Ghost of a Dog

{{safesubst:#invoke:Unsubst-infobox||$params=italic_title,name,type,longtype,artist,cover,border,alt,caption,released,recorded,venue,studio,genre,length,language,label,director,producer,compiler,chronology,prev_title,prev_year,year,next_title,next_year,misc|$extra=italic_title,longtype,border,caption,language,director,compiler,chronology,year,misc|$aliases=italic title>italic_title,Italic title>italic_title,Name>name,Type>type,image>cover,Cover>cover,Border>border,Alt>alt,Caption>caption,Longtype>longtype,Artist>artist,Released>released,Recorded>recorded,Venue>venue,Studio>studio,Genre>genre,Length>length,Language>language,Label>label,Director>director,Producer>producer,Compiler>compiler,Chronology>chronology,Misc>misc|$flags=override|$B={{#ifeq:{{#invoke:Is infobox in lead|main|[Ii]nfobox [Aa]lbum}}|true|{{#if:Template:Has short description | |Template:Short description|noreplace}}}}{{#invoke:Infobox|infobox}}Template:Template otherTemplate:Category handlerTemplate:Main other{{#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=Template:Main other|preview=Page using Template:Infobox album with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y|italic_title |type |name |image |cover |border |alt |caption |longtype |artist |released |recorded |venue |studio |genre |length |language |label |director |producer |compiler |prev_title|prev_year|next_title|next_year|chronology|year|misc}}{{#if:{{#invoke:String|match|error_category=Music infoboxes with Module:String errors|A|1=Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars1988Stranger Things2006studioGhost of a DogEdie Brickell - Ghost of a Dog.jpgEdie Brickell & New BohemiansOctober 30, 1990<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>Alternative rock, jangle pop, folk-rock53:29Geffen<ref name=RS/>Tony Berg<ref name=MH/>x|2=</?t[drh][ >]|nomatch=}}|Template:Main other}}Template:Main other}} Template:Album ratings Ghost of a Dog is the second album by American alternative rock band Edie Brickell & New Bohemians, released in 1990.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

In the printed lyrics that accompany the album, each song has a word with a single letter missing. In order, they spell out "ghost of a dog."

The album sold about 500,000 copies.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> After a tour in support of the album, the band decided to take an indefinite hiatus.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Production

The album was produced by Tony Berg. Unlike on the debut, where many tracks used session musicians, the New Bohemians play throughout Ghost of a Dog.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Critical reception

The Los Angeles Times thought that "Brickell and the Bohemians band do a reasonable job of recycling the soothing elements of ‘60s pop-folk, but her own views are so childlike and her images so often pointless that it’s hard to work up any feeling for them."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Entertainment Weekly wrote: "Brickell can write lyrically about the difference between the desire for romantic independence and desire itself. But just when she starts to show some grit, she’ll drift toward smiley-faced ditties like 'Oak Cliff Bra' — songs so cloying they make you wonder if Brickell underwent a lobotomy between tracks."<ref name="auto"/> The New York Times declared that none of the songs recaptured the charm of the first album's "What I Am".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The Chicago Tribune wrote that Brickell's "ability to write wisely about the bad stuff of romance with a marked lack of anger toward the opposite sex makes her unique and-for postmodern romantics-endearing."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Personnel

The New Bohemians

• Edie Brickell – vocals, acoustic guitar
• Kenny Withrow – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, dobro, slide guitar, backing vocals
• Wes Burt-Martin – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, backing vocals, string arrangements (9)
• Brad Houser – bass
• Matt Chamberlain – drums
• John Bush – percussion

Additional musicians

• Tony Berg – keyboards, guitars, string arrangements (9)
• Paul Fox – keyboards
• Danny Timms – acoustic piano (1)
• Jo-El Sonnier – accordion (3)
• Paul "Wix" Wickens – keyboards (8)
• David Mansfield – acoustic guitar (8)
• Larry Corbett – cello (9)
• Novi Novog – viola (9)
• Sid Page – violin (9)
• John Lydon – backing vocals (8)

Production

• Tony Berg – producer, mixing (5, 14)
• Chris Lord-Alge – recording
• Susan Rogers – recording, mixing (7, 12)
• David Thoener – recording
• Ken Jordan – additional recording
• Greg Goldman – assistant engineer
• Mike Reiter – assistant engineer
• Bob Clearmountain – mixing (1–4, 6, 8–11, 13)
• George Marino – mastering
• Robin Sloane – creative director
• Lyn Bradley – design, layout
• Janet Wolsborn – design, layout
• Ann Cutting – photographic tinting

Studios

• Recorded at Bearsville Studios (Bearsville, New York); The Village Recorder and Zeitgeist Studios (Los Angeles, California).
• Mixed at A&M Studios (Hollywood, California).
• Mastered at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York).

Charts

Album – Billboard (United States)

Year	Chart	Position
1990	The Billboard 200	32<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Singles – Billboard (United States)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1990	"Mama Help Me"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	26
1990	"Mama Help Me"	Modern Rock Tracks	17