Merge publish Magnetic Fields’ sixth album : ’69 Love Songs’ (1999)
Magnetic Fields’ ’69 Love Songs’ is their sixth studio album produced by frontman Stephin Merritt and released on September 7, 1999 by Merge
WATCH
1 . Don’t Want To Get Over You (w/ Stephin Merritt )
2 . Come Back From San Francisco (Manchester)
3 . The Luckiest Guy On the Lower East Side
4 . The Book Of Love (WFUV)
5 . The Book Of Love (“Live From Here With Chris Thile”)
6 . the One You Really Love (Seattle)
7 . Boa Constrictor (Live)
8 . Boa Constrictor (Royal Festival Hall, London, 25.04.12)
9 . When My Boy Walks Down the Street
10 . Time Enough For Rocking When We’re Old (Manchester)
11 . Grand Canyon, Swinging London, It’s Only Time Live
12 . Grand Canyon (10/18/08)
13 . No One Will Ever Love You Honestly (10/18/08, Meymandi Concert Hall, Raleigh, NC)
14 . If You Don’t Cry (Cambridge, 2004)
15 . Kiss Me Like You Mean It (w/ Stephin Merritt, City Winery NYC, 11/14/2015 )
16 . Papa Was A Rodeo (Live)
17 . Papa Was A Rodeo (10/18/08)
18 . Andrew In Drag, Quick!, Busby Berkeley Dreams (Live)
19 . Busby Berkely Dreams (Live)
20 . I’m Sorry I Love You (Pabst Theater)
21 . Wi’ Nae Wee Bairn Ye’ll Me Beget (2010/03/25)
22 . Yeah! Oh, Yeah! (Cambridge, 2004)
23 . Yeah! Oh, Yeah! (Symphony Hall, 12/31/12)
24 . Xylophone Track (Live)
Track Listing : 1.Absolutely Cuckoo (Stephin Merritt) – 01:34 . 2.I Don’T Believe In The Sun (Stephin Merritt) – 04:16 . 3.All My Little Words (Ld Beghtol) – 02:46 . 4.A Chicken With Its Head Cut Off (Stephin Merritt) – 02:41 . 5.Reno Dakota (Claudia Gonson) – 01:05 . 6.I Don’T Want To Get Over You (Stephin Merritt) – 02:22 . 7.Come Back From San Francisco (Shirley Simms) – 02:48 . 8.The Luckiest Guy On The Lower East Side (Dudley Klute) – 03:43 . 9.Let’S Pretend We’Re Bunny Rabbits (Stephin Merritt) – 02:25 . 10.The Cactus Where Your Heart Should Be (Stephin Merritt) – 01:11 . 11.I Think I Need A New Heart (Stephin Merritt) – 02:32 . 12.The Book Of Love (Stephin Merritt) – 02:42 . 13.Fido, Your Leash Is Too Long (Stephin Merritt) – 02:33 . 14.How Fucking Romantic (Dudley Klute) – 00:58 . 15.The One You Really Love (Stephin Merritt, Ld Beghtol) – 02:53 . 16.Punk Love (Stephin Merritt) – 00:58 . 17.Parades Go By (Stephin Merritt) – 02:56 . 18.Boa Constrictor (Shirley Simms) – 00:58 . 19.A Pretty Girl Is Like… (Stephin Merritt) – 01:50 . 20.My Sentimental Melody (Ld Beghtol) – 03:07 . 21.Nothing Matters When We’Re Dancing (Stephin Merritt) – 02:27 . 22.Sweet-Lovin’ Man (Claudia Gonson) – 05:00 . 23.The Things We Did And Didn’T Do (Stephin Merritt) – 02:10 . 24.Roses (Ld Beghtol) – 00:27 . 25.Love Is Like Jazz (Stephin Merritt) – 02:55 . 26.When My Boy Walks Down The Street (Stephin Merritt) – 02:38 . 27.Time Enough For Rocking When We’Re Old (Stephin Merritt) – 02:03 . 28.Very Funny (Dudley Klute) – 01:26 . 29.Grand Canyon (Stephin Merritt) – 02:28 . 30.No One Will Ever Love You (Shirley Simms) – 03:13 . 