If It Was You

by Tegan and Sara

Overview

Tegan and Sara's If It Was You can quickly be summed up by using a few terms from music land that everyone should be familiar with: Lilith Fair, Alanis Morissette, power pop, and hooks. Combine all the ideas and you have Tegan and Sara. There are acoustic moments on If It Was You; there are also full-on pop/ rock moments. The singing is the primary focus of the album, with both sisters carrying the weight of the vocal work. Going back to their punk roots seems to have helped, as many of the songs seem more raw than what one might expect from a formerly acoustic duo. It seems that success is almost guaranteed for an act such as this, seeing as they've played with Ryan Adams, Neil Young, and Rufus Wainwright, and also appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman. Not a bad offering that is sure to catch on -- as long as it can get noticed in that large bin of music labeled "lots of talent and commercial potential...we just need the right people to hear us." ~ Kurt Morris

Product Details

Release Date:	02/01/2011
Label:	London / Rhino / Sire
UPC:	0093624967880

Tracks

1. Time Running
2. You Went Away
3. Monday Monday Monday
4. City Girl
5. Not Tonight
6. Underwater
7. I Hear Noises
8. Living Room
9. Terrible Storm
10. And Darling (This Thing That Breaks My Heart)
11. Want to Be Bad
12. Don't Confess

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Tegan and Sara   Primary Artist
Tegan Quin   Primary Artist
Sara Quin   Primary Artist
Mike Ledwidge   Organ,Keyboards,Slide Guitar
David Carswell   Multi Instruments
Gabe Cipes   Bass
Ezra Cipes   Banjo
John Collins   Multi Instruments
Michael Ledwidge   Organ,Keyboards,Slide Guitar
Rob Chursinoff   Drums,Percussion

Technical Credits

Sheldon Zaharko   Engineer
Tegan and Sara   Composer
Melanie   Photography
Tegan Quin   Composer,Lyricist,Recording
Steve Hall   Mastering
David Carswell   Mixing,Engineer,Musician,Producer,Recording
Pascal Leclair   Assistant Engineer
Sara Quin   Composer,Lyricist
John Collins   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Mixing,Musician,Producer,Recording