Run to Ruin is the third album by American singer-songwriter Nina Nastasia

Nina Nastasia

Nina Nastasia is a New York City-based singer-songwriter born in Hollywood, California.-Biography:She began writing songs in 1993, and released her first album, Dogs, in 2000. Only 1,500 copies of the album were initially pressed, with Nastasia putting together the album packaging herself in her...

. It was recorded by Steve Albini

Steve Albini

Steven Frank Albini is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, audio engineer and music journalist. He was a member of Big Black, Rapeman, and Flour, and is currently a member of Shellac...

 at Black Box studio in Noyant-la-Gravoyère

Noyant-la-Gravoyère

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, France and at Looking Glass studio in New York. Released in 2003 by Touch and Go Records

Touch and Go Records

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, it received universal critical acclaim according to Metacritic

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 with a composite rating of 85, ranking 29th among the best albums of 2003.

Tracklisting

All songs written and composed by Nina Nastasia.
The Japanese edition of the album features a hidden ghost track

Hidden track

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 placed at the end of the album. The original version of album closer "While We Talk" is followed by several minutes of silence when, at 8:33, an alternate version of the track sung by Nastasia in Japanese begins. The backing track to this Japanese version of "While We Talk" (written in rōmaji

Romanization of Japanese

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 as "Simpuru Ni"; which translates literally as "Simpler Thoughts") is identical to the English version, with the exception of some barely audible additional instrumention (chamberlin and optigon). The Japanese translation for the lyric was provided by Daisuke Miyake, with new instrumentation performed and recorded by Paul Bryan.

Recording information

• Nina Nastasia – Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals
• Mr. Steven Beck – Piano
• Joshua Carlebach – Accordion, Piano
• Stephen Day – Cello
• Anne Mette Iversen – Upright Bass
• Gerry Leonard – Guitar, Hammer Dulcimer, Banjo
• Dave Richards – Electric Bass
• Jim White
  Jim White (drummer)
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   – Drums
• Dylan Willemsa – Viola, Violin

Recorded by Steve Albini

Steve Albini

Steven Frank Albini is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, audio engineer and music journalist. He was a member of Big Black, Rapeman, and Flour, and is currently a member of Shellac...

.