Parts of Speech (album) - Composition

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Parts of Speech is the third studio album by Dessa, a member of Minneapolis indie hip hop collective Doomtree. It was released by Doomtree Records on June 25, 2013.[3][4] An EP of remixes entitled Parts of Speech, Re-Edited was released on June 17, 2014.[5][6]

Parts of Speech

Studio album by

Dessa

Released

June 25, 2013

Studio

The Hideaway; The Birdcage; McNally Smith College of Music; Fleur de Tete

Genre

Hip hop, alternative hip hop

Length

44:28

Label

Doomtree Records

Producer

Lazerbeak, Paper Tiger

Dessa chronology

Castor, the Twin
(2011)

Parts of Speech
(2013)

Parts of Speech, Re-Edited
(2014)

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	78/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
The A.V. Club	B+[2]

Reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Parts of Speech received an average score of 78% based on 4 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]

It debuted at number 74 on the Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 5,800 copies in the United States.[7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dessa, except "I'm Going Down" by Bruce Springsteen.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Man I Knew"	3:34
2.	"Call Off Your Ghost"	3:38
3.	"Warsaw"	3:11
4.	"Skeleton Key"	3:34
5.	"Dear Marie"	3:59
6.	"I'm Going Down"	3:45
7.	"Fighting Fish"	3:02
8.	"The Lamb"	3:43
9.	"Beekeeper"	3:55
10.	"Annabelle"	4:00
11.	"It's Only Me"	3:48
12.	"Sound the Bells"	4:20

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Dessa – vocals, piano, executive production, art direction
Dustin Kiel – guitar, piano, programming, executive production
Sean McPherson – acoustic bass, electric bass
Joey Van Phillips – drums, percussion, vibraphone
Paper Tiger – production (on 2, 3 and 8)
Lazerbeak – production (on 4 and 7), executive production
Rebecca Arons – cello
Nick Ogawa – cello
Jessy Greene – violin
Scott Agster – trombone
Gabriel Douglas – vocals
Aby Wolf – vocals
Benjamin Burwell – vocals
Mayda – guitar, synthesizer, drum programming
Emily Dantuma – sampled cello
Jake Wallenius – sampled drums
Joe Mabbott – mixing, engineering
Brady Moen – additional engineering, additional editing
Bruce Templeton – mastering
Kai Benson – art direction, design
Bill Phelps – photography

Charts

Chart	Peak position
US Billboard 200[8]	74
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[9]	19
US Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[10]	8

References

"Parts of Speech - Dessa". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
Koski, Genevieve (June 25, 2013). "Dessa: Parts Of Speech". The A.V. Club.
Paine, Jake (May 15, 2013). "Dessa "Parts Of Speech" Release Date, Cover Art & Tour Dates". HipHopDX. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
Maldonado, Jose (April 9, 2013). "Dessa Announces New Album "Parts of Speech" Set for June 2013 Release". Mxdwn. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
Tardio, Andres (June 13, 2014). "Dessa "Parts Of Speech" Remix EP Cover Art & Tracklist". HipHopDX.
Fadgerberg, Jerald (June 21, 2014). "Broke Beats: Dessa – 'Parts of Speech, Re-Edited'". BDCwire. Boston.com.
"Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 6/30/2013". HipHopDX. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
"Dessa - Chart history - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
"Dessa - Chart history - Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
"Dessa - Chart history - Tastemaker Albums". Billboard. Retrieved July 17, 2017.

External links

Parts of Speech at Discogs (list of releases)

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