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{{Infobox album
| name = No, Virginia...
| type = compilation
| artist = [[The Dresden Dolls]]
| cover = The Dresden Dolls - No, Virginia....jpg
| alt =
| released = May 17, 2008
| recorded = 2003 – January 2008
| studio = [[Mad Oak Studios|Mad Oak]], [[Allston]], [[Massachusetts]]
| genre =
* [[Dark cabaret]]
* [[alternative rock]]
| length = 48:46
| label = [[Roadrunner Records|Roadrunner]]
| producer =
* [[Sean Slade]]
* [[Paul Q. Kolderie]]
| prev_title = [[Yes, Virginia... (album)|Yes, Virginia...]]
| prev_year = 2006
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{Singles
| name = No, Virginia...
| type = compilation
| single1 = Night Reconnaissance
| single1date = May 12, 2008
}}
{{Extra album cover
| header = Special edition cover
| type = compilation
| cover = No, Virginia album cover by The Dresden Dolls.jpg
| border =
| alt =
| caption =
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1368972 |title=No, Virginia... - The Dresden Dolls |author=Jason Lymangrover |publisher=Allmusic |accessdate=31 August 2011}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[PopMatters]]''
| rev2score = {{rating|7|10}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/58783/the-dresden-dolls-no-virginia/ |title=The Dresden Dolls: No, Virginia... |author=Adrien Begrand |date=23 May 2008 |website=[[PopMatters]] |accessdate=31 August 2011}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev3score = 7.1/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/12010-no-virginia |title=The Dresden Dolls: No, Virginia...
|author=Adam Moerder|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]
}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
| rev4score = {{rating|7|10}}<ref>{{cite journal |author=Shannon Zimmerman |title=The Dresden Dolls, 'No, Virginia' (Roadrunner) |journal=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/dresden-dolls-no-virginia-roadrunner |accessdate=31 August 2011}}</ref>
}}

'''''No, Virginia...''''' is the first [[compilation album]] by American [[dark cabaret]] band [[The Dresden Dolls]]. It was released in Europe on May 19, 2008 and North America on May 20, 2008.<ref name="Blog Entry 1">{{cite web |title=The Dresden Dolls release "No, Virginia" b-sides/demos/new tracks, May 20 |publisher=Indiependent Music |url=http://indiependentmusic.blogspot.com/2008/03/dresden-dolls-no-virginia-b.html |accessdate=2008-03-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080327054521/http://indiependentmusic.blogspot.com/2008/03/dresden-dolls-no-virginia-b.html |archive-date=2008-03-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref> A special edition was released in the US via the [[iTunes Store]] and [[Amazon.com]]'s [[MP3]] service on June 10, 2008. The compilation is a companion piece to the band's second studio album, 2006's ''[[Yes, Virginia... (album)|Yes, Virginia...]]'', and contains tracks left over from recording sessions dating back to 2003,<ref name="Yes, Virginia 101">{{cite web |title=Yes, Virginia... 101 |publisher=[[Amanda Palmer]] |url=http://www.theshadowbox.net/ddbb/viewtopic.php?p=180487#180487 |accessdate=2008-03-24}}</ref> along with [[B-sides]] and tracks released on compilations. Singer Amanda Palmer has emphasized that the unreleased tracks from ''Yes, Virginia...'' were left off the album due to issues with the flow of the album, and not with the tracks themselves.<ref name="No, Virginia">{{cite web |title=Re: No, Virginia: May 20th |publisher=[[Amanda Palmer]] |url=http://www.theshadowbox.net/forum/index.php?topic=3394.msg70652#msg70652 |accessdate=2008-03-24}}</ref> Five tracks from ''No, Virginia...'' were recorded with [[Sean Slade]] in January 2008 at [[Mad Oak Studios]]. The songs themselves were written years ago but had not been recorded until the session with Slade. One song from the album, "The Kill", has been made available for streaming on the band's [[MySpace]] profile.

==Release==
On April 4, 2008, the band began taking pre-orders for the album. Those who pre-ordered the album directly from the band were able to download a live recording of "Glass Slipper" during the week the album was released. The track may be one of the two live tracks the band considered adding to the standard track listing of the album.<ref name="Album contents">{{cite web |title=Re: What do you think/hope will be on the new EP?? |publisher=[[Amanda Palmer]] |url=http://www.theshadowbox.net/forum/index.php?topic=2797.msg58089#msg58089 |accessdate=2008-04-05}}</ref>

