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Wholesale Meats and Fish is the second album by the alternative rock band Letters to Cleo, released in 1995. The first single was "Awake".
Critical reception
Trouser Press wrote that "'Little Rosa', the album's highlight, is '60s-influenced jangle-pop genius."
Entertainment Weekly opined that "too often singer Kay Hanley sounds like a petulant Juliana Hatfield on their soapy, overdramatic love songs."
The New York Times compared the album to its predecessor, calling it "the same alt-rock in a different package". It said that, while Hanley's "bright, clear delivery often lifts Letters to Cleo above college-band status, her happiness can become wearing".
Track listing
All songs by Kay Hanley and Letters to Cleo.
"Demon Rock" – 3:24
"Fast Way" – 3:59
"Jennifer" – 5:10
"Awake" – 3:55
"Laudanum" – 4:00
"Acid Jed" – 3:02
"Pizza Cutter" – 4:02
"St. Peter" – 4:13
"Little Rosa" – 3:07
"Do What You Want, Yeah" – 2:51
"He's Got an Answer" – 3:49
"I Could Sleep (The Wuss Song)" – 3:09
Chart positions
= Album
=1995 Wholesale Meats and Fish The Billboard 200 No. 188
1995 Wholesale Meats and Fish Heatseekers No. 11
= Singles
=1995 Awake The Billboard Hot 100 No. 88
1995 Awake Modern Rock Tracks No. 17