Everything's Different Now
Everything's Different Now is the third studio album by the American band 'Til Tuesday, released in 1988.[1][2] It was the band's final album.[3]
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1988 | |||
| Studio | Blue Jay Recording Studio, Carlisle, MA Bearsville Studios, Bearsville, NY Power Station Studios, New York, NY Q Division Studios, Boston, MA  | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 39:43 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Rhett Davies, Bruce Lampcov | |||
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Production
    
The album was produced primarily by Rhett Davies.[4] "'J' for Jules" is about Mann's ex-boyfriend Jules Shear.[5][6] "The Other End (Of the Telescope)" was cowritten by Elvis Costello.[7]
Critical reception
    
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating | 
| AllMusic | |
| New Musical Express | 7/10[9] | 
The Boston Globe called Everything's Different Now "the most confessional album since Bruce Springsteen's Tunnel of Love."[10] USA Today deemed it "a touching meditation on the ebb and flow of love."[6] The Chicago Tribune labeled it a "little masterpiece of melancholy."[11] The Los Angeles Times wrote that "Mann never comes off as a bitter whiner... What comes through in these gentle but not too genteel pop songs is a profound sense of, above all, disappointment."[1]
Track listing
    
- "Everything's Different Now" (Jules Shear, Matthew Sweet) – 3:56
 - "Rip in Heaven" (Aimee Mann, Kit Hain) – 3:31
 - "Why Must I" (Mann) – 3:42
 - "'J' for Jules" (Mann) – 4:26
 - "(Believed You Were) Lucky" (Mann, Shear) – 3:38
 - "Limits to Love" (Mann) – 3:36
 - "Long Gone (Buddy)" (Mann, Michael Hausman) – 4:34
 - "The Other End (Of the Telescope)" (Mann, Declan MacManus) – 3:53
 - "Crash and Burn" (Mann, Hain) – 4:46
 - "How Can You Give Up?" (Mann, Hausman) – 3:38
 
Personnel
    
- 'Til Tuesday
 
- Aimee Mann – vocals, bass and acoustic guitar
 - Michael Hausman – drums, percussion and programming
 - Robert Holmes – guitars and background vocals
 - Michael Montes – keyboards
 
with:
- Haeryung Shin – violin
 - Peter Abrams – French horn
 - Marcus Miller – additional bass on "How Can You Give Up?" and "Long Gone (Buddy)"
 - Elvis Costello – background vocals on "The Other End (Of the Telescope)"
 - Tiger Okoshi – trumpet and horn arrangement on "How Can You Give Up?"
 - Hal Crook – trombone on "How Can You Give Up?"
 - Mike Denneen – additional keyboards on "How Can You Give Up?"
 
- Technical
 
- Bruce Lampcov, Mike Denneen, Rhett Davies, Rob Jaczko, Steve Rinkoff - engineer
 - Neil Dorfsman, Rhett Davies, Rob Jaczko - mixing
 - Lara Rossignol - photography
 
Charts
    
Album – Billboard (United States)
| Year | Chart | Position | 
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | The Billboard 200 | 124 | 
Singles – Billboard (United States)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | "(Believed You Were) Lucky" | Modern Rock Tracks | 30 | 
| 1989 | "(Believed You Were) Lucky" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 95 | 
References
    
- Wilman, Chris (20 Nov 1988). "'Til Tuesday: Art from a Broken Heart". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 89.
 - Novak, Ralph (Dec 12, 1988). "Everything's Different Now". People. 30 (24): 35.
 - "'Til Tuesday Biography by Stephen Thomas Erlewine". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
 - Mackie, John (17 Dec 1988). "Recordings". Vancouver Sun. p. D2.
 - Goldstein, Patrick (19 June 1988). "Pop Eye". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 90.
 - Milward, John (17 Nov 1988). "Pop". USA Today. p. 4D.
 - Lepage, Mark (26 Jan 1989). "'Til Tuesday, Everything's Different Now". The Gazette. Montreal. p. B5.
 - Everything's Different Now at AllMusic
 - Dellar, Fred (18 March 1989). "Long Play". New Musical Express. p. 37.
 - Morse, Steve (10 Nov 1988). "Aimee Mann Deals with Lost Love Through New Songs". Calendar. The Boston Globe. p. 10.
 - Heim, Chris (18 Nov 1988). "'Til Tuesday, Everything's Different Now". Friday. Chicago Tribune. p. 92.
 