"Night Reconnaissance" is the only single from the album ''No, Virginia...''. The song centers around a girl who lived in a rich suburban neighborhood as a child, and was a victim of bullying. The song implies that she has become an aspiring script writer, basing her films' characters on the personas and prejudgments assumed to her by the bullies, which she hopes will be directed by [[Steven Spielberg]]. She attempts to get back at all the people who had done her harm by stealing [[garden gnome]]s and other various lawn ornaments from the homes in her old town.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stereogum.com/?p=9254 |title=The Dresden Dolls – "Night Reconnaissance" |date=22 April 2008 |work=Stereogum |accessdate=2 October 2011}}</ref> Soon however, she develops a strong emotional attachment to the stolen ornaments.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} The music video for the single mostly follows the storyline summarized above. It was directed by [[Michael Pope (filmmaker)|Michael Pope]] and filmed mostly on Amanda Palmer's parents' front lawn.{{citation needed|date=October 2011}}

==Critical reception==
Favorable reviews came from ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'',<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/news/no-virginia-1003801545.story#/news/no-virginia-1003801545.story |title=No, Virginia . . . |author=Todd Martens |date=17 May 2008 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |accessdate=31 August 2011}}</ref> ''[[The Boston Globe]]'',<ref>{{cite journal |date=20 May 2008 |title=The Dresden Dolls collect themselves |journal=The Boston Globe |url=http://www.boston.com/ae/music/cd_reviews/articles/2008/05/20/the_dresden_dolls_collect_themselves/ |access-date=31 August 2011}}</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'',<ref>{{cite journal |author=Nate Chinen |date=19 May 2008 |title=Bun B, "Il Trill"; Donna Summer, "Crayons"; "Julianne Hough"; Dresden Dolls, "No, Virginia..." |journal=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/19/arts/music/19choi.html |accessdate=31 August 2011}}</ref> and ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]''.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Christina Hansen |title=Review :: No, Virginia :: <nowiki>[Roadrunner]</nowiki> |journal=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]] |url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/action/article/7481/review/music/no_virginia |access-date=31 August 2011}}</ref>

==Track listing==
{{track listing
| all_writing = [[Amanda Palmer]], except where noted
| title1 = Dear Jenny
| length1 = 3:07
| title2 = [[Night Reconnaissance]]
| length2 = 3:56
| title3 = The Mouse and the Model
| note3 = Demo
| length3 = 6:02
| title4 = Ultima Esperanza
| length4 = 4:33
| title5 = The Gardener
| note5 = ''[[Yes, Virginia... (album)|Yes, Virginia...]]'' B-side
| length5 = 5:08
| title6 = Lonesome Organist Rapes Page-Turner
| note6 = ''Yes, Virginia...'' B-side
| length6 = 3:42
| title7 = Sorry Bunch
| length7 = 3:09
| title8 = [[Pretty in Pink (song)|Pretty in Pink]]
| note8 = [[The Psychedelic Furs]] cover
| writer8 = [[John Ashton (musician)|John Ashton]], [[Tim Butler]], [[Richard Butler (singer)|Richard Butler]], Vince Ely, Duncan Kilburn, Roger Morris
| length8 = 3:57
| title9 = The Kill
| note9 = ''Yes, Virginia...'' B-side
| length9 = 3:49
| title10 = The Sheep Song
| length10 = 3:59
| title11 = Boston
| note11 = ''Yes, Virginia...'' B-side
| length11 = 7:20
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Pre-order bonus tracks
| title12 = Glass Slipper
| note12 = live in [[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]], January 6, 2008
| length12 = 9:00
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Special edition bonus tracks
| title12 = Glass Slipper
| note12 = live in St. Louis, January 6, 2008
| length12 = 9:00
| title13 = A Night at the Roses
| note13 = "[[Good Day (The Dresden Dolls song)|Good Day]]" B-side
| length13 = 4:43
| title14 = I Would for You
| note14 = ''Yes, Virginia...'' B-side; [[Jane's Addiction]] cover
| writer14 = [[Perry Farrell]], [[Dave Navarro]], [[Eric Avery]], [[Stephen Perkins]]
| length14 = 4:33
}}

The special edition was digital only, whereas the standard edition was published both in CD and vinyl formats.

==Personnel==
* [[Amanda Palmer]] – piano, vocals, lyricist, composer, songwriter
* [[Brian Viglione]] – drums, guitar, backing vocals
* [[Sean Slade]] – [[record producer|production]], [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]]
* George Marino – [[audio mastering|mastering]]
* Benny Grotto – [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]], [[audio engineer|engineering]]
* Brian Koerber – assistant engineer

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Chart performance for ''No, Virginia...''
! Chart (2008)
! Peak<br />position
|-
! scope="row"| Australian Albums ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite Ryan|page=87}}</ref>
| 78
|-
{{album chart|Austria|70|artist=The Dresden Dolls|album=No, Virginia...|rowheader=true|access-date=July 12, 2022}}
|-
! scope="row"| US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2008-06-07/|title=Billboard 200: Week of June 7, 2008|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=July 12, 2022}}</ref>
| 94
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:The Dresden Dolls albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Sean Slade]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Paul Q. Kolderie]]
[[Category:2008 compilation albums]]
[[Category:B-side compilation albums]]
[[Category:Roadrunner Records compilation albums]]

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