I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too

I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too is the second full-length album of Canadian-American singer-songwriter Martha Wainwright. It was released in Australia on May 10, 2008, with other countries to follow. The 14-track album features 12 original tracks and cover versions of Pink Floyd's "See Emily Play" and, as a bonus track in some countries, the Eurythmics' "Love Is a Stranger".

I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 10, 2008
GenreFolk, pop
Length52:59
LabelMapleMusic, Zoë Records
ProducerBrad Albetta, Martin Terefe, Tore Johansson, Jeff Trott, Kate McGarrigle
Martha Wainwright chronology
Martha Wainwright
(2005)
I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too
(2008)
Sans Fusils, Ni Souliers, à Paris: Martha Wainwright's Piaf Record
(2009)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
allmusic[2]
BBC(Positive)[3]
The Guardian[4]
LAUNCHcast(9/10)[5]
MSN Music (Consumer Guide)[6]
The Observer[7]
Pitchfork Media(7.7/10)[8]
Rolling Stone[9]
This Is Fake DIY(7/10)[10]

The Australian release included a limited edition digipak with additional images and the bonus track. "Comin' Tonight" was released as an iTunes exclusive download in Australia in April 2008.

Track listing

All songs were written by Wainwright, except where noted.

  1. "Bleeding All Over You" – 3:45
  2. "You Cheated Me" – 3:14
  3. "Jesus & Mary" – 3:40
  4. "Comin' Tonight" – 3:17
  5. "Tower Song" – 3:27
  6. "Hearts Club Band" – 4:21
  7. "So Many Friends" – 3:24
  8. "In the Middle of the Night" – 4:44
  9. "The George Song" – 3:35
  10. "Niger River" – 3:52
  11. "Jimi" – 5:24
  12. "See Emily Play" (Syd Barrett) – 2:18
  13. "I Wish I Were" – 4:18
  14. "Love Is a Stranger" (Annie Lennox, David A. Stewart) – 3:40
iTunes bonus track
  1. "Car Song" – 3:06

Personnel

Musicians
Production
  • Produced by Brad Albetta, Tore Johansson, Kate McGarrigle, Martin Terefe, Jeff Trott.
  • Mixed by Michael Brauer, Mike Hedges, Tore Johansson, Ger McDonnell.
  • Engineered by Brad Albetta, David Carlsson, Brian Fulk, Dyre Gormsen, Tim Hatfield, Don Murnaghan, Michel Pepin, Tom Schick, George Tandero.
  • Additional Engineering by Brad Albetta, Brian Fulk, Borza Gomeshi
  • Engineering assisted by Iain Hill.
  • Recorded at Allaire Studios, The Bubble (Denmark), GULA Studios (Sweden), Kensaltown Recording Studios (London), Mayk Music (Quebec), MonkeyBoy Studios (New York City), Querbes Service (Montreal).
  • Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound, New York City.

Chart performance

The album debuted at No. 19 on the Australian charts. In the United States, it debuted at No. 10 on the Heatseekers Chart, a much better showing than her debut album, which peaked at No. 43 in 2005.

Chart (2008) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[11] 19
Belgium Flanders Albums Chart[12] 40
Canadian Albums Chart[13] 6
Danish Albums Chart[14] 19
Dutch Albums Chart[15] 63
European Top 100 Albums[16] 63
Norwegian Albums Chart[17] 12
Swedish Albums Chart[18] 15
UK Albums Chart[19] 29
US Billboard Top Heatseekers[20] 10

Release history

Region Date Label
Australia May 10, 2008 Shock Records
United Kingdom June 10, 2008 Drowned in Sound
United States Zoë Records

References

  1. "I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too by Martha Wainwright". Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  2. allmusic review
  3. Easlea, Daryl. "BBC – Music – Review of Martha Wainwright – I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too". Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  4. Petridis, Alexis (May 8, 2008). "Martha Wainwright, I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too". Retrieved September 19, 2016 via The Guardian.
  5. "Celebrity – Yahoo News UK". Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  6. Christgau, Robert (November 1, 2009). "November 2009 Consumer Guide". Consumer Guide. MSN Music. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  7. Thomson, Graeme (April 19, 2008). "Martha Wainwright, I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too". Retrieved September 19, 2016 via The Guardian.
  8. Pitchfork Media review Archived August 11, 2008[Date mismatch], at the Wayback Machine
  9. Rolling Stone review
  10. "DIY". Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  11. "ARIA Chart w/e 19 May 2008". Ariacharts.com.au. Archived from the original on September 17, 2010. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
  12. "Martha Wainwright – I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too". ultratop.be. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
  13. "Billboard Canadian Albums: Top Albums Chart – Billboard". Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  14. Steffen Hung. "Martha Wainwright – I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too". danishcharts.dk. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
  15. Steffen Hung. "Martha Wainwright – I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
  16. Steffen Hung (December 2, 2008). "Martha Wainwright – I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
  17. Steffen Hung. "Martha Wainwright – I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
  18. "Top 40 Albums Archive :: Week 21 : 18 May 2008 – 24 May 2008". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 25, 2009.
  19. "Heatseekers Albums: Up and Coming Musicians Chart – Billboard". Retrieved September 19, 2016.
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