Yes, Virginia...

Yes, Virginia...
Studio album by The Dresden Dolls
Released	April 18, 2006
Recorded	September 10–20, 2005 at Allaire Studios, Shokan, NY (Recording) November 2005 at Camp Street Studios, Cambridge, MA (Extra recording and mixing)
Genre	Dark cabaret
Length	55:24
Label	Roadrunner
Producer	Sean Slade, Paul Q. Kolderie, and The Dresden Dolls
The Dresden Dolls chronology
The Dresden Dolls (2003) Yes, Virginia... (2006) No, Virginia... (2008)
Singles from Yes, Virginia...
"Sing" Released: March 31, 2006 "Backstabber" Released: September 18, 2006 "Shores of California" Released: 2007

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Guardian	[2]
Pitchfork	(7.6/10)[3]
PopMatters	[4]

Yes, Virginia... is the second studio album by American dark cabaret band The Dresden Dolls, released in April 2006. The album was recorded in September 2005,^[5] with some extra vocal work and the mixing done the following November.^[6]

It is named after a reply to a letter run in the New York Sun in 1897 about the existence of Santa Claus (see "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus"). The first single from the album was "Sing". The album made its debut at number 42 on the US Billboard 200, selling 19,047 units in the first week. Other songs recorded during the studio session include "The Kill", "Boston", and "The Gardener", which were released on the No, Virginia... compilation in May 2008.

Track listing

All tracks written by Amanda Palmer.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sex Changes"	4:11
2.	"Backstabber"	4:11
3.	"Modern Moonlight"	4:45
4.	"My Alcoholic Friends"	2:47
5.	"Delilah"	6:54
6.	"Dirty Business"	3:36
7.	"First Orgasm"	3:49
8.	"Mrs. O."	4:40
9.	"Shores of California"	3:35
10.	"Necessary Evil"	2:54
11.	"Mandy Goes to Med School"	4:39
12.	"Me & the Minibar"	4:35
13.	"Sing"	4:40

iTunes bonus track
No.	Title	Length
14.	"Two-Headed Boy" (Neutral Milk Hotel cover)	3:20

Personnel

• Amanda Palmer - vocals, piano, Mellotron, and organ.
• Brian Viglione - drums, percussion, vocals, bass guitar, and guitar.
• Sean Slade, Paul Q. Kolderie, and The Dresden Dolls - producers
• Paul Q. Kolderie - mixer
• Paul Q. Kolderie & Adam Taylor - engineering
• Holly Brewer and Matt McNiss - choir
• Holly Brewer, Whitney Moses, and Mali Sastri - Delilahs
• George Marino - mastering

Charts

Billboard 200
Week	01	02	03	04
Position	42 (19,047)	135 (6,744)	200 (4,425)	Out
Total	19,047	25,791	30,216	?

Austrian Album Chart
Week	01	02	03	04	05
Position	41	49	66

French Album Chart
Week	01	02	03
Position	138	180	Out

References

1. Heather Phares. "Yes, Virginia... - The Dresden Dolls". Allmusic. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
2. Betty Clarke. "The Dresden Dolls, Yes, Virginia". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
3. Matt LeMay. "The Dresden Dolls: Yes, Virginia". Pitchfork.
4. Adrien Begrand. "The Dresden Dolls - Yes, Virginia...". PopMatters. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
5. "Count Down From Seven". Amanda Palmer. Retrieved 2008-04-19.
6. "What Would Perry Do". Amanda Palmer. Retrieved 2008-04-19.