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'Til Tuesday

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Original Release Date: 1986
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B00000266N
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #151,211 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Aimee Mann's resurgence as a solo artist with the Magnolia soundtrack returned scrutiny to her early work with Boston's 'Til Tuesday. There are moments on the group's second album ("On Sunday," "David Denies," "No One Is Watching You Now") that contain the sense of romance and loss that fuel her solo work. However, the period production is not always in sympathy with the sentiments. Cavernous echo and other glossy, mid-'80s touches nearly overwhelm the songs. It's a testament to Mann's skills that some songs shine through. Welcome Home will ultimately prove pleasing to those who came of age in the '80s, as well as Mann completists. --Rob O'Connor

Customer Reviews

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastically lyrical, September 26, 2000

By A Customer

I have been listening to this album for at least 12 years and it rarely leaves my CD changer. I played the cassette version until it literally would not play any more, and it was one of the first CDs I bought. A relative first introduced me to this album and of course "Coming Up Close" was the reason I bought my own copy. But I came to love each song and appreciate Aimee Mann as an exceptionally gifted songwriter. It is a great "Road Trip" album and "On Sunday" makes the perfect "Summer Song". The mix is not mainstream pop/rock. It is not a 1980's anthem, but it is one of the defining moments, for me. The lyrics have meaning, which sometimes defies what the '80's were about. The only other thing I can say is Listen to this CD! I am sure you will find Mann's unique voice as captivating as I do. It is a definite must have for one's CD library!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I fell in love with Aimee's music..., July 13, 1999

By A Customer

...with this album. I bought it when it first came out, having been entranced by the first single, "What About Love." Now, almost 15 years later, that song doesn't seem to hold up quite as well as others on the album. Yet, the CD is endlessly listenable... and a vast improvement over 'til Tuesday's first album.

Although WELCOME HOME sounds a bit dated with its heavy synth sound and glossy production, many of Aimee's greatest songs may be found here. "Coming Up Close" remains to this day my favorite song of hers. "David Denies," "Will She Just Fall Down," "Lovers' Day" and "No One Is Watching You Now" are also terrific.

All in all, an excellent effort.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars til tuesday's second album is lonely, sad, good., November 11, 2001

By	Daniel J. Hamlow (Narita, Japan) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

For viewers who want to go to the next chapter of 'til tuesday after Voices Carry, welcome back, or should I say Welcome Home?

First up, the melancholy is still there, but it's more polished.
Gone are the dirge-like wails that characterized Voices Carry. Aimee Mann's voice is stronger here, but with just as much feeling.

The two singles, "What About Love" and "Coming Up Close" are good openers. "What About Love" seemed more accessible. "Coming Up Close" shows 'til tuesday's slight dip in the waters of country. I wonder if any female country musicians have covered this tune--lyrically and thematically, it has the right feel for a country ballad.

"David Denies" and "Lover's Day" are two examples. "Lover's Day" demonstrates how high a register Aimee Mann can go one moment and then drop down very low. It's also one of the stronger songs on the album.

"Sleeping And Waking" has an opening melody that would later be utilized in "Fifty Years After The Fair" from Aimee Mann's Whatever.

"Angels Never Call" is curiously the first 'til tuesday where it is a woman being sung about instead of a man. The verse "angels never help you/because angels always fall" might as well proceed from the saying "What goes up, must come down." So, Satan is not the only fallen angel. That figures.

Best for last: "No One Is Watching You Now" is a haunting sad song (all of them are), about the emptiness afterward and why the narrator is so, so sad. To illustrate: "Something has torn me apart/oh but what do I care/about watching my heart/I know that sadness bleeds through/and my sadness for me/is now sadness for you."

The songcraft is more polished here than on Voices Carry. The theme of loneliness competes for sadness on this. Look at the lyrics and see how many times "loneliness" or "sadness" pops up.