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No, Virginia... is the first compilation album by American dark cabaret band The Dresden Dolls. It was released in Europe on May 19, 2008 and North America on May 20, 2008.[5] A special edition was released in the US via the iTunes Store and Amazon.com's MP3 service on June 10, 2008. The compilation is a companion piece to the band's second studio album, 2006's Yes, Virginia..., and contains tracks left over from recording sessions dating back to 2003,[6] along with B-sides and tracks released on compilations. Singer Amanda Palmer has emphasized that the unreleased tracks from Yes, Virginia... were left off the album due to issues with the flow of the album, and not with the tracks themselves.[7] Five tracks from No, Virginia... were recorded with Sean Slade in January 2008 at Mad Oak Studios. The songs themselves were written years ago but had not been recorded until the session with Slade. One song from the album, "The Kill", has been made available for streaming on the band's MySpace profile.

No, Virginia...
Compilation album by The Dresden Dolls
Released	May 17, 2008
Recorded	2003 – January 2008
Studio	Mad Oak, Allston, Massachusetts
Genre	Dark cabaret alternative rock
Length	48:46
Label	Roadrunner
Producer	Sean Slade Paul Q. Kolderie
The Dresden Dolls chronology
Yes, Virginia... (2006) No, Virginia... (2008)
Singles from No, Virginia...
"Night Reconnaissance" Released: May 12, 2008
Special edition cover

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
PopMatters	[2]
Pitchfork	7.1/10[3]
Spin	[4]

On April 4, 2008, the band began taking pre-orders for the album. Those who pre-ordered the album directly from the band were able to download a live recording of "Glass Slipper" during the week the album was released. The track may be one of the two live tracks the band considered adding to the standard track listing of the album.[8]

Critical reception

Favorable reviews came from Billboard,[9] The Boston Globe,[10] The New York Times,[11] and Paste.[12]

Track listing

1. "Dear Jenny" – 3:07
2. "Night Reconnaissance" – 3:56
3. "The Mouse and the Model" (demo) – 6:02
4. "Ultima Esperanza" – 4:33
5. "The Gardener" (Yes, Virginia... B-side) – 5:08
6. "Lonesome Organist Rapes Page-Turner" (Yes, Virginia... B-side) – 3:42
7. "Sorry Bunch" – 3:09
8. "Pretty in Pink" (The Psychedelic Furs cover) – 3:57
9. "The Kill" (Yes, Virginia... B-side) – 3:49
10. "The Sheep Song" – 3:59
11. "Boston" (Yes, Virginia... B-side) – 7:20

The special edition was digital only, whereas the standard edition was published both in CD and vinyl formats.

Personnel

• Amanda Palmer – piano, vocals, lyricist, composer, songwriter
• Brian Viglione – drums, guitar, backing vocals
• Sean Slade – production, mixing
• George Marino – mastering
• Benny Grotto – mixing, engineering
• Brian Koerber – assistant engineer

Charts

Chart performance for No, Virginia...

Chart (2008)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[13]	78
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[14]	70
US Billboard 200[15]	94

References

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[de] No, Virginia …

No, Virginia … ist das dritte Studioalbum des amerikanischen Duos The Dresden Dolls. Es wurde am 16. Mai 2008 veröffentlicht. Es ist eine Sammlung von Archivaufnahmen, die schon für das vorherige Album Yes, Virginia … gemacht wurden, es jedoch nicht auf die endgültige Version der CD schafften, und Aufnahmen von Liedern, die die Band bisher nur live gespielt hatte.

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- [en] No, Virginia...

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[es] No, Virginia...

No, Virginia... es el primer álbum de compilaciones de la banda de dark cabaret The Dresden Dolls. Fue lanzado en Europa el 19 de mayo de 2008 y en Estados Unidos el 20 de mayo del mismo año.[9] Es una obra complementaria al segundo álbum de estudio de la banda, Yes, Virginia..., y contiene canciones de sesiones de grabación que datan desde el 2003, además de otras canciones lanzadas en compilaciones. La cantante Amanda Palmer ha enfatizado en que las canciones no lanzadas en Yes, Virginia... fueron sacadas del álbum debido a problemas con el fluir del álbum y no con las canciones en sí mismas.[10] Cinco canciones de No, Virginia... fueron grabadas con sean Slade en enero del 2008 en Mad Oak Studios. Las canciones fueron escritas años antes pero no habían sido grabadas hasta la sesión con Slade. Una de las canciones del álbum, The Kill, había estado disponible para escuchar en línea en el MySpace de la banda.

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