''Shakespearean Fish'' is the 1996 debut studio album by

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winning Canadian singer-songwriter

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. The album was praised in the Canadian music press. Doane toured the album across Canada later that year. "Never Doubt I Love" is inspired by

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's letter to Ophelia, and "Shakespearean Fish", contains lyrics adapted from a poem by

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. "Tell You Stories" features

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of the

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on co-lead vocals.

Track listing

#"Tell You Stories" – 3:43 #"All of Sunday" – 3:27 #"Never Doubt I Love" – 4:10 #"Forgive Me" – 3:51 #"Saltwater" – 4:01 #"Till I Start to Believe" – 3:48 #"Babe in the Woods" – 4:13 #"My Sister Sings" – 3:52 #"God So Loved" – 4:28 #"Silly Me" – 3:35 #"Shakespearean Fish" – 2:33

References

1996 debut albums Melanie Doane albums {{1990s-pop-rock-album-stub