Marry Me (album)

## Singles

1. "Jesus Saves, I Spend"
Released: 10 July, 2007
2. "Now, Now"
Released: 10 July, 2007

***Marry Me*** is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter and producer St. Vincent. It was officially released on 10 July 2007 in the U.S and later released on 3 September 2007 in the U.K through Beggars Banquet Records. The album is named after a running gag from the television show *Arrested Development*.

## Background

St. Vincent started working on *Marry Me* before she joined The Polyphonic Spree, and finished it while touring with them. Sufjan Stevens heard it and asked St. Vincent to be in his band and open for him; after a show in London opening for Stevens, Beggars Banquet Records offered St. Vincent a record contract and published the record.

## Critical reception

Upon it's release, *Marry Me* was met with generally positive reviews from music critics and music publications. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 78, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 20 reviews.

Writing for *Pitchfork*, Joshua Klein wrote:

> "In the case of music like this, the devil to conquer is preciousness and indulgence. No doubt, in lesser hands Clark's quirks and eccentricities would mark the St. Vincent project a no-go from the start. But at every turn *Marry Me* takes the more challenging route of twisting already twisted structures and unusual instrumentation to make them sound perfectly natural and, most importantly, easy to listen to as she overdubs her thrillingly sui generis vision into vibrant life."
>
> — Joshua Klein.

## Singles

1. **Jesus Saves, I Spend**: Released as the lead single on 10 July 2007 along with a music video.
2. **Now, Now**: Released as the second and final single on 10 July 2007.

Jesus Saves, I SpendNow, Now

## Personnel

**Musicians**

* Annie Clark – voices, guitars, bass, piano, organ, Moog, synthesizers, clavieta, xylophone, vibraphone, dulcimer, drum programming, triangle, percussion
* Daniel Hart – violin
* Rick Nelson – violin, viola, cello, upright bass
* Nathan Blaz – cello
* Heather Macintosh – cello
* Lauren Ross – flute, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, French horn
* Louis Schadwron – French horn
* Mike Garson – grand piano
* Merrilee Challiss – choir
* Jessica Grant – choir
* Andrea Paschal – choir
* Lester Nuby – vibraphone
* Daniel Farris – choir, synthesizer, percussion
* Mark Pirro – bass (track 1)
* Al Carlson – sound design (track 9)
* Aynsley Powell – drum programming (track 9)
* Brian Teasley – drums, percussion

**Production**

* Annie Clark – production, engineering, mixing
* Brian Teasley – production, additional engineering
* Daniel Farris – production, engineering, mixing
* Mike Garson – additional engineering
* Jeff Halbert – additional engineering
* Al Carlson – additional engineering
* John Golden – mastering
* Tod Seelie – cover photo
* Mary Manning – cover photo styling
* Hanni El Khatib – design and layout

*Information taken from Wikipedia.*

## References

1. ↑ https://www.metacritic.com/music/marry-me/st-vincent/critic-reviews
2. ↑ https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/10457-marry-me/
3. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marry\_Me\_(album)#Personnel