Parts of Speech is the third studio album by Dessa, a member of Minneapolis indie hip hop collective Doomtree. It was released by Doomtree Records on June 25, 2013. An EP of remixes entitled Parts of Speech, Re-Edited was released on June 17, 2014.
Reception At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Parts of Speech received an average score of 78% based on 4 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
It debuted at number 74 on the Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 5,800 copies in the United States.
Track listing
Personnel Credits adapted from liner notes. Dessa – vocals, piano, executive production, art direction Dustin Kiel – guitar, piano, programming, executive production Sean McPherson – acoustic bass, electric bass Joey Van Phillips – drums, percussion, vibraphone Paper Tiger – production (on 2, 3 and 8) Lazerbeak – production (on 4 and 7), executive production Rebecca Arons – cello Nick Ogawa – cello Jessy Greene – violin Scott Agster – trombone Gabriel Douglas – vocals Aby Wolf – vocals Benjamin Burwell – vocals Mayda – guitar, synthesizer, drum programming Emily Dantuma – sampled cello Jake Wallenius – sampled drums Joe Mabbott – mixing, engineering Brady Moen – additional engineering, additional editing Bruce Templeton – mastering Kai Benson – art direction, design Bill Phelps – photography
Charts Chart Peakposition US Billboard 200 74 US Independent Albums (Billboard) 19 US Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) 8
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