Things Here Are Different

Things Here Are Different
Things Here Are Different
Studio album by Jill Sobule
Released	April 17, 1990
Genre	Pop rock
Length	39:45
Label	MCA
Producer	Todd Rundgren
Jill Sobule chronology

Things Here Are Different is the first album by the American singer-songwriter Jill Sobule, released in 1990.^[2]^[3] It contains the singles "Living Color" and "Too Cool to Fall in Love".^[4] The album was produced by Todd Rundgren.^[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Calgary Herald	B+^[6]
Select	4/5^[7]

The Calgary Herald called Sobule "a singer-songwriter with a variety of honest, intelligent messages."^[6]

Track listing

All songs written by Jill Sobule except as noted.

"Living Color" – 4:04
"Sad Beauty" – 3:32
"Too Cool to Fall in Love" (Holland, Melamed, Sobule) – 3:51
"Life Goes on Without You" – 4:20
"Pilar (Things Here Are Different)" – 3:21
"Evian" (Eaton, Jacobson, Sobule) – 3:16
"So Kind" (Bunch, Sobule) – 3:46
"Tell Me Your Dreams" (Eaton) – 4:01
"Disinformation" – 3:38
"Golden Cage" – 3:56
"The Gifted Child" – 2:00

The single, "Too Cool to Fall in Love" peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. ^[8]

Personnel

Jill Sobule – guitar, vocals
Valentina Charlap-Evans – violin, viola
Carole Cowan – violin
Emily Faxon – violin
Eric Jacobson – synthesizer, piano, glockenspiel, keyboards, recorder, handclapping
Sid McGinnis – guitar
Michael Rhodes – bass guitar, guitar
Todd Rundgren – guitar
Steve Satten – trumpet
Susan Seligman – cello
Michael Shrieve – percussion, drums
Geraldo Velez – percussion, bongos, conga, handclapping

Production

Producer: Todd Rundgren
Engineer: Todd Rundgren
Mixing: Todd Rundgren
Mastering: Greg Calbi
Project coordinator: Lee Dannay
String arrangements: Eric Jacobson
Photography: Michael Miller
Make-up: Jeanine Greville-Morris
Stylists: Susan Tobman, Justin Ware

References

^ ^a ^b Things Here Are Different at AllMusic
^ The Rough Guide to Rock (3rd ed.). Rough Guides. 2003. p. 970.
^ Bell, Carrie (April 25, 2000). "Pretty and Pink". The Advocate. No. 810. pp. 64–65.
^ Greg Sandow (April 20, 1990). "Things Here Are Different". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on October 13, 2008. Retrieved February 3, 2014.
^ Myers, Paul (2010). A Wizard a True Star: Todd Rundgren in the Studio. Jawbone Press. p. 293.
^ ^a ^b Obee, Dave (May 24, 1990). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald. p. H3.
^ Sexton, Paul (August 1990). "Jill Sobule: Things Here Are Different". Select. p. 108.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2007). Top Adult Songs:1961–2006. Record Research.

[AM-1] Things Here Are Different at AllMusic

[2] The Rough Guide to Rock (3rd ed.). Rough Guides. 2003. p. 970.

[3] Bell, Carrie (April 25, 2000). "Pretty and Pink". The Advocate. No. 810. pp. 64–65.

[EW1990-4] Greg Sandow (April 20, 1990). "Things Here Are Different". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on October 13, 2008. Retrieved February 3, 2014.

[5] Myers, Paul (2010). A Wizard a True Star: Todd Rundgren in the Studio. Jawbone Press. p. 293.

[CH-6] Obee, Dave (May 24, 1990). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald. p. H3.

[7] Sexton, Paul (August 1990). "Jill Sobule: Things Here Are Different". Select. p. 108.

[8] Whitburn, Joel (2007). Top Adult Songs:1961–2006. Record Research.

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