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{{Infobox album
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| name = Nicely, Nicely
{{Infobox album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Nicely, Nicely
| type = studio
| Type = studio
| artist = [[Blake Babies]]
| Artist = [[Blake Babies]]
| cover = Nicely, Nicely (Blake Babies album - cover art).jpg
| Cover = nicely.jpg
| alt =
| Released = 1987
| released = 1987
| Recorded =
| recorded =
| Genre = [[Alternative rock]]
| venue =
| Length = 23:47
| studio =
| Label = Chewbud Records
| genre = [[Alternative rock]]
| length = 23:47
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| Producer = T.W. Li and [[Blake Babies]]
| label = Chewbbud Records<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vBVjDwAAQBAJ&dq=Nicely%2C+Nicely+blake+babies+1987&pg=PA1980-IA278|title=Goldmine Record Album Price Guide|first=Martin|last=Popoff|date=September 8, 2009|publisher=Penguin|isbn=9781440229169|via=Google Books}}</ref>
| Last album =
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| producer = T.W. Li and [[Blake Babies]]
| This album ='''''Nicely, Nicely'''''<br/>(1987)
| prev_title =
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| Next album =''[[Earwig (Blake Babies album)|Earwig]]''<br/>(1989)
| prev_year =
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| next_title = [[Earwig (Blake Babies album)|Earwig]]
| next_year = 1989
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'''''Nicely, Nicely''''' is the debut [[album]] by the [[Blake Babies]], released in 1987 (see [[1987 in music]]).

{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/album/nicely-nicely-mw0000118504 Allmusic review]</ref>
| rev1Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/nicely-nicely-mw0000118504|title=Nicely, Nicely - Blake Babies &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits &#124; AllMusic|via=www.allmusic.com}}</ref>
|rev2 = ''[[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]''
|rev2score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="CL">{{cite book |last1=Larkin |first1=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=2006 |publisher=MUZE |volume=1 |page=657}}</ref>
|rev3 = ''[[MusicHound|MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide]]''
|rev3score = {{rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{cite book |title=MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide |date=1999 |publisher=Visible Ink Press |page=118}}</ref>
|rev4 = ''[[Spin Alternative Record Guide]]''
|rev4score = 6/10<ref name="SP">{{cite book |title=Spin Alternative Record Guide |date=1995 |publisher=Vintage Books |page=47}}</ref>
}}
}}
'''''Nicely, Nicely''''' is the debut [[album]] by the [[Blake Babies]], released in 1987 (see [[1987 in music]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1438630/blake-babies-reborn-with-bless-ed-album/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118010003/http://www.mtv.com/news/1438630/blake-babies-reborn-with-bless-ed-album/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 18, 2022|title=Blake Babies Reborn With 'Bless'-ed Album|website=MTV News}}</ref> The band financed the album themselves.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-14-ca-1794-story.html|title=Blake Babies Let Out a Pretty-but-Tough Sound|date=February 14, 1991|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>

==Critical reception==
''[[Trouser Press]]'' praised the "tunefully presentable songs and the unsettling range of Hatfield’s all-over-the-place singing."<ref name="TP">{{cite web |title=Blake Babies |url=https://trouserpress.com/reviews/blake-babies/ |website=Trouser Press |accessdate=13 October 2020}}</ref> ''The Rough Guide to Rock'' called the album "shambolic," writing that "it was clearly the sound of a band trying to find their way."<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Fie47qSuTsoC&dq=Nicely%2C+Nicely+blake+babies+1987+rough+guide&pg=PR43|title=The Rough Guide to Rock|date=October 13, 2003|publisher=Rough Guides|isbn=9781858284576|via=Google Books}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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*[[John Strohm (musician)|John Strohm]] - guitar and vocals
*[[John Strohm (musician)|John Strohm]] - guitar and vocals
*Seth White - bass
*Seth White - bass
*Freda Boner (also known as Freda Love) - Drums
*Freda Boner (also known as Freda Love) - drums


==Production==
==Production==
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*Engineers: Tracy Chisholm
*Engineers: Tracy Chisholm
*Mixing: T.W. Li and Tracy Chisholm
*Mixing: T.W. Li and Tracy Chisholm
*Mastering: ?
*Artwork: [[Juliana Hatfield]]
*Artwork: [[Juliana Hatfield]]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


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[[Category:Blake Babies albums]]
[[Category:Blake Babies albums]]
[[Category:1987 albums]]
[[Category:1987 debut albums]]




Latest revision as of 21:35, 27 June 2024

Nicely, Nicely
Studio album by
Blake Babies
Released1987
GenreAlternative rock
Length23:47
LabelChewbbud Records[1]
ProducerT.W. Li and Blake Babies
Blake Babies chronology
Nicely, Nicely
(1987) 		Earwig
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[4]
Spin Alternative Record Guide6/10[5]

Nicely, Nicely is the debut album by the Blake Babies, released in 1987 (see 1987 in music).[6] The band financed the album themselves.[7]

Critical reception

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Trouser Press praised the "tunefully presentable songs and the unsettling range of Hatfield’s all-over-the-place singing."[8] The Rough Guide to Rock called the album "shambolic," writing that "it was clearly the sound of a band trying to find their way."[9]

Track listing

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All songs written by the Blake Babies.

  1. "Wipe It Up" – 2:57
  2. "Her" – 2:16
  3. "Tom and Bob" – 1:55
  4. "A Sweet Burger LP" (Live) – 2:16
  5. "Bye" (Live) – 3:14
  6. "Let Them Eat Chewy Granola Bars" – 2:07
  7. "Julius Fast Body" – 2:35
  8. "Better 'n You" – 3:58
  9. "Swill and the Cocaine Sluts" – 2:33

Personnel

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Production

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References

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  1. ^ Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN 9781440229169 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Nicely, Nicely - Blake Babies | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 657.
  4. ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 118.
  5. ^ Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. p. 47.
  6. ^ "Blake Babies Reborn With 'Bless'-ed Album". MTV News. Archived from the original on January 18, 2022.
  7. ^ "Blake Babies Let Out a Pretty-but-Tough Sound". Los Angeles Times. February 14, 1991.
  8. ^ "Blake Babies". Trouser Press. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  9. ^ The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. October 13, 2003. ISBN 9781858284576 – via Google Books.



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