Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart is a 1988 album

Album

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 by Camper Van Beethoven

Camper Van Beethoven

Camper Van Beethoven is an American alternative rock group formed in Redlands, California in 1983.An eclectic band, Camper Van Beethoven mixes elements of pop, ska, punk rock, folk and alternative country, as well as various types of world music. Their aggressive musical pluralism created a...

, released on Virgin Records

Virgin Records

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. It was the band's first major-label album, and was produced by Dennis Herring

Dennis Herring

Dennis Herring is an American record producer, engineer, mixer, and musician. Herring has produced for The Hives, Elvis Costello, Counting Crows, Modest Mouse, Camper Van Beethoven, and Jars of Clay. Herring owns a 24-track recording studio, Sweet Tea Studios, which is located in Oxford, Mississippi...

, the first time the band had used an outside producer.

The lineup on the album included David Lowery

David Lowery

David Lowery is an American guitarist, vocalist and songwriter; he is the founder of alternative rock band, Camper Van Beethoven, and co-founder of the more traditional rock band, Cracker...

 on lead vocals and rhythm guitar, Jonathan Segel

Jonathan Segel

Jonathan Segel is an American composer and multi-instrumentalist. He has played with Camper Van Beethoven, Sparklehorse, Eugene Chadbourne, and Dieselhed.-Biography:...

 on violin, mandolin, keyboards, guitar and backing vocals, Victor Krummenacher

Victor Krummenacher

Victor Krummenacher is an American musician and bass guitarist who is a founding member of alternative rock band Camper Van Beethoven. He also helped form CVB offshoots Monks of Doom and Camper Van Chadbourne and has pursued a solo career as a singer-songwriter...

 on bass and backing vocals, Greg Lisher

Greg Lisher

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 on lead guitar, and Chris Pedersen

Chris Pedersen (musician)

Chris Pedersen is an American-born musician, best known as the drummer of the groups Camper Van Beethoven and Monks of Doom. He currently resides in Australia.-Musical career:...

 on drums. It was the first Camper Van Beethoven album not to feature founding guitarist/drummer/multi-instrumentalist Chris Molla.

The album featured the band's trademark eclectic mix of musics, including folk

Folk music

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, ska

Ska

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, Eastern European music, Americana

Americana (music)

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, psychedelic rock

Psychedelic rock

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, and Middle-Eastern music. Despite this, it has a considerably smoother and more mainstream sound than the band's previous, more garage-rock oriented albums, largely due to Herring's production. The reunited Camper Van Beethoven features a number of tracks from the album in its setlists, including most of the first side, as well as Waka, Tania, and Life is Grand from the second side.

Side one

1. "Eye of Fatima (Part One)" - 2:37
2. "Eye of Fatima (Part Two)" - 2:15
3. "O Death
   O Death
   O Death, also known as O, Death, Oh Death and Conversations with Death is a traditional Appalachian dirge originating from southern Appalachia....
   
   " - 3:06
4. "She Divines Water" - 3:53
5. "Devil Song" - 1:56
6. "One of These Days" - 3:27
7. "Turquoise Jewelry" - 3:07

Side two

1. "Waka" - 2:45
2. "Change Your Mind" - 3:02
3. "My Path Belated" - 2:35
4. "Never Go Back" - 3:25
5. "The Fool" - 2:36
6. "Tania" - 3:46
7. "Life Is Grand" - 3:23