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The Art of Being a Girl is the third album by Julee Cruise and was released in 2002. Released nine years after her previous album, Cruise departs from the dream pop-laden sound of her first two releases for a more jazz and electronica sound.^{[citation needed]}

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The Art of Being a Girl
Studio album by Julee Cruise
Released	August 2002 (August 2002)
Label	Water Music Records
Producer	J.J. McGeehan
Julee Cruise chronology
The Voice of Love (1993) The Art of Being a Girl (2002) My Secret Life (2011)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	[2]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Julee Cruise and J.J. McGeehan; except where noted.

1. "You're Staring at Me" - 3:43
2. "The Orbiting Beatnik (For Keith)" - 4:29
3. "Falling in Love..." (Julee Cruise, Mocean Worker) - 5:56
4. "The Art of Being a Girl" (Julee Cruise, J.J. McGeehan, Khan) - 4:57
5. "Everybody Knows" - 3:11
6. "9th Ave. Limbo" (Julee Cruise, Kevin Tooley) - 5:05
7. "Slow Hot Wind" (Henry Mancini, Norman Gimbel) - 3:58
8. "Cha Cha in the Dark" (Julee Cruise, Rick Strom) - 4:16
9. "Shine" - 4:17
10. "Beachcomber Voodoo" - 4:49
11. "Three Jack Swing" - 3:54
12. "The Fire in Me" - 8:52
13. "Falling" (Angelo Badalamenti, David Lynch) (hidden track) - 5:29

Personnel

• Julee Cruise - vocals, vocal melodies
• J.J. McGeehan - guitar, keyboards, percussion
• Graham Hawthorne - additional drums
• Barry Danielian - trumpet
• Allison Cornell - viola
• Marlon Saunders - vocals
• Ari Benjamin - voice over

Technical

• Julee Cruise - executive producer
• Kevin Tooley, Khan, Mocean Worker, Rick Strom - special guest producers
• Frank Fagnano - post-production engineer
• Alissa Levin - design
• Leslie Lyons - photography

References

External links

• The Art of Being a Girl at Discogs (list of releases)

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