Get Away from Me

The album was released on February 10, 2004, by Columbia Records. McKay insisted on Columbia releasing this album as a two-disc set even though all of its content could fit on a single disc. On iTunes, a clean version was made available which removes the profanities found on some of the songs like "Sari." A DualDisc version of the album was released on March 29, 2005, featuring a DVD side with a live concert, 5.1 audio, and two previously unreleased tracks, "John-John" and "Teresa." The CD side features both discs of the previous release as one continuous album. "David," the album's opening track, was released as a promotional single, with an accompanying music video. The song was included on MTV2's "Shortlist 2004 Nominees" compilation and on the soundtrack for the TV series Weeds. McKay stated in an interview with ELLEgirl that the song was written about her neighbor, whom she has a crush on. ==Critical reception==

Get Away from Me was met with widespread praise from music critics. On the review aggregator Metacritic, the album holds a score of 79 out of 100, based on 17 reviews. ==Commercial performance==

Get Away from Me debuted at number 16 on the Billboard Heatseekers album chart on the chart dated March 13, 2004. The following week, the album rose to its number 7 peak on the Heatseekers chart and debuted on the Billboard 200 at number 181. The album remains her highest-charting album in the US, her only other album to reach the Billboard 200 being her Doris Day tribute album, Normal As Blueberry Pie. As of August 2005, Get Away from Me had sold 102,000 copies in the United States, according to Billboard. ==Track listing==

All songs written by Nellie McKay. ==Personnel==

Adapted from the liner notes of Get Away From Me Instruments • Jay Berliner – Spanish guitar • Cenovia Cummins – violin, fiddle • Patricia Davis – violin • Joyce Hammann - violin • Paul Holderbaum - orchestra director • Jim Hynes - flugelhorn, trumpet • Birch Johnson - trombone • Billy Kaye - drums • Richard Locker - cello • Nellie McKay - chimes, glockenspiel, organ, percussion, piano, recorder, vibraphone, synthesizer, xylophone • Emily Mitchell - harp • Norman Panto - accordion • Charles Pillow - flute, alto saxophone • Carol Pool - violin • Ari Roland - upright bass • Rob Shaw - violin • Andy Snitzer - clarinet, tenor saxophone • Andy Stein - violin • Corin Stiggall - electric bass • Jade Synstelien - guitar • Belinda Whitney-Barratt - concertmaster Production • Stuart Breed - assistant engineer • Greg Calbi - mastering • Geoff Emerick - engineer, producer • Steve Genewick - assistant engineer • Nellie McKay - associate producer • Bill Airey Smith - assistant engineer Miscellaneous • Timothy Dark - rap consultant • Phillip Stewart - rhythm consultant • Elinda Whitney - contractor • Amy T. Zielenski - photography ==Charts==