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69 Love Songs

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TypeStudio Full-length
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GenresIndie Rock, Indie Pop, Lo-fi, Baroque Pop
LabelsMerge Records
Length172:35
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69 Love Songs Information

Track listing (Songs)

Title Length Rating Votes
Volume one
1. Absolutely Cuckoo - 0
2. I Don't Believe in the Sun - 0
3. All My Little Words - 0
4. A Chicken with Its Head Cut Off - 0
5. Reno Dakota - 0
6. I Don't Want to Get Over You - 0
7. Come Back from San Francisco - 0
8. The Luckiest Guy on the Lower East Side - 0
9. Let's Pretend We're Bunny Rabbits - 0
10. The Cactus Where Your Heart Should Be - 0
11. I Think I Need a New Heart - 0
12. The Book of Love - 0
13. Fido, Your Leash is Too Long - 0
14. How Fucking Romantic - 0
15. The One You Really Love - 0
16. Punk Love - 0
17. Parades Go By - 0
18. Boa Constrictor - 0
19. A Pretty Girl is Like... - 0
20. My Sentimental Melody - 0
21. Nothing Matters When We're Dancing - 0
22. Sweet-Lovin' Man - 0
23. The Things We Did and Didn't Do - 0
Volume two
1. Roses - 0
2. Love is Like Jazz - 0
3. When My Boy Walks Down the Street - 0
4. Time Enough for Rocking When We're Old - 0
5. Very Funny - 0
6. Grand Canyon - 0
7. No One Will Ever Love You - 0
8. If You Don't Cry - 0
9. You're My Only Home - 0
10. (Crazy for You But) Not That Crazy - 0
11. My Only Friend - 0
12. Promises of Eternity - 0
13. World Love - 0
14. Washington, D.C. - 0
15. Long-Forgotten Fairytale - 0
16. Kiss Me Like You Mean It - 0
17. Papa Was a Rodeo - 0
18. Epitaph for My Heart - 0
19. Asleep and Dreaming - 0
20. The Sun Goes Down and the World Goes Dancing - 0
21. The Way You Say Good-Night - 0
22. Abigail, Belle of Kilronan - 0
23. I Shatter - 0
Volume three
1. Underwear - 0
2. It's a Crime - 0
3. Busby Berkeley Dreams - 0
4. I'm Sorry I Love You - 0
5. Acoustic Guitar - 0
6. The Death of Ferdinand de Saussure - 0
7. Love in the Shadows - 0
8. Bitter Tears - 0
9. Wi' Nae Wee Bairn Ye'll Me Beget - 0
10. Yeah. Oh, Yeah - 0
11. Experimental Music Love - 0
12. Meaningless - 0
13. Love is Like a Bottle of Gin - 0
14. Queen of the Savages - 0
15. Blue You - 0
16. I Can't Touch You Anymore - 0
17. Two Kinds of People - 0
18. How to Say Goodbye - 0
19. The Night You Can't Remember - 0
20. For We Are the King of the Boudoir - 0
21. Strange Eyes - 0
22. Xylophone Track - 0
23. Zebra - 0

Line-up (Members)

  • Stephin Merritt : Vocals, Digitech Vocalist, Roland Harmonizer, Vocoder, Ukulele, Baritone Ukulele, Kaholas Ukulele, Admira Classical, Acoustic-electric 12-string Guitar, Lap Steel, Fado Guitar, Bass Guitar, Mandolin, Autoharp, Marxophone, Ukelin, Tremoloa, Violin-uke, Sitar, Zither, Violin, Musical Saw, Keyboards, Synclavier, Moog Satellite, Piano, Harmonium, Wurlitzer Electronic Piano, Organ, Rhythm Units, Recorder, Ocarina, Pennywhistle, Maestro Wind Synthesizer, Hohner Melodica, Paul Revere Jug, Rumba Box, Xylophone, Kalimbas, Radio Shack 75-in-One Project Kit, Drum Kit, Cymbals, Rain Stick, Chimera, Maracas, Conga, Bongos, Triangle, Bells, Tambourine, Washboard, Steel Drum, Chicken Shakers, Finger Cymbals, Springs and Slinky Guitar, Pipes, Bamboo Harp, Spirit Chaser, Sleighbells, Fingersnaps, Thunder Sheet, Cabasas, Cowbells, Gong
  • Sam Davol : Cello, Flute
  • Claudia Gonson : Piano; Drums; Percussion; Lead Vocals on "Reno Dakota", "Sweet-Lovin' Man", "If You Don't Cry", "Washington, D.C.", "Acoustic Guitar", and "Zebra"; Other Backing Vocals; Duet With Merritt and Guitar on "Yeah! Oh, Yeah!"; Arrangement on "Very Funny", "World Love", and "Busby Berkeley Dreams"; Whistling on "Blue You"
  • John Woo : Banjo, Lead Guitar, Mandolin, Bass on "Time Enough for Rocking When We're Old"

Guest / session musicians

  • LD Beghtol : Harmonium on "Xylophone Track", Lead Vocals on "All My Little Words", "My Sentimental Melody", "Roses", "The Way You Say Good-Night", "Bitter Tears", and "For We Are the King of the Boudoir;" Duet With Merritt on "The One You Really Love"; Other Backing Vocals; Graphic Design of Box and Book
  • Chris Ewen : Backing Tracks and Arrangement on "Promises of Eternity" and "It's a Crime", Theremin on "Blue You"
  • Daniel Handler (aka Lemony Snicket) – Accordion, Keyboards, and Arrangement on "Asleep and Dreaming"
  • Dudley Klute : Lead Vocals on "The Luckiest Guy on the Lower East Side", "How Fucking Romantic", "My Sentimental Melody", "Very Funny", "Long-Forgotten Fairytale", "It's a Crime", and "Blue You;" Duet With Merritt on "Underwear;" Other Backing Vocals
  • Ida Pearle : Violin on "The Luckiest Guy on the Lower East Side"
  • Shirley Simms : Duet With Merritt on "Papa Was a Rodeo", Vocals on "Come Back From San Francisco", "Boa Constrictor", "No One Will Ever Love You", "Kiss Me Like You Mean It", "I'm Sorry I Love You", and "Strange Eyes;" Other Backing Vocals

Production staff / artist

  • Jon Berman : Engineering
  • Chris Ewen : Engineering
  • Claudia Gonson : Engineering
  • Jeff Lipton : Mastering
  • Eric Masunaga : Engineering
  • Stephin Merritt : Production, Engineering
  • Charles Newman : Engineering
Additional notes
three-volume concept album

The Magnetic Fields Discography

Album title Type Released Rating Votes Reviews
(1991) Studio - 0 0
(1992) Studio - 0 0
(1994) Studio - 0 0
(1994) Studio - 0 0
(1995) Studio - 0 0
(1999) Studio - 0 0
(2004) Studio - 0 0
(2008) Studio - 0 0
(2010) Studio - 0 0
(2012) Studio - 0 0
(2017) Studio - 0 0