Hello (Poe album)

Hello
Studio album by Poe
Released	October 10, 1995
Recorded	1994-1995
Genre	Alternative rock trip hop R&B
Length	41:24
Label	Modern Atlantic
Producer	RJ Rice Jeffrey Connor Dave Jerden Poe
Poe chronology
Hello (1995) Haunted (2000)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Hello is the debut album by American singer/songwriter Poe, released in 1995 on Modern Records. The album was called "innovative" by critics due to its incorporation of R&B samples into an electronic soundscape, something that was fairly unheard of at the time.

Background

The first music video for the album was for the single "Angry Johnny"; it featured Poe on the skeletal frame of a bed looking forlorn whilst destroying a variety of effects one might associate with romance (like roses or a box of chocolates). The song's rage-filled lyrics quickly found her being lumped into the "angry female rocker" category, and the video was heavily played on MTV's Alternative Nation. The second single, "Hello", did not fare as well, until a remix version was released two years after the album's initial release.

Hello was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on November 20, 1996.^[2]

Track listing

All songs are written by Poe.

1. "Hello" – 4:31
2. "Trigger Happy Jack (Drive By a Go-Go)" – 3:36
3. "Choking the Cherry" – 3:34
4. "That Day" – 2:41
5. "Angry Johnny" – 4:18
6. "Dolphin" – 3:47
7. "Another World" – 3:20
8. "Fingertips" – 4:21
9. "Beautiful Girl" – 3:42
10. "Junkie" – 3:00
11. "Fly Away" – 4:34

Sample credits

• "Fingertips" contains a vocal sample from "Like a Lover" as performed by Sérgio Mendes and Brasil '66.^[3]

Personnel

• Poe – vocals
• Richard Barrow – flute
• Alex Blanc – guitar
• Jon Brooks – drums
• Jeffrey Connor – bass, guitar
• Amp Fiddler – keyboard
• Eric Garcia – guitar, keyboard
• Dean Pleasants – guitar
• RJ Rice – keyboard
• Matt Sorum – drums (2)
• Cameron Stone – cello
• Tony Wilson – guitar
• Jay Dee - drum programming

Production

• Producers: RJ Rice, Jeffrey Connor, Dave Jerden, Poe
• Executive producer: Dave Jerden
• Engineers: Richard Barrow. Alex Blanc, Bryan Carlstrom, Eric Garcia, Dave Jerden, Steve Klein
• Assistant engineers: Amanda Cruz, Eddie Miller
• Mixing: Eric Garcia, Dave Jerden, Steve Klein, Poe
• Mastering: Eddy Schreyer
• Editing: Alex Blanc, Eric Garcia, Poe
• Production coordination: Amanda Cruz
• Programming: Lionel Cole, Poe, Rice, Jay Dee
• Bass programming: Jeffrey Connor
• Art direction: Stuart Beau Barton & Thomas Bricker
• Design: Stuart Beau Barton & Thomas Bricker
• Album Cover Photography: Stuart Beau Barton
• Photography: Thomas Bricker, Amanda Cruz

Chart positions

Album – Billboard (US)

Singles – Billboard (US)

References