Ghost of a Dog

Ghost of a Dog
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 30, 1990[1]
GenreAlternative rock, jangle pop, folk-rock
Length53:29
LabelGeffen[2]
ProducerTony Berg[3]
Edie Brickell & New Bohemians chronology
Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars
(1988)
Ghost of a Dog
(1990)
Stranger Things
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[5]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[6]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[2]

Ghost of a Dog is the second album by American alternative rock band Edie Brickell & New Bohemians, released in 1990.[7][8]

In the printed lyrics that accompany the album, each song has a word with a single letter missing. In order, they spell out "ghost of a dog."

The album sold about 500,000 copies.[9] After a tour in support of the album, the band decided to take an indefinite hiatus.[10]

  1. ^ "October see onslaught of boxed sets, star releases" (PDF). Billboard. 6 October 1990. p. 84. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 81.
  3. ^ a b MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 158.
  4. ^ Ghost of a Dog at AllMusic
  5. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 831.
  6. ^ "Ghost of a Dog". EW.com.
  7. ^ "Edie Brickell & New Bohemians | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  8. ^ "Sings Like an Angel, Laughs Like a Texan". December 24, 1990 – via Christian Science Monitor.
  9. ^ "She'll take songs over spotlight". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
  10. ^ "What It Is". www.austinchronicle.com.

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