Voices Carry (album)

Martin Rushent was considered for the role of producer for Voices Carry.{{Undue weight inline|Producer|date=February 2016}}

Voices Carry was released on April 20, 1985.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/release/voices-carry-mr0000334200|website=AllMusic|access-date=February 11, 2016|title=Voices Carry|first=Joe|last=Viglione}} The album entered the Billboard 200 at 152nd place on June 25.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/1985-04-20|magazine=Billboard|title=Billboard 200|access-date=February 11, 2016}} The album spent 31 weeks on the chart, peaking at 19.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/432015/til-tuesday/chart?f=305|magazine=Billboard|title='Til Tuesday|access-date=February 11, 2016}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/voices-carry-mw0000192094|website=AllMusic|title=Voices Carry|first=Joe|last=Viglione|access-date=February 11, 2016}}

| rev2 = Robert Christgau

| rev2Score = B−{{cite web|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=3929&name=%27Til+Tuesday |title='Til Tuesday |publisher=Robert Christgau|access-date=11 February 2016}}

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Spin described the album as "a pleasure, but not a revelation" and that "almost all the tunes are instantly catchy, if not especially inspired."{{cite magazine|magazine=Spin|title=Spins|last=Brooks|first=E.|date=May 1985|volume=1|issue=1|publisher=SPIN Media LLC|page=29}}

Spin praised the group's vocalist stating that "in lead singer Aimee Mann they may have a star. [...] she has her own look and a voice that's evocative, thought not yet distinctive enough to stake out its own turf in the crowded field of female vocalists." Robert Christgau gave the album a B− rating, stating that the group rolls out "synth-pop hooks like vintage A Flock of Seagulls, but Aimee Mann's throaty warble sounds almost human. And while the generalization level of her aggressively banal lyrics signals product, not expression, every one lands square on a recognizable romantic cliché."

From retrospective reviews, AllMusic wrote that "While most bands from Boston suffered from lack of production, Mike Thorne does a decent job on much of the album and excellent work on the title track." The review found that "Love in a Vacuum" was "over-produced, creating a good album track when the true follow-up hit was actually in hand." The review went on to note haunting lyrics on "I Could Get Used to This" and "No More Crying" which "separate this recording from work of similar '80s bands". The review concluded that "this album and its follow-ups should have had as much commercial success as the Cars, because artistically, they are equal to that band's dynamic debut."

The popular Canadian teen drama Degrassi: The Next Generation, which is known for naming each episode after an ‘80s hit song or album, named a two-part episode after this album.{{cite web|title=Degrassi: The Next Generation - Season 4|url=http://www.tv.com/shows/degrassi-the-next-generation/episodes/|website=TV.com|publisher=TV.com|access-date=24 April 2016}}

{{Track listing

| total_length =

| all_lyrics = Aimee Mann

| all_music = 'Til Tuesday

| title1 = Love in a Vacuum

| length1 = 3:34

| title2 = Looking Over My Shoulder

| length2 = 4:15

| title3 = I Could Get Used to This

| length3 = 3:02

| title4 = No More Crying

| length4 = 4:18

| title5 = Voices Carry

| length5 = 4:20

| title6 = Winning the War

| length6 = 4:03

| title7 = You Know the Rest

| length7 = 4:26

| title8 = Maybe Monday

| length8 = 3:40

| title9 = Are You Serious?

| length9 = 3:15

| title10 = Don't Watch Me Bleed

| length10 = 3:26

| title11 = Sleep

| length11 = 3:40

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;'Til Tuesday

• Aimee Mann – lead vocals, backing vocals, bass
• Robert Holmes – electric guitar, backing vocals
• Joey Pesce – synthesizers, piano, backing vocals
• Michael Hausman – drums, percussion

Production

• Produced By Mike Thorne
• Executive Producer: Dick Wingate
• Engineered By Dominick Maita
• Mixed By Harvey Goldberg; assisted by Moira Marquis
• Studio Assistants: Mike Krowiak & Jeff Lippay
• Mastered By Jack Skinner
• Britain Hill – photography

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{{certification Table Entry|title=Voices Carry|artist='Til Tuesday|type=album|relyear=1985|region=Canada|award=Gold|access-date=22 December 2016}}[https://musiccanada.com/gold-platinum/?fwp_gp_search=%27til%20tuesday Gold/Platinum - Music Canada]

{{certification Table Entry|title=Voices Carry|artist='Til Tuesday|type=album|relyear=1985|region=United States|award=Gold|access-date=22 December 2016}}[https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=til+tuesday#search_section Gold & Platinum - RIAA]

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Category:'Til Tuesday albums

Category:1985 debut albums

Category:Epic Records albums

Category:Albums produced by Mike Thorne