''So Tonight That I Might See'' is the second studio album by American

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band

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, released on October 5, 1993. The album's first track, "

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", became the band's first and only single to make the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, peaking at number 44, and also charted at number 48 on the

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Critical reception

In a highly positive review, Steve Hochman of the ''

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'' called ''So Tonight That I Might See'' "far more narcotic and hypnotic than anything the whole

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universe has digitally blipped up to date." ''

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'' described it as an "even more lustrous, becalmed work" than ''

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'', later placing it at number 44 on its year-end list of the best albums of 1993. Lorraine Ali of ''

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'' was more critical, writing that the album's initially intriguing qualities grow "increasingly monotonous", while

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of ''

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'' dismissed the album as a "dud".

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critic Ned Raggett retrospectively wrote that ''So Tonight That I Might See'' "remains the group's undisputed high point, mixing in plenty of variety among its tracks without losing sight of what made the group so special to begin with". In 2010, ''

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'' listed the track "Fade into You" at number 19 on its list of the top 200 tracks of the 1990s. In 2018, the website ranked ''So Tonight That I Might See'' at number two on its list of the 30 best

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albums.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits for ''So Tonight That I Might See'' adapted from album liner notes. Mazzy Star * Hope Sandoval – vocals, harmonica, guitar, tambourine *

David Roback David Edward Roback (April 4, 1958 – February 24, 2020) was an American guitarist, songwriter and producer, best known as a founding member of the alternative rock band Mazzy Star. Early life Roback was born on April 4, 1958 and raised in ...

– guitar, piano, keyboard, production Additional personnel * Jason Yates – bass * Keith Mitchell – drums * William Cooper – strings * Dale Everingham – technical assistance

Critical reception

Track listing

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

References

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