I Know About You is the second studio album by American indie rock duo Ida, released in 1996 on Simple Machines Records.[1]

I Know About You
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 6, 1996
GenreIndie rock, slowcore, indie folk, baroque pop, acoustic, dream pop
LabelSimple Machines
Ida chronology
Tales of Brave Ida
(1994)
I Know About You
(1996)
Ten Small Paces
(1997)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [2]
CMJ New Music Monthly(favorable)[3]

"Subtle, gentle and picturesque...consistently memorable" – CMJ New Music Report[3]
"gentle, understated but fully inhabited" – Trouser Press[4]
"sparse and beautifully produced" – Roll Magazine [5]
"I...played it practically daily for...several months." – PopMatters[6]
"the best Ida album" – The Village Voice [7]
"No one has harmonies as beautiful as Ida. The voices of Liz (Mitchell) and Dan (Littleton) are the prettiest in all the land." – The Chicago Tribune [8]

Track listing

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All songs written by Ida, except "When I Was Now" by Cindy Kallet,[9] originally from her album Cindy Kallet 2.

  1. "Little Things" – 4:20
  2. "Back Burner" – 4:52
  3. "Tellings" – 4:26
  4. "Thank You" – 4:34
  5. "Downtown" – 4:44
  6. "Treasure Chest" – 5:36
  7. "Requator" – 4:35
  8. "When I Was Now" – 3:15
  9. "August Again" – 4:41
  10. "Plans" – 4:58
  11. "95 North" – 4:46
  12. "Goodnight" – 3:33

Personnel

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  • Elizabeth Mitchell - Vocals, Guitar
  • Daniel Littleton - Vocals, Guitar, Piano
  • Michael Littleton - Drums
  • Rose Thomson - Bass
  • Rick Lassister - Stand up bass, string arrangements
  • Cecilia Littleton Bonner - Viola, Violin

References

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  1. ^ "I Know About You - Ida". Billboard. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  2. ^ Ankeny, Jason. "I Know About You - Ida". Allmusic. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  3. ^ a b Sansone, Glen (May 27, 1996). "IDA - I Know About You CD". CMJ New Music Report. I Know About You is consistently memorable, especially on the gently building opening track 'Little Things'...Also hear: 'Back Burner.'
  4. ^ Ira Robbins; Michael Zwirn. "Ida". Trouser Press. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  5. ^ Aaron, Peter. "Roll Back". Roll Magazine. Retrieved 29 October 2011.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ LaBrack, Jill (2005-02-16). "Ida: Heart Like a River". Retrieved 2011-10-29.
  7. ^ Raposa, David (2011-06-17). "Some Notes On Eleanor Friedberger, Ida, And Rebecca Gates, Who Are Playing Tomorrow Night's Excellent Show At Club Europa". The Village Voice. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  8. ^ "State of the Union". The Chicago Tribune. 2006-04-03. p. 25.
  9. ^ "Ida - I Know About You (Discography)". idadev.pairsite.com (Ida website). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2012.