Reading, Writing and Arithmetic

Reading, Writing and Arithmetic
Studio album by The Sundays
Released	January 15, 1990
Recorded	1989–1990
Genre	Indie pop, jangle pop, dream pop
Length	38:34
Label	Rough Trade, DGC
Producer	The Sundays, Ray Shulman
The Sundays chronology
Reading, Writing and Arithmetic (1990) Blind (1992)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	A−[2]
NME	10/10[3]
Q	[4]

Reading, Writing and Arithmetic is the debut album by English alternative rock band The Sundays. It was released in the United Kingdom on Rough Trade Records, and in the United States on DGC Records. The album name is a reference to the band's hometown, Reading, Berkshire.^[5]

Track listing

All songs written by David Gavurin and Harriet Wheeler.

1. "Skin & Bones" – 4:16
2. "Here's Where the Story Ends" – 3:54
3. "Can't Be Sure" – 3:22
4. "I Won" – 4:23
5. "Hideous Towns" – 3:46
6. "You're Not the Only One I Know" – 3:50
7. "A Certain Someone" – 4:25
8. "I Kicked a Boy" – 2:16
9. "My Finest Hour" – 3:59
10. "Joy" – 4:10

Personnel

• Harriet Wheeler – vocals
• David Gavurin – guitar
• Paul Brindley – bass
• Patrick Hannan – drums
• Lindsay Jamieson – tambourine

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Reading, Writing and Arithmetic – The Sundays". AllMusic. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
2. Sandow, Greg (20 April 1990). "Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
3. "The Sundays: Reading, Writing and Arithmetic". NME: 46. 1 June 1996.
4. "The Sundays: Reading, Writing and Arithmetic". Q (119): 141. August 1996.
5. "'Sundays' Will Add Hot Stuff to Cool Repertoire". Deseret News. 3 September 1990. Retrieved 12 December 2011. (subscription required (help)). employs a pun involving the band's hometown (actually pronounced RED-ing not REED-ing)

External links

• 20 years on review at The Quietus