The Art of Being a Girl

The Art of Being a Girl is the third album by Julee Cruise and was released in 2002. Released nine years after her previous album, Cruise departs from the dream pop-laden sound of her first two releases for a more jazz and electronica sound.

Track listing
All tracks composed by Julee Cruise and J.J. McGeehan; except where noted.
 * 1) "You're Staring at Me" - 3:43
 * 2) "The Orbiting Beatnik (For Keith)" - 4:29
 * 3) "Falling in Love..." (Julee Cruise, Mocean Worker) - 5:56
 * 4) "The Art of Being a Girl" (Julee Cruise, J.J. McGeehan, Khan) - 4:57
 * 5) "Everybody Knows" - 3:11
 * 6) "9th Ave. Limbo" (Julee Cruise, Kevin Tooley) - 5:05
 * 7) "Slow Hot Wind" (Henry Mancini, Norman Gimbel) - 3:58
 * 8) "Cha Cha in the Dark" (Julee Cruise, Rick Strom) - 4:16
 * 9) "Shine" - 4:17
 * 10) "Beachcomber Voodoo" - 4:49
 * 11) "Three Jack Swing" - 3:54
 * 12) "The Fire in Me" - 8:52
 * 13) "Falling" (Angelo Badalamenti, David Lynch) (hidden track) - 5:29

Personnel

 * Julee Cruise - vocals, vocal melodies
 * J.J. McGeehan - guitar, keyboards, percussion
 * Graham Hawthorne - additional drums
 * Barry Danielian - trumpet
 * Allison Cornell - viola
 * Marlon Saunders - vocals
 * Ari Benjamin - voice over
 * Technical
 * Julee Cruise - executive producer
 * Kevin Tooley, Khan, Mocean Worker, Rick Strom - special guest producers
 * Frank Fagnano - post-production engineer
 * Alissa Levin - design
 * Leslie Lyons - photography