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Parts of Speech (album)

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Parts of Speech
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 25, 2013 (2013-06-25)
StudioThe Hideaway; The Birdcage; McNally Smith College of Music; Fleur de Tete
GenreHip hop, alternative hip hop
Length44:28
LabelDoomtree Records
ProducerLazerbeak, Paper Tiger
Dessa chronology
Castor, the Twin
(2011)
Parts of Speech
(2013)
Parts of Speech, Re-Edited
(2014)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
The A.V. ClubB+[2]

Parts of Speech is the third studio album by Dessa, a member of Minneapolis indie hip hop collective Doomtree. It was released by Doomtree Records on June 25, 2013.[3][4] An EP of remixes entitled Parts of Speech, Re-Edited was released on June 17, 2014.[5][6]

Reception

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At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Parts of Speech received an average score of 78% based on 4 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]

It debuted at number 74 on the Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 5,800 copies in the United States.[7]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Dessa, except "I'm Going Down" by Bruce Springsteen

No.TitleLength
1."The Man I Knew"3:34
2."Call Off Your Ghost"3:38
3."Warsaw"3:11
4."Skeleton Key"3:34
5."Dear Marie"3:59
6."I'm Going Down"3:45
7."Fighting Fish"3:02
8."The Lamb"3:43
9."Beekeeper"3:55
10."Annabelle"4:00
11."It's Only Me"3:48
12."Sound the Bells"4:20

Personnel

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Credits adapted from liner notes.

  • Dessa – vocals, piano, executive production, art direction
  • Dustin Kiel – guitar, piano, programming, executive production
  • Sean McPherson – acoustic bass, electric bass
  • Joey Van Phillips – drums, percussion, vibraphone
  • Paper Tiger – production (on 2, 3 and 8)
  • Lazerbeak – production (on 4 and 7), executive production
  • Rebecca Arons – cello
  • Nick Ogawa – cello
  • Jessy Greene – violin
  • Scott Agster – trombone
  • Gabriel Douglas – vocals
  • Aby Wolf – vocals
  • Benjamin Burwell – vocals
  • Mayda – guitar, synthesizer, drum programming
  • Emily Dantuma – sampled cello
  • Jake Wallenius – sampled drums
  • Joe Mabbott – mixing, engineering
  • Brady Moen – additional engineering, additional editing
  • Bruce Templeton – mastering
  • Kai Benson – art direction, design
  • Bill Phelps – photography

Charts

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Chart Peak
position
US Billboard 200[8] 74
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[9] 19
US Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[10] 8

References

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  1. ^ a b "Parts of Speech - Dessa". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
  2. ^ Koski, Genevieve (June 25, 2013). "Dessa: Parts Of Speech". The A.V. Club.
  3. ^ Paine, Jake (May 15, 2013). "Dessa "Parts Of Speech" Release Date, Cover Art & Tour Dates". HipHopDX. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
  4. ^ Maldonado, Jose (April 9, 2013). "Dessa Announces New Album "Parts of Speech" Set for June 2013 Release". Mxdwn. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
  5. ^ Tardio, Andres (June 13, 2014). "Dessa "Parts Of Speech" Remix EP Cover Art & Tracklist". HipHopDX.
  6. ^ Fadgerberg, Jerald (June 21, 2014). "Broke Beats: Dessa – 'Parts of Speech, Re-Edited'". BDCwire. Boston.com.
  7. ^ "Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 6/30/2013". HipHopDX. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
  8. ^ "Dessa - Chart history - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  9. ^ "Dessa - Chart history - Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  10. ^ "Dessa - Chart history - Tastemaker Albums". Billboard. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
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