Self Help Serenade

2004 studio album by Marjorie Fair

Self Help Serenade

Studio album by

Marjorie Fair

Released|  May 31, 2004
July 19, 2005
Recorded| 2002
Genre| Rock, indie rock
Length| 48:52
Label| EMI / Capitol Records
Producer| Rob Schnapf, Jerry Finn
Marjorie Fair chronology
|  | Self Help Serenade
(2004)  | I Am My Own Rainbow
(2016)

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Professional ratingsAggregate scores

Source| Rating
Metacritic| 68/100[1]
Review scores
Source| Rating
AllMusic| [2]
Drowned in Sound| 6/10[3]
Lost at Sea| 7.5/10[4]
Pitchfork| 6.9/10[5]
Uncut| [6]

Self Help Serenade is the debut album by indie rock band Marjorie Fair. First released in the United Kingdom and Europe on May 31, 2004, and in the United States on July 19, 2005, the album was produced and mixed by Rob Schnapf, "Empty Room" was mixed by Tom Lord-Alge, and the album features guest contributions from Jon Brion and Joey Waronker. "Empty Room" was not included on the UK pressings of the album.

"Empty Room" was featured in the One Tree Hill episode "An Attempt to Tip the Scales" (3.4).

The band were dropped from Capitol Records after the album's release.

## Track listing

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All tracks written by Evan Slamka.

1. "Don't Believe" – 4:18
2. "Halfway House" – 5:13
3. "Empty Room" – 3:43
4. "Stare" – 4:20
5. "How Can You Laugh" – 5:07
6. "Waves" – 4:13
7. "Please Don't" – 4:04
8. "Cracks in the Wall" – 4:06
9. "Stand in the World" – 5:01
10. "Hold on to You" – 2:39
11. "Silver Gun" – 5:14
12. "My Sun Is Setting Over Her Magic" – 6:28

## Singles

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"Stare" (May 17, 2004)

1. "Stare" – 4:20
2. "How Can You Laugh" – 5:07
3. "Science of Your Mind" – 4:35
4. "Timmy" – 4:36

"Waves" (October 18, 2004)

1. "Waves" – 4:13
2. "What I Said" – 1:51
3. "True Lovers" – 4:36

## References

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1. ^ "Self Help Serenade by Marjorie Fair Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
2. ^ Loftus, Johnny. Self Help Serenade at AllMusic. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
3. ^ Dobson, Gareth (June 7, 2004). "Album Review: Marjorie Fair - Self Help Serenade". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
4. ^ Peters, Sarah. "Marjorie Fair Self Help Serenade". Lost at Sea. Archived from the original on December 12, 2005. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
5. ^ Khong, Rachel (September 26, 2005). "Marjorie Fair: Self Help Serenade Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
6. ^ "Marjorie Fair - Self Help Serenade - Review". Uncut. Archived from the original on May 19, 2011. Retrieved November 23, 2020.

## External links

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* Official album site
* Capitol Records artist site

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