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Poseidon and the Bitter Bug
Studio album by
Indigo Girls
ReleasedMarch 24, 2009
Recorded2008
GenreFolk rock
LanguageEnglish
LabelVanguard
ProducerMitchell Froom
Indigo Girls chronology
Despite Our Differences
(2006) 		Poseidon and the Bitter Bug
(2009) 		Holly Happy Days
(2010)
Singles from Poseidon and the Bitter Bug
  1. "What Are You Like"
    Released: 2009
  2. "Love of Our Lives"
    Released: 2009
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com [2]
Allmusic [3]
The Austin Chronicle [4]
BBC Music(positive) [5]
Billboard(favorable) [6]
Blurt [7]
The Boston Globe(positive) [8]
Consequence of Sound [9]
Metromix Atlanta [10]
The Music Box [11]
Prefix Magazine(7.5/10) [12]

Poseidon and the Bitter Bug is the 11th studio album by Indigo Girls, released on March 24, 2009 by Vanguard Records. The title is drawn from lines in tracks "Fleet of Hope" and "Second Time Around" – "You're all washed up when Poseidon has his day" and "I've been bitten by the bitter bug."

As of 2010 album has sold 70,000 copies in US.[13]

Track listing

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  1. "Digging for Your Dream" (Emily Saliers) – 3:57
  2. "Sugar Tongue" (Amy Ray) – 3:37
  3. "Love of Our Lives" (Saliers) – 3:51
  4. "Driver Education" (Ray) – 2:18
  5. "I'll Change" (Saliers) – 3:23
  6. "Second Time Around" (Ray) – 4:12
  7. "What Are You Like?" (Saliers) – 2:51
  8. "Ghost of the Gang" (Ray) – 3:17
  9. "Fleet of Hope" (Saliers) – 4:27
  10. "True Romantic" (Ray) – 4:11

Deluxe Version bonus tracks

  2. "Ghost of the Gang" (Acoustic Version) – 3:10
  3. "I'll Change" (Acoustic Version) – 3:58
  4. "Sugar Tongue" (Acoustic Version) – 3:47
  5. "Love of Our Lives" (Acoustic Version) – 3:46
  6. "Salty South" (Ray) – 4:17
  7. "Digging for Your Dream" (Acoustic Version) – 3:22
  8. "Second Time Around" (Acoustic Version) – 4:43
  9. "What Are You Like?" (Acoustic Version) – 2:50
  10. "Driver Education" (Acoustic Version) – 2:21
  11. "Fleet of Hope" (Acoustic Version) – 4:31
  12. "True Romantic" (Acoustic Version) – 3:56

Personnel

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Indigo Girls

  • Amy Ray – Vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, harmonica
  • Emily Saliers – Vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar

Additional personnel

References

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  1. ^ "Poseidon And The Bitter Bug by Indigo Girls". Metacritic.
  2. ^ "What You Need to Know Before Committing: Acoustic vs Electric Guitars". Archived from the original on 2013-05-14. Retrieved 2013-07-21.
  3. ^ Allmusic review
  4. ^ The Austin Chronicle review
  5. ^ Irwin, Colin. "BBC - Music - Review of Indigo Girls - Poseidon and the Bitter Bug".
  6. ^ "Billboard review". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 27, 2009. Retrieved 2013-07-21.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. ^ Creech, Brian (2009-03-25). "Indigo Girls - Poseidon and the Bitter Bug". Blurt. Retrieved 2013-07-21.
  8. ^ "Indigo Girls, 'Poseidon and the Bitter Bug'" – via The Boston Globe.
  9. ^ "Album Review: Indigo Girls – Poseidon and the Bitter Bug". 15 April 2009.
  10. ^ "Metromix Atlanta review". Archived from the original on April 9, 2009.
  11. ^ Metzger, John. "Indigo Girls - Poseidon and the Bitter Bug (Album Review)". www.musicbox-online.com.
  12. ^ Burr, Mike (3 May 2022). "The Indigo Girls - Poseidon and the Bitter Bug Album Review - Prefixmag.com".
  13. ^ "Billboard - Google Books". 2010-04-03. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
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