31.If You Don’T Cry (Claudia Gonson) – 03:06 . 32.You’Re My Only Home (Stephin Merritt) – 02:17 . 33.(Crazy For You But) Not That Crazy (Stephin Merritt) – 02:18 . 34.My Only Friend (Stephin Merritt) – 02:00 . 35.Promises Of Eternity (Stephin Merritt) – 03:46 . 36.World Love (Stephin Merritt) – 03:07 . 37.Washington, D.C. (Claudia Gonson) – 01:53 . 38.Long-Forgotten Fairytale (Dudley Klute) – 03:37 . 39.Kiss Me Like You Mean It (Shirley Simms) – 02:00 . 40.Papa Was A Rodeo (Stephin Merritt, Shirley Simms) – 05:00 . 41.Epitaph For My Heart (Stephin Merritt) – 02:50 . 42.Asleep And Dreaming (Stephin Merritt) – 01:53 . 43.The Sun Goes Down And The World Goes Dancing (Stephin Merritt) – 02:46 . 44.The Way You Say Good-Night (Ld Beghtol) – 02:44 . 45.Abigail, Belle Of Kilronan (Stephin Merritt) – 02:00 . 46.I Shatter (Stephin Merritt) – 03:10 . 47.Underwear (Stephin Merritt, Dudley Klute) – 02:49 . 48.It’S A Crime (Dudley Klute) – 03:54 . 49.Busby Berkeley Dreams (Stephin Merritt) – 03:36 . 50.I’M Sorry I Love You (Shirley Simms) – 03:06 . 51.Acoustic Guitar (Claudia Gonson) – 02:37 . 52.The Death Of Ferdinand De Saussure (Stephin Merritt) – 03:10 . 53.Love In The Shadows (Stephin Merritt) – 02:54 . 54.Bitter Tears (Ld Beghtol) – 02:51 . 55.Wi’ Nae Wee Bairn Ye’Ll Me Beget (Stephin Merritt) – 01:55 . 56.Yeah! Oh, Yeah! (Stephin Merritt, Claudia Gonson) – 02:19 . 57.Experimental Music Love (Stephin Merritt) – 00:29 . 58.Meaningless (Stephin Merritt) – 02:08 . 59.Love Is Like A Bottle Of Gin (Stephin Merritt) – 01:46 . 60.Queen Of The Savages (Stephin Merritt) – 02:12 . 61.Blue You (Dudley Klute) – 03:03 . 62.I Can’T Touch You Anymore (Stephin Merritt) – 03:05 . 63.Two Kinds Of People (Stephin Merritt) – 01:10 . 64.How To Say Goodbye (Stephin Merritt) – 02:48 . 65.The Night You Can’T Remember (Stephin Merritt) – 02:17 . 66.For We Are The King Of The Boudoir (Ld Beghtol) – 01:14 . 67.Strange Eyes (Shirley Simms) – 02:01 . 68.Xylophone Track (Stephin Merritt) – 02:47 . 69.Zebra (Claudia Gonson) – 02:15
Musicians : The Magnetic Fields – Band . Stephin Merritt – Vocals, Various Instruments . Sam Davol – Cello, Flute . Claudia Gonson – Piano, Drums, Percussion, Vocals On (5 – 22 – 8 – 37 – 51 – 69), Backing Vocals & Guitar On (56), Whistling On (61) . John Woo – Banjo, Guitar, Mandolin, Bass On (27) . Ld Beghtol – Harmonium On (68), Vocals On (3 – 20 – 24 – 44 – 54 – 66 – 15), Backing Vocals. Chris Ewen – Theremin On (61) . Daniel Handler – Accordion, Keyboards . Dudley Klute – Vocals On (8 – 14 – 28 – 38 – 48 – 61 – 47), Backing Vocals . Ida Pearle – Violin On (8) . Shirley Simms – Vocals On (7 – 18 – 40 – 30 – 39 – 50 – 67), Backing Vocals
Production : Produced By Stephin Merritt .
Arrangements : Claudia Gonson, Chris Ewen, Daniel Handler
Package : Ld Beghtol – Graphic Design .
Recorded April 1999
Released September 7, 1999 By Merge
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