Released April 1988 Length 38:48 Release date April 1988 | Recorded ? Artist Graham Parker Label RCA Records | |
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Producer Graham Parker & Brinsley Schwarz The Mona Lisa's Sister
(1988) Live! Alone in America
(1989) Genres Rock music, Rhythm and blues, Soul music, Blues rock, Reggae fusion Similar Graham Parker albums, Rock music albums | ||
Graham parker don t let them break you down
The Mona Lisa's Sister is a 1988 album by Graham Parker. It was Parker's first album for RCA following an acrimonious split with Atlantic and the first he produced himself (with Brinsley Schwarz). The "stripped-down" sound of the album garnered critical acclaim and presaged a back-to-basics trend in rock music in the 1990s. It was re-released by Buddah Records in 1999 with a bonus track, "Ordinary Girl", the B-side to "Get Started. Start a Fire". The album debuted at #77 (US) May 28, 1988. This was its highest chart position.
Contents
- Graham parker don t let them break you down
- Track listing
- Bonus track 1999 Buddha Re release
- Personnel
- Songs
- References
In 1989, it was ranked #97 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 best albums of the 1980s.
Track listing
All song by Graham Parker except (11)
- "Don't Let It Break You Down" – 3:34
- "Under the Mask of Happiness" – 3:34
- "Back in Time" – 3:24
- "I'm Just Your Man" – 3:41
- "OK Hieronymus" – 4:15
- "Get Started. Start a Fire" – 5:08
- "The Girl Isn't Ready" – 3:32
- "Blue Highways" – 2:35
- "Success" – 3:48
- "I Don't Know" – 2:47
- "Cupid" - (Sam Cooke) – 2:30
Bonus track - 1999 Buddha Re-release
12. "Ordinary Girl"
Personnel
Songs
1Don’t Let It Break You Down3:35
2Under The Mask Of Happiness3:35
3Back in Time3:27