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Released | September 23, 2003 | |||
Genre | Alternative | |||
Length | 39:03 | |||
Label | Sub Pop | |||
Producer | Rosie Thomas, Eric Fisher, Martin Feveyear | |||
Rosie Thomas chronology | ||||
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Only with Laughter Can You Win is the second album by American singer-songwriter Rosie Thomas, released on September 23, 2003 by Sub Pop. [1]
The album's title is taken from the lyric of Joni Mitchell's "Roses Blue". [2] "All My Life" was used in the television series Alias. [3] "Let Myself Fall", recorded in St. John's Church, Detroit, features a duet with Thomas's mother and her father, brothers and sister also feature on "I Play Music". [4] [5] [6] The album also features Sam Beam ( Iron & Wine) on "Red Rover". [6]
"I Play Music", "Red Rover", and "Sell all my Things" were included as sample music on Windows XP Media Center Edition in 2005.[ citation needed]
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Boston Herald | favorable [8] |
Christianity Today | Positive [2] |
Pitchfork Media | 5.4/10 [9] |
Pittsburgh City Paper | favorable [4] |
PopMatters | favorable [10] |
Punknews.org | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The album received favorable reviews from PopMatters, the Pittsburgh City Paper, The Boston Herald, and Christianity Today. [2] [4] [8] [10] AllMusic gave the album a three star rating. [7] Pitchfork Media gave it 5.4 out of 10, with Amanda Petrusich describing it as "a solidly crafted, fully realized work" but "a heartbreakingly predictable singer/songwriter collection". [9] The Stranger called it "a gorgeously understated indie-folk album that demonstrates how entwined Thomas' life and music are". [12]
All songs written by Rosie Thomas.
Only with Laughter Can You Win | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 23, 2003 | |||
Genre | Alternative | |||
Length | 39:03 | |||
Label | Sub Pop | |||
Producer | Rosie Thomas, Eric Fisher, Martin Feveyear | |||
Rosie Thomas chronology | ||||
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Only with Laughter Can You Win is the second album by American singer-songwriter Rosie Thomas, released on September 23, 2003 by Sub Pop. [1]
The album's title is taken from the lyric of Joni Mitchell's "Roses Blue". [2] "All My Life" was used in the television series Alias. [3] "Let Myself Fall", recorded in St. John's Church, Detroit, features a duet with Thomas's mother and her father, brothers and sister also feature on "I Play Music". [4] [5] [6] The album also features Sam Beam ( Iron & Wine) on "Red Rover". [6]
"I Play Music", "Red Rover", and "Sell all my Things" were included as sample music on Windows XP Media Center Edition in 2005.[ citation needed]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Boston Herald | favorable [8] |
Christianity Today | Positive [2] |
Pitchfork Media | 5.4/10 [9] |
Pittsburgh City Paper | favorable [4] |
PopMatters | favorable [10] |
Punknews.org | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The album received favorable reviews from PopMatters, the Pittsburgh City Paper, The Boston Herald, and Christianity Today. [2] [4] [8] [10] AllMusic gave the album a three star rating. [7] Pitchfork Media gave it 5.4 out of 10, with Amanda Petrusich describing it as "a solidly crafted, fully realized work" but "a heartbreakingly predictable singer/songwriter collection". [9] The Stranger called it "a gorgeously understated indie-folk album that demonstrates how entwined Thomas' life and music are". [12]
All songs written by Rosie Thomas.