The Sundays Reading Writing And Arithmetic

1990 studio album by The Sundays

Reading, Writing and Arithmetic

Studio album by

The Sundays

Released

15 January 1990

Recorded

1989–1990

Genre

Indie pop, jangle pop, dream pop

Length

38:34

Label

Rough Trade, DGC

Producer

The Sundays, Ray Shulman

The Sundays chronology

Reading, Writing and Arithmetic
(1990)

Blind
(1992)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Chicago Sun-Times	^[2]
Entertainment Weekly	A−^[3]
NME	10/10^[4]
Q	^[5]
Rolling Stone	^[6]
Spin Alternative Record Guide	8/10^[7]

Reading, Writing and Arithmetic is the debut studio album by English alternative rock band The Sundays. It was released in 1990 on Rough Trade Records in the United Kingdom, and on DGC Records in the United States. The album's title is a reference to the band's hometown, Reading, Berkshire.^[8]

Track listing [edit]

All songs written by David Gavurin and Harriet Wheeler.

"Skin & Bones" – 4:16
"Here's Where the Story Ends" – 3:54
"Can't Be Sure" – 3:22
"I Won" – 4:23
"Hideous Towns" – 3:46
"You're Not the Only One I Know" – 3:50
"A Certain Someone" – 4:25
"I Kicked a Boy" – 2:16
"My Finest Hour" – 3:59
"Joy" – 4:10

Personnel [edit]

Harriet Wheeler – vocals
David Gavurin – guitar
Paul Brindley – bass
Patrick Hannan – drums
Lindsay Jamieson – tambourine

References [edit]

^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Reading, Writing and Arithmetic – The Sundays". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
^ McLeese, Don (11 May 1990). "Sundays take elementary approach to perfection". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on 18 November 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
^ Sandow, Greg (20 April 1990). "Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved 12 December 2011.
^ "The Sundays: Reading, Writing and Arithmetic". NME: 46. 1 June 1996.
^ "The Sundays: Reading, Writing and Arithmetic". Q (119): 141. August 1996.
^ Robbins, Ira (14 June 1990). "The Sundays: Reading, Writing And Arithmetic". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 17 December 2007. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
^ Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig, eds. (1995). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. ISBN0-679-75574-8.
^ "'Sundays' Will Add Hot Stuff to Cool Repertoire". Deseret News. 3 September 1990. Retrieved 12 December 2011. employs a pun involving the band's hometown (actually pronounced RED-ing not REED-ing)