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Hello is the debut album by the American singer-songwriter Poe.[4][5] It was released in 1995 on Modern Records.[6]

Hello
Studio album by Poe
Released	October 10, 1995
Recorded	1994-1995
Genre	Alternative rock trip hop R&B
Length	41:24
Label	Modern Atlantic
Producer	RJ Rice Jeffrey Connor Dave Jerden Poe
Poe chronology
Hello (1995) Haunted (2000)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide	[3]

Background

The first music video for the album was for the single "Angry Johnny"; it featured Poe on the skeletal frame of a bed looking forlorn whilst destroying a variety of effects one might associate with romance (like roses or a box of chocolates). The song's rage-filled lyrics quickly found her being lumped into the "angry female rocker" category, and the video was heavily played on MTV's Alternative Nation. The second single, "Hello", did not fare as well, until a remix version was released two years after the album's initial release. At least one other track (Junkie) was remixed as well, since the 1999 CD-quality download of 'Hello' contains a version of 'Junkie' with more instrument layers (horns and warbly guitar) that is 6 seconds shorter than the 3:06 original.

Hello was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on November 20, 1996.[7]

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote that "Poe has enough personality to keep the pleasant and occasionally intriguing album her own, but not enough to make it a strong statement."[6] MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide called the album "a mess of over-personal, overproduced folk songs," aside from "Trigger Happy Jack" and "Angry Johnny."[3] Tulsa World wrote that Poe "rips and rocks, but she doesn't kick out the jams at the expense of the songcraft."[8]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Hello"	Poe, Ronnie Estelle	4:31
2.	"Trigger Happy Jack (Drive By a Go-Go)"	Poe, Jeffrey Connor	3:36
3.	"Choking the Cherry"	Poe, Connor	3:34
4.	"That Day"	Poe, Cameron Stone	2:41
5.	"Angry Johnny"	Poe, Ralph James "RJ" Rice	4:18
6.	"Dolphin"	Poe, Sean Uberoi Kelly	3:47
7.	"Another World"	Poe, Rice	3:20
8.	"Fingertips"	Poe, Rice, James Yancey	4:21
9.	"Beautiful Girl"	Poe, Alex Blanc, Eric Garcia	3:42
10.	"Junkie"	Poe, Rice	3:06
11.	"Fly Away"	Poe	4:34

Sample credits

• "Fingertips" contains a vocal sample from "Like a Lover" as performed by Sérgio Mendes and Brasil '66.

Personnel

• Poe – vocals
• Richard Barrow – flute
• Alex Blanc – guitar
• Jon Brooks – drums
• Jeffrey Connor – bass guitar, guitar
• Amp Fiddler – keyboard
• Eric Garcia – guitar, keyboard
• Dean Pleasants – guitar
• RJ Rice – keyboard
• Matt Sorum – drums (2)
• Cameron Stone – cello
• Tony Wilson – guitar
• Jay Dee – drum programming

Production

• Manager: Scott Ross, Maven Management
• Producers: RJ Rice, Jeffrey Connor, Dave Jerden, Poe
• Executive producer: Dave Jerden
• Engineers: Richard Barrow. Alex Blanc, Bryan Carlstrom, Eric Garcia, Dave Jerden, Steve Klein
• Assistant engineers: Amanda Cruz, Eddie Miller
• Mixing: Eric Garcia, Dave Jerden, Steve Klein, Poe
• Mastering: Eddy Schreyer
• Editing: Alex Blanc, Eric Garcia, Poe
• Production coordination: Amanda Cruz
• Programming: Lionel Cole, Poe, Rice, Jay Dee
• Bass programming: Jeffrey Connor
• Art direction: Stuart Beau Barton & Thomas Bricker
• Design: Stuart Beau Barton and Thomas Bricker
• Album Cover Photography: Stuart Beau Barton
• Photography: Thomas Bricker, Amanda Cruz

Chart positions

Album – Billboard (US)

Year	Chart	Peak position
1996	Heatseekers	4
1996	The Billboard 200	71

Singles – Billboard (US)

Year	Single	Chart	Peak position
1995	Trigger Happy Jack (Drive by a Go-Go)	Modern Rock Tracks	27
1996	Angry Johnny	Modern Rock Tracks	7
1996	Hello	Modern Rock Tracks	13
1997	Hello (Remixes)	Hot Dance Music/Club Play	1

References

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