Let It Be (Replacements album)
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| Let It Be | ||
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| Studio album by The Replacements | ||
| Released | October 2, 1984 | |
| Recorded | Recorded at Blackberry Way Studios, Minneapolis | |
| Genre | College rock | |
| Length | 33:31 | |
| Label | Twin/Tone Records | |
| Producer(s) | Steve Fjelstad, Paul Westerberg and Peter Jesperson | |
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| The Replacements chronology | ||
| Hootenanny (1983) |
Let It Be (1984) |
Tim (1985) |
Let It Be is the title of a 1984 album released by The Replacements. Critics often list this as their defining piece of work.
The fourth Replacements LP was released in 1984 on Twin/Tone Records. Previously The 'Mats' work had been an energetic, if slightly puerile take on the blues and punk; Let It Be proved to be a more mature and much fuller sounding record than those that came before it.
R.E.M.'s Peter Buck contributed the guitar solo to Let It Be's first cut, "I Will Dare."
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[edit] Critical response
Although Let It Be was far from a commercial success, it is widely regarded by critics as one of the best albums of the 1980s. It is listed in All Music Guide with a five-star rating and is one of the few albums to receive an 'A+' from esteemed music critic Robert Christgau. In 2003, the album was ranked number 239 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. In 1989, it was rated #15 on the same magazine's list of the 100 greatest albums of the 1980s. In the 1999 miniseries "VH1's 100 Greatest Albums of Rock and Roll," VH1 ranked Let It Be in the 79th position.
[edit] Track listing
[edit] Side one
- "I Will Dare" – 3:18
- "Favorite Thing" – 2:19
- "We're Comin' Out" – 2:21
- "Tommy Gets His Tonsils Out" – 1:53
- "Androgynous" – 3:11
- "Black Diamond" – 2:40
[edit] Side two
- "Unsatisfied" – 4:01
- "Seen Your Video" – 3:08
- "Gary's Got a Boner" – 2:28
- "Sixteen Blue" – 4:24
- "Answering Machine" – 3:40
[edit] Samples
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- "Unsatisfied" by The Replacements
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