The Real Ramona

The Real Ramona
Studio album by
Throwing Muses
ReleasedMarch 12, 1991
RecordedJuly–November 1990
StudiosLondon, Los Angeles, California; Dust Bowl, Los Angeles, California
Genres
Length40:10
Labels4AD, Sire
ProducerDennis Herring
Throwing Muses chronology
Hunkpapa
(1989)		 The Real Ramona
(1991)		 Red Heaven
(1992)
Singles from The Real Ramona
  1. "Counting Backwards"
    Released: January 28, 1991
  2. "Not Too Soon"
    Released: November 4, 1991

The Real Ramona is the fourth studio album by Throwing Muses, released in 1991. It peaked at number 26 on the UK Albums Chart.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStarHalf star
Chicago TribuneStarStarStar
Entertainment WeeklyC+
Los Angeles TimesStarStarStarHalf star
NME8/10
QStarStarStarStar
Rolling StoneStarStarStarStar
Select5/5
SoundsStarStarStarStarStar
Spin Alternative Record Guide7/10

NME named The Real Ramona the 35th best album of 1991. In a retrospective review, Andrzej Lukowski of BBC Music wrote that, with The Real Ramona, Throwing Muses wrote an "album of great pop songs, but when they did so, they [in] no way surrendered their intrinsic otherness – two decades of indie-pop later, it still sounds arresting.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Kristin Hersh, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Counting Backwards"3:15
2."Him Dancing"1:10
3."Red Shoes"3:33
4."Graffiti"2:37
5."Golden Thing"2:25
6."Ellen West"2:49
7."Dylan"1:40
8."Hook in Her Head"6:32
9."Not Too Soon" (Tanya Donelly)3:09
10."Honeychain" (Tanya Donelly)4:24
11."Say Goodbye"3:54
12."Two Step" (Throwing Muses)4:34

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Throwing Muses

Technical personnel

Charts

Chart Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC) 26

References

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  4. ↑ Caro, Mark (April 18, 1991). "Throwing Muses: The Real Ramona (Sire)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
  5. ↑ Wyman, Bill (April 12, 1991). "The Real Ramona". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
  6. ↑ Hochman, Steve (May 12, 1991). "Throwing Muses, 'The Real Ramona,' Sire". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
  7. ↑ Dalton, Stephen (February 16, 1991). "Throwing Up in Public". NME. p. 30.
  8. ↑ Snow, Mat (March 1991). "Throwing Muses: The Real Ramona". Q. No. 54. Archived from the original on December 15, 2000. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  9. ↑ McDonnell, Evelyn (June 27, 1991). "Throwing Muses: The Real Ramona". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 5, 2008. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  10. ↑ Barnes, Mike (March 1991). "Scorch Songs". Select. No. 9. p. 81.
  11. ↑ Cameron, Keith (February 16, 1991). "Amusing Grace". Sounds. p. 39.
  12. ↑ McDonnell, Evelyn (1995). "Throwing Muses". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 410–412. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
  13. ↑ "Albums and Tracks of the Year: 1991". NME. October 10, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  14. ↑ Lukowski, Andrzej (2010). "Throwing Muses The Real Ramona Review". BBC Music. Retrieved July 16, 2013.