| Skin | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | July 10, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 2000–2001 | |||
| Studio | The Village Recorder, Los Angeles, California Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 38:40 | |||
| Label | Island | |||
| Producer | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (73/100)[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B−[3] |
| PopMatters |   [1][4] |
| Q | [1] |
| Rolling Stone |  [5] |
Skin is the seventh album by singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge, released in 2001. The album explores the pain, confusion, grief, and recovery Etheridge went through following her split from Julie Cypher, her companion of 12 years. "Heal Me" features background vocals by Laura Dern and Meg Ryan. Etheridge plays almost all the instruments and penned all the songs. Skin peaked at number nine on the Billboard 200.
- ^ a b c Critic reviews at Metacritic
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ Entertainment Weekly review
- ^ PopMatters review
- ^ "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. Retrieved September 5, 2007.
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