I bought this album after reading a review where it mentioned that Roger McGuinn played and sang on it.. Read more
Published 4 months ago by James Mcintyre

5.0 out of 5 stars a forgotten gem!
i bought this album on tape when it first came out after seeing her perform on jools holland,this is a great debut album by Aimee and every track is superb! Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant stuff...Whatever.
I first saw Aimee Mann perform material from this album on Jools Hollands' 'Later', I was impressed straight away. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Superb power pop with biting lyrics
Formerly the vocalist with briefly-fashionable pop-rockers Till Tuesday, Aimee Mann disappeared from circulation for a few years and re-surfaced as a solo artist with this... Read more
Published on 22 Aug 2000 by Peter Fenelon

5.0 out of 5 stars If this isnt in your CD collection, you are missing alot
Aimees's voice is somewhere between Karen Carpenter and Krissie Hynde. The tunes are melodic and pleasant on the ear. Read more
Published on 30 Mar 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars just brilliant
I can't understand why Aimee Mann hasn't been majorly successful in Britain - this album is one of my favourites ever, with such wonderful tunes and clever, funny, insightful and... Read more
Published on 10 Mar 2000

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