Whiskey Tango Ghosts
title: "Whiskey Tango Ghosts" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["tanya-donelly-albums", "2004-albums", "4ad-albums"] topic_path: "arts/music" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiskey_Tango_Ghosts" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Whiskey Tango Ghosts |
| type | Album |
| artist | Tanya Donelly |
| cover | Tanya Donelly - Whiskey Tango Ghosts.jpg |
| released | July 26, 2004 |
| genre | Alternative rock |
| length | 39:21 |
| label | 4AD |
| prev_title | Beautysleep |
| prev_year | 2002 |
| next_title | This Hungry Life |
| next_year | 2006 |
| :: |
| name = Whiskey Tango Ghosts | type = Album | artist = Tanya Donelly | cover = Tanya Donelly - Whiskey Tango Ghosts.jpg | alt = | released = July 26, 2004 | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = Alternative rock | length = 39:21 | label = 4AD | producer = | prev_title = Beautysleep | prev_year = 2002 | next_title = This Hungry Life | next_year = 2006 | rev1 = Allmusic | rev1Score = [ link] | rev2 = Rolling Stone | rev2Score = link | noprose = yes Whiskey Tango Ghosts is the third solo album by Tanya Donelly, released in 2004. The album marks a departure from Donelly's previous pop work in favor of a country and folk-influenced sound. Donelly has described the album as influenced by "a horrible war, a horrible administration, (and) a bleak, mean winter."
Track listing
All songs by Tanya Donelly, except where noted
- "Divine Sweet Divide" – 3:25
- "Every Devil" – 3:06
- "Whiskey Tango" (Donelly, Dean Fisher) – 3:11
- "Just in Case You Quit Me" – 3:27
- "Butterfly Thing" (Donelly, Fisher) – 3:21
- "My Life as a Ghost" (Donelly, Fisher) – 3:41
- "The Center" (Donelly, Fisher) – 3:26
- "Golden Mean" – 4:15
- "The Promise" – 3:04
- "Story High" – 4:20
- "Fallout" – 3:28
- "Dona Nobis Pacem" (Hidden / Uncredited Track)* – 0:37
- "Dona Nobis Pacem" (which translates to "Give Us Peace") is a traditional Latin hymn.
Personnel
- Tanya Donelly – guitar, vocals
- Dean Fisher – bass, guitar, percussion, drums
- Rich Gilbert – guitar, pedal steel
- David Narcizo – drums
- Elizabeth Steen – piano, vocals, Wurlitzer
Production
- Engineers: Matt Beaudoin, Matthew Ellard
- Assistant engineer: Matt Tahaney
- Mixing: Matthew Ellard
- Mastering: Steve Rooke
- Photography: Richard Donelly
- Cover photo: Chris Hosford
- Cover painting: Kristen Hughes
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