Album Info

Whatever

Pop - 1993

No one marries romantic melancholy to an exquisite melody quite like Aimee Mann. After her hit-making years with 'Til Tuesday,... more

Tracklist

1

I Should've Known

4:53 min
2

Fifty Years After the Fair

3:46 min
3

4th of July

3:21 min
4

Could've Been Anyone

4:23 min
5

Put Me on Top

3:28 min
6

Stupid Thing

4:27 min
7

Say Anything

4:57 min
8

Jacob Marley's Chain

3:01 min
9

Mr. Harris

4:05 min
10

I Could Hurt You Now

4:17 min
11

I Know There's a Word

3:16 min
12

I've Had It

4:42 min
13

Way Back When

4:05 min

About Whatever

No one marries romantic melancholy to an exquisite melody quite like Aimee Mann. After her hit-making years with 'Til Tuesday, she launched her solo career with 1993's Whatever, a richly bittersweet blend of poignant lyrics and exhilarating pop-rock. Mann's brilliant wordplay dissects heartache with raw honesty and scathing wit in "I Should've Known," "Stupid Thing", and "4th of July." She's equally effective with wry show-biz snapshots like "Put Me on Top" and "I've Had It." "Mr. Harris" and "Fifty Years After the Fair" strike a note of tenderness and nostalgia. Aiding Mann throughout is producer/guitarist Jon Brion, who embellishes the tracks with brightly Beatles-inspired sonic shadings. One of the truly essential singer-songwriter albums of the '90s, Whatever secured Mann's stature as pop's undisputed Mistress of the Minor Key.