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Dear Sir is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Chan Marshall, also known as Cat Power, released in October 1995 on Runt Records. Recorded in New York City in December 1994 during studio sessions with Tim Foljahn and Steve Shelley (which also produced the material on her second album, Myra Lee, released one year later), the ...
- 27:40, 31:53 (reissue)
- December 1994
- Ed Douglas
- October 23, 1995, July 3, 2001 (re-release)
Dear Sir is Cat Power’s debut studio album, released in October 1995 on Runt Records. Recorded in New York City in December 1994 during studio sessions with Tim Foljahn and Steve Shelley...
Jan 14, 2022 · Cat Power: ‘To this day I sleep with my bedroom door locked’. After breakups, breakdowns, stalkers and worse, Chan Marshall has rewritten her bleakest lyrics and recorded an album of highly ...
- 3 min
- Sylvia Patterson
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Sep 14, 2023 · Lo-fi and occasionally noisy (Itchyhead sounds a little like drummer Steve Shelley’s main band, Sonic Youth), Marshall’s debut album Dear Sir isn’t the best introduction to her work, but ...
- 5 min
- Alexis Petridis
Oct 5, 2018 · “Headlights” Dear Sir. Though Dear Sir is the first Cat Power album, it doesn’t really sound like it, especially on the album closer “Headlights,” which is actually a rerecording of a...
- Sam Hockley-Smith
- Contributor
A total of 20 songs were recorded in a single day by the trio, all of which were split into two records, making up Dear Sir and Myra Lee, released respectively in October 1995 and March 1996. Although Dear Sir is considered Marshall's debut album, it is more the length of an EP. 1996–2003: Early Matador releases
Feb 11, 2007 · Editorial Reviews. Cat Power's first full-length album, Dear Sir, spotlights Chan Marshall's demanding but rewarding songwriting. Her distinctive blend of blues, country, folk and punk creates songs like the dark, noisy "Itchyhead" and "Rockets," which mixes tension and hope, and tops it with Marshall's earnest, expressive vocals.
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