Oh You're So Silent Jens

Oh You're So Silent Jens
Oh You're So Silent Jens
Compilation album by Jens Lekman
Released	8 June 2005
Genre	Indie pop
Length	63:22
Label	Service; Secretly Canadian;
Producer	Jens Lekman
Jens Lekman chronology

Oh You're So Silent Jens is a compilation album by Swedish indie pop musician Jens Lekman. It was first released on Service on 8 June 2005, and later re-released on 22 November 2005 on Secretly Canadian. The album is composed of previously released tracks taken from Maple Leaves (2003), Rocky Dennis in Heaven (2004), and Julie (2004), as well as "F-Word" (2003) from a CD distributed in the fanzine En Garde and "The Wrong Hands" (2004) from the Accelerator compilation.^[1]

The album cover was designed by the Swedish musician Rasmus Hägg, one half of the duo Studio.

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	79/100^[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
Entertainment Weekly	A−^[4]
Pitchfork	8.5/10^[5]
PopMatters	7/10^[6]
Stylus Magazine	A−^[7]
Uncut	^[8]
Vice	A−^[9]

Oh You're So Silent Jens received widespread acclaim from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 79, based on 13 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".^[2]

Amy Phillips of Pitchfork gave the album a very positive review, stating, "Oh You're So Silent Jens, his new collection of previously released singles and B-sides, is a marvel of pure songcraft. Clichés unravel, traditional structures break down and build back up again, unpretentious witticisms sparkle. And then there are the sonics of the thing: lo-fi Phil Spector room dividers of sound, unexpected samples, and Lekman's rich, cavernous monotone."^[5]

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Jens Lekman, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"At the Dept. of Forgotten Songs"		1:32
2.	"Maple Leaves" (EP version)	Lekman Dan Treacy	3:59
3.	"Sky Phenomenon"		4:34
4.	"Pocketful of Money"		4:20
5.	"Black Cab"		4:54
6.	"Someone to Share My Life With"	Treacy	3:32
7.	"Rocky Dennis' Farewell Song"		5:22
8.	"Rocky Dennis in Heaven"		1:02
9.	"Jens Lekman's Farewell Song to Rocky Dennis"		3:55
10.	"Julie" (Remix)		3:02
11.	"I Saw Her in the Anti War Demonstration"		3:11
12.	"A Sweet Summer's Night on Hammer Hill"		3:27
13.	"A Man Walks into a Bar"		4:20
14.	"Another Sweet Summer's Night on Hammer Hill"		3:22
15.	"F-Word"	Lekman Malcolm Middleton Aidan Moffat	4:36
16.	"The Wrong Hands"		4:21
17.	"Maple Leaves" (7" version)	Lekman Treacy	3:45
Total length:			63:22

Personnel[]

Credits for Oh You're So Silent Jens adapted from liner notes.^[10]

Jens Lekman – writing, performance, engineering, production, recording

Additional personnel

Linda Andersson – violin
Emma Bates – backing vocals
Marcus Cato – trumpet
Markus Görsch – drums
Rasmus Hägg – artwork and design
Ellen Hjalmarsson – violin

Patrik Lindgren – engineering
Ulrika Mild – backing vocals
Lilian Olsson – backing vocals
Mikaela Robsahm – cello
Jacob Stålhammar – mastering

References[]

^ "Collections". JensLekman.com. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Reviews for Oh You're So Silent Jens by Jens Lekman". Metacritic. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
^ Sendra, Tim. "Oh You're So Silent Jens – Jens Lekman". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
^ Dombal, Ryan (9 December 2005). "Jens Lekman: Oh You're So Silent Jens". Entertainment Weekly: 89.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Phillips, Amy (27 November 2005). "Jens Lekman: Oh You're So Silent Jens". Pitchfork. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
^ Begrand, Adrien (17 November 2005). "Jens Lekman: Oh You're So Silent Jens". PopMatters. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
^ Mathers, Ian (3 December 2005). "Jens Lekman – Oh You're So Silent Jens – Review". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 5 February 2006. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
^ "Jens Lekman: Oh You're So Silent Jens". Uncut (106): 85. March 2006.
^ Christgau, Robert (18 February 2017). "An Incorrigibly Courteous Liar's Last Act: Expert Witness with Robert Christgau". Vice. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
^ Oh You're So Silent Jens (liner notes). Lekman, Jens. Service. 2005. SERV020.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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[1] "Collections". JensLekman.com. Retrieved 18 February 2016.

[Metacritic-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Reviews for Oh You're So Silent Jens by Jens Lekman". Metacritic. Retrieved 18 February 2016.

[3] Sendra, Tim. "Oh You're So Silent Jens – Jens Lekman". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 February 2012.

[4] Dombal, Ryan (9 December 2005). "Jens Lekman: Oh You're So Silent Jens". Entertainment Weekly: 89.

[Pitchfork-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b Phillips, Amy (27 November 2005). "Jens Lekman: Oh You're So Silent Jens". Pitchfork. Retrieved 8 February 2012.

[popmatters-6] Begrand, Adrien (17 November 2005). "Jens Lekman: Oh You're So Silent Jens". PopMatters. Retrieved 18 February 2016.

[7] Mathers, Ian (3 December 2005). "Jens Lekman – Oh You're So Silent Jens – Review". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 5 February 2006. Retrieved 8 February 2012.

[8] "Jens Lekman: Oh You're So Silent Jens". Uncut (106): 85. March 2006.

[9] Christgau, Robert (18 February 2017). "An Incorrigibly Courteous Liar's Last Act: Expert Witness with Robert Christgau". Vice. Retrieved 18 February 2017.

[Liner_notes-10] Oh You're So Silent Jens (liner notes). Lekman, Jens. Service. 2005. SERV020.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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Compilations	Oh You're So Silent Jens
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