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Belly arrived at a strange time for alternative rock. Prior to the early 1993 release of their debut, Star, they had released a series of critically acclaimed U.K. EPs that balanced the shimmering, otherworldly quality of Throwing Muses with an increased sense of songcraft from ex-Muse/Breeder Tanya Donelly -- dream pop that really emphasized the pop, while adding emotional undercurrents that could shift from sweetness to haunting within one song. Star, like the EPs, captured this well, and since it arrived when all things alt-rock had a shot at the charts, they actually had a gold album and a Billboard hit with "Feed the Tree." This led to semistardom -- not nearly as big as Kurt-n-Courtney or Eddie, nor as gossip-worthy as Evan-n-Juliana, but to a lot of appearances at festivals and even the cover of Rolling Stone, which meant that they wanted to broaden their audience and sound with their second album, the Glyn Johns-produced King. Though the selected songs were good, the big, glossy production didn't quite fit, but it came to define Belly -- deliberately, too, since they began to remix their British hits for MTV and modern rock radio. Rhino's 2002 collection Sweet Ride: The Best of Belly collects all of the singles, but not necessarily in their original form. Included are "Gepetto" in the remix version (which was, admittedly, U.S. single version); the live version of "Dusted"; a U.S.-radio mix of "Feed the Tree." There are a couple of key album tracks, and a whole lotta B-sides: a wonderful, slyly sexy version of "Trust in Me" from Disney's The Jungle Book, a cover of "Hot Burrito #1," and, of course, the tremendous title track. There's also some collector-bait ephemera here, okay King B-sides, a French version of a song from King, and a cover of "Are You Experienced?"
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Tanya Donelly, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Belly, Producer, MainArtist - Jeff Powell, Engineer - Tom Gorman, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Gorman, AssociatedPerformer - Universal Music Publishing Ltd., MusicPublisher - Pete Weiss, Engineer - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Gail Greenwood, AssociatedPerformer - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
2002 4AD Ltd 1995 4AD Ltd
Tanya Donelly, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Fred Abong, AssociatedPerformer - Belly, MainArtist - Tom Gorman, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Gorman, AssociatedPerformer - Songs Of Polygram International Inc., MusicPublisher - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Slow Dog Music, MusicPublisher - Mercer Street Songs, MusicPublisher
2002 4AD Ltd 1993 4AD Ltd
Tanya Donelly, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Belly, MainArtist - Tom Gorman, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Gorman, AssociatedPerformer - Songs Of Polygram International Inc., MusicPublisher - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Gail Greenwood, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Slow Dog Music, MusicPublisher - Mercer Street Songs, MusicPublisher
2002 4AD Ltd 1995 4AD Ltd
Tanya Donelly, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Belly, Producer, MainArtist - Jeff Powell, Engineer - Tom Gorman, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Gorman, AssociatedPerformer - Songs Of Polygram International Inc., MusicPublisher - Pete Weiss, Engineer - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Gail Greenwood, AssociatedPerformer - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Slow Dog Music, MusicPublisher - Mercer Street Songs, MusicPublisher
2002 4AD Ltd 1995 4AD Ltd
Juliana Hatfield, StudioMusician - Gram Parsons, ComposerLyricist - LOU GIORDANO, Producer - Tanya Donelly, AssociatedPerformer - Belly, Producer, MainArtist - Jeff Powell, Engineer - Tom Gorman, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Gorman, AssociatedPerformer - Rondor Music, MusicPublisher - Chris Etheridge, ComposerLyricist - Pete Weiss, Engineer - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Dylan Roy, StudioMusician
2002 4AD Ltd 1992 4AD Ltd
LOU GIORDANO, Producer - Richard Sherman, ComposerLyricist - Tanya Donelly, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Sherman, ComposerLyricist - Belly, Producer, MainArtist - Jeff Powell, Engineer - Tom Gorman, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Gorman, AssociatedPerformer - Wonderland Music Company Inc, MusicPublisher - Pete Weiss, Engineer - Campbell & Connelly Co. Ltd., MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Dylan Roy, StudioMusician
2002 4AD Ltd 1993 4AD Ltd
Tanya Donelly, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Fred Abong, AssociatedPerformer - Belly, MainArtist - Tom Gorman, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Gorman, AssociatedPerformer - Songs Of Polygram International Inc., MusicPublisher - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Slow Dog Music, MusicPublisher - Mercer Street Songs, MusicPublisher
2002 4AD Ltd 1993 4AD Ltd
Tanya Donelly, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Belly, MainArtist - Tom Gorman, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Gorman, AssociatedPerformer - Songs Of Polygram International Inc., MusicPublisher - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Gail Greenwood, AssociatedPerformer - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Slow Dog Music, MusicPublisher - Mercer Street Songs, MusicPublisher
2002 4AD Ltd 1995 4AD Ltd
Tanya Donelly, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Belly, MainArtist - Tom Gorman, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Gorman, AssociatedPerformer - Polygram Music Publishing, MusicPublisher - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Gail Greenwood, AssociatedPerformer - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
2002 4AD Ltd 1995 4AD Ltd
