Join My Pretty World
{{Infobox album
| name = Join My Pretty World
| type = album
| artist = Geko
| cover = Geko - Join My Pretty World.jpg
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| released = {{Start date|1992|11|17}}
| recorded = {{Start date|1991}} – {{Start date|1992}}
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| genre = Gothic rock, alternative rock
| length = 41:24
| label = Open
| producer = Earle Mankey
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Join My Pretty World is the debut studio album by Geko, released on November 17, 1992 by Open Records.{{cite journal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RnJbAAAAMAAJ |title=Geko: Join My Pretty World |journal=Maximumrocknroll |publisher=Maximumrocknroll |date=1994 |issue=129 |access-date=July 30, 2020}}
Reception
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite web |first=Ned |last=Raggett |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000696653|pure_url=yes}}|title=Geko: Join My Pretty World > Review |publisher=Allmusic |access-date=October 31, 2016}}
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Ned Raggett of AllMusic says "Join My Pretty World finds the sharply powerful duo creating rough, industrial-strength darkwave music that easily bears repeated listening" and "is an underrated effort well worth seeking out."
Track listing
{{tracklist
| all_writing = Sarah Folkman and Carrie McNinch
| title1 = She Says
| length1 = 4:28
| title2 = Goodnight
| length2 = 3:27
| title3 = Trickle In
| length3 = 3:33
| title4 = Join My Pretty World
| length4 = 3:55
| title5 = Mary Loves the War Zone
| length5 = 3:51
| title6 = I Never Knew Any of This
| length6 = 2:16
| title7 = Nameless
| length7 = 5:12
| title8 = Miss Me
| note8 = 92 remix
| length8 = 4:08
| title9 = A Toxic Life
| note9 = 92 remix
| length9 = 3:40
| title10 = Completely This
| note10 = 92 remix
| length10 = 6:23
| title11 = When We Were Very Young
| length11 = 0:31
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Personnel
Adapted from the Join My Pretty World liner notes.{{cite AV media notes |title=Join My Pretty World |others=Geko |year=1992 |type=booklet |publisher=Open Records |location=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania}}
Geko
- Sarah Folkman – lead vocals, bass guitar, drum programming, musical arrangements
- Carrie McNinch – guitar, drum programming, musical arrangements
Production
- Earle Mankey – production
Release history
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! Region ! Date ! Label ! Format |
| United States
| 1992 | Open | CD |
References
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