℗ 2020 Mack Avenue Records II
| Released | March 19, 2021 |
| Duration | 1h 01m 06s |
| Record Label | Mack Avenue Records |
| Catalogue No. | MAC1177 |
| Genre | Jazz (Vocal) |
This Bitter Earth
Veronica Swift
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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1.1
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This Bitter Earth
Veronica Swift |
4:27 | |||
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1.2
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How Lovely to Be a Woman
Veronica Swift |
4:10 | |||
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1.3
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You've Got to Be Carefully Taught
Veronica Swift |
5:16 | |||
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1.4
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Getting to Know You
Veronica Swift |
6:19 | |||
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1.5
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The Man I Love
Veronica Swift |
4:50 | |||
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1.6
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You're the Dangerous Type
Veronica Swift |
4:25 | |||
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1.7
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Trust in Me
Veronica Swift |
5:19 | |||
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1.8
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He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss)
Veronica Swift |
2:11 | |||
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1.9
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As Long as He Needs Me
Veronica Swift |
4:55 | |||
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1.10
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Everybody Has the Right to Be Wrong
Veronica Swift |
2:53 | |||
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1.11
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Prisoner of Love
Veronica Swift |
4:16 | |||
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1.12
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The Sports Page
Veronica Swift |
6:21 | |||
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1.13
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Sing
Veronica Swift |
5:44 |
Whereas Veronica Swift’s 2019 Mack Avenue Records debut, Confessions, contained songs that played out like pages from her personal diary, on the captivating follow-up, This Bitter Earth, she flips by crafting an ingenious song cycle that tackles sexism (“How Lovely to Be a Woman”), domestic abuse (“He Hit Me”), environmental issues, racism, xenophobia (“You Have To Be Carefully Taught”), and the dangers of fake news (“The Sports Page”). The singer-songwriter gathered material that covers multiple genres, including jazz, American musicals, and contemporary indie-rock fortifying her position as a leading force in genre-bending song presentation.
“I want this album have two separate approaches. I wanted to start with women’s place in society now and how it's changing. During the second half, I wanted to address other ailments in the world, whether it’s racism or fake news. But I don’t take any political stances. I’m very clear with my audience that as an artist I just want to address certain issues as an outsider looking in.”
- Veronica Swift
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Mack Avenue Records Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.31 -4.06 to 0.00 | -17.40 -22.08 to -14.12 | -14.12 -19.00 to -11.30 | 10 8 to 13 | |
| 1 | This Bitter Earth | 0.00 | -18.28 | -14.3 | 11 |
| 2 | How Lovely to Be a Woman | 0.00 | -15.99 | -12.9 | 10 |
| 3 | You've Got to Be Carefully Taught | 0.00 | -17.28 | -14.2 | 11 |
| 4 | Getting to Know You | 0.00 | -15.99 | -12.7 | 10 |
| 5 | The Man I Love | 0.00 | -20.82 | -17.1 | 13 |
| 6 | You're the Dangerous Type | 0.00 | -14.12 | -11.3 | 9 |
| 7 | Trust in Me | 0.00 | -18.25 | -15.6 | 11 |
| 8 | He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss) | -4.06 | -22.08 | -19.0 | 10 |
| 9 | As Long as He Needs Me | 0.00 | -18.83 | -15.2 | 11 |
| 10 | Everybody Has the Right to Be Wrong | 0.00 | -16.77 | -13.6 | 11 |
| 11 | Prisoner of Love | 0.00 | -17.43 | -13.9 | 10 |
| 12 | The Sports Page | 0.00 | -15.10 | -12.3 | 10 |
| 13 | Sing | 0.00 | -15.27 | -11.5 | 8 |