Tanya Donelly, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Silvain Vanot, Translator - Belly, Producer, MainArtist - Jeff Powell, Engineer - Tom Gorman, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Gorman, AssociatedPerformer - Songs Of Polygram International Inc., MusicPublisher - Pete Weiss, Engineer - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Gail Greenwood, AssociatedPerformer - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Slow Dog Music, MusicPublisher - Mercer Street Songs, MusicPublisher
2002 4AD Ltd 1995 4AD Ltd
Jimi Hendrix, ComposerLyricist - Tanya Donelly, AssociatedPerformer - Fred Abong, AssociatedPerformer - Belly, Producer, MainArtist - Jeff Powell, Engineer - Tom Gorman, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Gorman, AssociatedPerformer - Experience Hendrix LLC, MusicPublisher - Pete Weiss, Engineer - Bella Godiva Music Inc. (ASCAP), MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
2002 4AD Ltd 1993 4AD Ltd
Tanya Donelly, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - GLYN JOHNS, Producer - Belly, MainArtist - Jeff Powell, Engineer - Tom Gorman, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Gorman, AssociatedPerformer - Songs Of Polygram International Inc., MusicPublisher - Pete Weiss, Engineer - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Gail Greenwood, AssociatedPerformer - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Slow Dog Music, MusicPublisher - Mercer Street Songs, MusicPublisher
2002 4AD Ltd 1995 4AD Ltd
Tanya Donelly, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Fred Abong, AssociatedPerformer - Belly, MainArtist - Tom Gorman, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Gorman, AssociatedPerformer - Slow Dog Music BMI, MusicPublisher - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
2002 4AD Ltd 1992 4AD Ltd
Tanya Donelly, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Belly, MainArtist - Tom Gorman, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Gorman, AssociatedPerformer - Songs Of Polygram International Inc., MusicPublisher - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Gail Greenwood, AssociatedPerformer - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Slow Dog Music, MusicPublisher - Mercer Street Songs, MusicPublisher
2002 4AD Ltd 1995 4AD Ltd
PAUL KOLDERIE, Producer - Tanya Donelly, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - GLYN JOHNS, Producer - Belly, MainArtist - Jeff Powell, Engineer - Tom Gorman, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Gorman, AssociatedPerformer - Songs Of Polygram International Inc., MusicPublisher - Pete Weiss, Engineer - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Gail Greenwood, AssociatedPerformer - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Slow Dog Music, MusicPublisher - Mercer Street Songs, MusicPublisher
2002 4AD Ltd 1995 4AD Ltd
Tanya Donelly, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Fred Abong, AssociatedPerformer - Belly, MainArtist - Tom Gorman, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Gorman, AssociatedPerformer - Slow Dog Music BMI, MusicPublisher - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
2002 4AD Ltd 1992 4AD Ltd
LOU GIORDANO, Producer - Leslie Langston, StudioMusician - Tanya Donelly, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Belly, Producer, MainArtist - Jeff Powell, Engineer - Tom Gorman, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Gorman, AssociatedPerformer - Songs Of Polygram International Inc., MusicPublisher - Pete Weiss, Engineer - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Slow Dog Music, MusicPublisher - Mercer Street Songs, MusicPublisher
2002 4AD Ltd 1993 4AD Ltd
LOU GIORDANO, Producer - Tanya Donelly, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Fred Abong, AssociatedPerformer - Belly, Producer, MainArtist - Jeff Powell, Engineer - Tom Gorman, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Gorman, AssociatedPerformer - Songs Of Polygram International Inc., MusicPublisher - Pete Weiss, Engineer - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Slow Dog Music, MusicPublisher - Mercer Street Songs, MusicPublisher
2002 4AD Ltd 1992 4AD Ltd
Album review
Belly arrived at a strange time for alternative rock. Prior to the early 1993 release of their debut, Star, they had released a series of critically acclaimed U.K. EPs that balanced the shimmering, otherworldly quality of Throwing Muses with an increased sense of songcraft from ex-Muse/Breeder Tanya Donelly -- dream pop that really emphasized the pop, while adding emotional undercurrents that could shift from sweetness to haunting within one song. Star, like the EPs, captured this well, and since it arrived when all things alt-rock had a shot at the charts, they actually had a gold album and a Billboard hit with "Feed the Tree." This led to semistardom -- not nearly as big as Kurt-n-Courtney or Eddie, nor as gossip-worthy as Evan-n-Juliana, but to a lot of appearances at festivals and even the cover of Rolling Stone, which meant that they wanted to broaden their audience and sound with their second album, the Glyn Johns-produced King. Though the selected songs were good, the big, glossy production didn't quite fit, but it came to define Belly -- deliberately, too, since they began to remix their British hits for MTV and modern rock radio. Rhino's 2002 collection Sweet Ride: The Best of Belly collects all of the singles, but not necessarily in their original form. Included are "Gepetto" in the remix version (which was, admittedly, U.S. single version); the live version of "Dusted"; a U.S.-radio mix of "Feed the Tree." There are a couple of key album tracks, and a whole lotta B-sides: a wonderful, slyly sexy version of "Trust in Me" from Disney's The Jungle Book, a cover of "Hot Burrito #1," and, of course, the tremendous title track. There's also some collector-bait ephemera here, okay King B-sides, a French version of a song from King, and a cover of "Are You Experienced?"
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 01:11:27
- Main artists: Belly
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: 4AD
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
2002 4AD Ltd 2002 4AD Ltd
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