Love Tara
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| Studio album by Eric's Trip | ||||
| Released | November 9, 1993 | |||
| Recorded | April - June, 1993 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, lo-fi, grunge | |||
| Length | 37:00 | |||
| Label | Sub Pop | |||
| Producer | Eric's Trip, Bob Weston | |||
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Love Tara is the first full-length album by Canadian indie band Eric's Trip.
It was their first release on Seattle's Sub Pop record label, their second not independently released, and it was the first time a Canadian band was signed to Sub-Pop. The album was self-recorded in three months and reflects Sub-Pop's shift to lighter, more melodic music. Though the lo-fi quality of the record threw many listeners and critics off, it was still very well received in both Canada and the United States.
In Chart's Top 50 Canadian Albums of All Time polls, Love Tara ranked 35th in 1996, and 37th in 2000. It was also ranked 39th in Bob Mersereau's 2007 book The Top 100 Canadian Albums.
Influence on other musicians
Sloan covered the song "Stove" in the 1993 compilation album DGC Rarities Volume 1, which combined "Stove" into a medley with "Smother", a non-album track that Eric's Trip recorded for the Never Mind the Molluscs compilation.
The title of the album was referenced in The Tragically Hip's song "Put It Off", from their 1996 album Trouble at the Henhouse: "I played Love Tara/by Eric's Trip/on the day that you were born".
Track listing
- "Behind the Garage" – 3:13
- "Anytime You Want" – 1:19
- "Stove" – 2:54
- "Follow" – 2:37
- "Secret for Julie" – 2:50
- "Belly" – 3:18
- "Sunlight" – 3:22
- "June" – 1:14
- "To Know Them" – 1:07
- "Spring" – 3:00
- "Frame" – 2:10
- "May 11" – 1:18
- "My Room" – 2:40
- "Blinded" – 3:56
- "Allergic to Love" – 2:02