End of a Hollywood Bedtime Story

End of a Hollywood Bedtime Story
Studio album by the Dears
Released	2000
Recorded	1999
Genre	Indie rock
Length	41:40
Label	Grenadine
The Dears chronology
End of a Hollywood Bedtime Story (2000) Orchestral Pop Noir Romantique (2001)

End of a Hollywood Bedtime Story is the first album by the Dears.[1][2] It was released in 2000 on Grenadine Records.[3] "This is a Broadcast", "Heartless Romantic" and the title track were notable singles from the album.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[5]

The Gazette said: "Raunchy guitars, haunted house organs and lead man Murray Lightburn's timeless Brit-boy vocals combine for dreamy delight."[6] Trouser Press wrote that the album "suffers from overly earnest and often puerile songwriting craftiness; the album is quirky, unpredictable, but also jejune and fragmented."[7]

Track listing

All songs written by Murray Lightburn.

1. "C'était pour la passion" - 4:59
2. "Jazz Waltz No. 3 in B-Flat" - 5:35
3. "This Is a Broadcast" - 3:21
4. "Where the World Begins and Ends" - 6:19
5. "Heartless Romantic" - 4:37
6. "End of a Hollywood Bedtime Story" - 5:08
7. "There Is No Such Thing as Love" - 10:06
8. "Partir, par Terre" - 1:35

References

1. "The Dears | Biography & History". AllMusic.
2. "The Dears: Comforting and Groundbreaking". NPR.org.
3. "The Dears End Of A Hollywood Bedtime Story". exclaim.ca.
4. "End of a Hollywood Bedtime Story - The Dears | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
5. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE. p. 810.
6. Dunlevy, T'Cha (1 June 2000). "The Dears End of a Hollywood Bedtime Story". The Gazette. p. C13.
7. "Dears". Trouser Press. Retrieved 3 June 2021.