Reasons in the Sun

Reasons in the Sun
Studio album by Glen or Glenda
Released	April 21, 1998 (1998-04-21)
Recorded	1997 (1997)
Studio	Noise New Jersey (Jersey City, NJ)
Genre	Experimental rock
Length	60:21
Label	Shimmy Disc[1]
Producer	Kramer
Kramer chronology
Money Feeds My Music Machine (1998) Reasons in the Sun (1998) The Sound of Music (1999)

Reasons in the Sun is the first and only studio album by Glen or Glenda.^[2] It was released in 1998 by Shimmy Disc. It is a collaboration between musician and producer Kramer and vocalist Tammy Lang.^[3][4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Kramer and Tammy Lang, except where noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Dorothy"		3:39
2.	"Reason"		2:49
3.	"Suzanne" (Leonard Cohen cover)	Leonard Cohen	3:15
4.	"Asphodel"		4:13
5.	"Fair Verona"		4:26
6.	"Dizzy" (Tommy Roe cover)	Tommy Roe, Freddy Weller	4:18
7.	"Daphne"		2:48
8.	"Needles and Pins" (The Searchers cover)	Sonny Bono, Jack Nitzsche	3:35
9.	"I Love You Anyway"		1:57
10.	"My Bubblegum Is Pink"		3:31
11.	"William's Cotton Ride"		3:10
12.	"When Joey Gets Eyes"		3:54
13.	"Insatiable Sue"		4:05
14.	"I'm No Angel"		2:54
15.	"The Eunuchorn"		2:39
16.	"The Shepard"		3:27
17.	"The Ring Cycle"		5:41

Personnel

Adapted from Reasons in the Sun liner notes.^[5]

Glen or Glenda

• Kramer – vocals, guitars, bass guitar, keyboards, flute, tape, percussion, production, engineering
• Tammy Lang – vocals, tambourine

Additional musicians

• Deni Bonet – violin, viola (4, 5, 10, 12, 16, 17)
• David Licht – drums, percussion (1, 12)
• Billy Ficca – drums (11)
• Tess Mattisson – backing vocals (14)
• Mark McCarron – guitar (8, 9, 11, 14, 16, 17)

Production and design

• Alan Douches – mastering
• Jad Fair – cover art
• Macioce – photography

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1998	Shimmy Disc	CD	SHM-5136

References

1. "Nasty Girl". Salon. 26 July 2000. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
2. Thompson, Dave (2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 784.
3. "Kramer Vs. Kramer". Philadelphia City Paper. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
4. The Rough Guide to Rock (2nd ed.). Rough Guides. 2003. p. 123.
5. Reasons in the Sun (booklet). Glen or Glenda. New York City: Shimmy Disc. 1998.

External links

• Reasons in the Sun at Discogs (list of releases)