Rid of Me

Rid of Me
Studio album by
PJ Harvey
Released26 April 1993 (1993-04-26)[1]
RecordedDecember 1992
StudioPachyderm, Cannon Falls, USA
Genre
Length48:02
LabelIsland
ProducerSteve Albini
PJ Harvey chronology
Dry
(1992) 		Rid of Me
(1993) 		4-Track Demos
(1993)
Singles from Rid of Me
  1. "50ft Queenie"
    Released: 19 April 1993
  2. "Man-Size"
    Released: 5 July 1993

Rid of Me is the second studio album by the English singer-songwriter PJ Harvey, released on 26 April 1993 by Island Records, approximately one year after the release of her critically acclaimed debut studio album Dry (1992). It marked a departure from Harvey's previous songwriting, being more raw and aggressive than its predecessor.

The songs on Rid of Me were performed by Harvey's eponymous trio, consisting of Harvey on guitar and vocals, Rob Ellis on drums and backing vocals, and Steve Vaughan on bass guitar. Most of the songs on the album were recorded by Steve Albini, and it was the last album they recorded as a trio before disbanding in late 1993. Rid of Me was met with critical acclaim, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest albums of the 1990s and of all time, ranking at number 153 on the 2020 version of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (up from 406 on the list's previous edition).

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