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Hunkpapa is a studio album by Throwing Muses, released in 1989.[7][8] It peaked at number 59 on the UK Albums Chart.[9]

Hunkpapa
Studio album by Throwing Muses
Released	January 23, 1989
Recorded	June-October 1988
Studio	Fort Apache Studios, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	38:48
Label	4AD, Sire[1]
Producer	Gary Smith[2]
Throwing Muses chronology
House Tornado (1988) Hunkpapa (1989) The Real Ramona (1991)
Singles from Hunkpapa
"Dizzy" Released: February 13, 1989

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Robert Christgau	B−[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[1]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide	[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[5]
Spin Alternative Record Guide	8/10[6]

Critical reception

Trouser Press called the album "a chilly and dull record that could be by any number of contempo jangle-pop bands," and said that lead singer Kristin Hersh’s voice, "no longer possessing any strong character, is ineffectual and a bit strident at times."[10] The New York Times wrote that the band "have edged toward rock convention."[11] The Rolling Stone Album Guide praised the "stronger sense of groove."[5]

NME named it the 33rd best album of 1989.[12]

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Throwing Muses

• Kristin Hersh – guitar, piano, vocals
• Tanya Donelly – guitar, vocals
• Leslie Langston – bass guitar, vocals
• David Narcizo – drums, percussion, vocals

Additional musicians

• Bernie Worrell – keyboards
• Russ Gershon – tenor saxophone
• Tom Halter – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Russell Jewell – trombone
• Guy Yarden – violin

Technical personnel

• Gary Smith – production
• Steve Haigler – engineering
• Matt Lane – engineering assistance
• Phil Magnotti – engineering assistance
• Greg Calbi – mastering

Charts

Chart	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)[9]	59

References

External links

• Hunkpapa at MusicBrainz (list of releases)

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