Welcome Home ('Til Tuesday album)

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Production

The album was produced by Rhett Davies.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> All of its songs were written or cowritten by Aimee Mann.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Critical reception

Template:Music ratings The Los Angeles Times wrote that "Mann is adept at writing melancholy lyrics about shattered romance, but they don't have to be set to languid music."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The Gazette determined that "none of the members of this East Coast modern pop quartet could put together a decent song if it were written on their beautiful foreheads, and one more video band takes the gas."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The Orlando Sentinel called Welcome Home "a warm, sepia-toned collection of tunes that exploit Mann's songwriting abilities."<ref name=OS/> The New York Times concluded that "one by one, the songs just barely steer clear of self-pity... But together, they add up to an album as single-mindededly morose as Frank Sinatra's Only the Lonely."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Timothy White in Spin noted that "Mann writes taut yet warmly ironic songs that succeed for their keen subtleties."<ref name=":0">Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Track listing

1. "What About Love" (Mann) – 3:56
2. "Coming Up Close" (Mann) – 4:40
3. "On Sunday" (Hausman, Holmes, Mann, Pesce) – 4:06
4. "Will She Just Fall Down" (Mann) – 2:49
5. "David Denies" (Hausman, Holmes, Mann, Pesce) – 4:50
6. "Lovers' Day" (Mann, Pesce) – 4:19
7. "Have Mercy" (Mann) – 4:55
8. "Sleeping and Waking" (Hausman, Holmes, Mann, Pesce) – 3:24
9. "Angels Never Call" (Mann) – 3:40
10. "No One Is Watching You Now" (Mann) – 3:52

Personnel

'Til Tuesday

• Aimee Mann – vocals and bass
• Joey Pesce – piano, synthesizers, backing vocals
• Robert Holmes – guitars, backing vocals
• Michael Hausman – drums and percussion

Technical

• Mark McKenna, Rhett Davies – engineer
• Bruce Lampcov – engineer, mixing
• Mark Larson – art direction
• Erica Lennard – photography

Charts

Chart (1986)	Peak position
United States (Billboard 200)	49

Certifications

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