The Fat Skier
EP by Throwing Muses
Released	6 July 1987
Recorded	December 1986 – April 1987
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	25:32
Label	4AD (MAD706)
Producer	Mark Van Hecke
Throwing Muses chronology
Chains Changed (1987) The Fat Skier (1987) House Tornado (1988)

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The Fat Skier is a mini-album by Throwing Muses, released on 6 July 1987 on the 4AD label in the UK and licensed to Sire Records in the US.^[2] It played at 33 ⅓ RPM on the A-side (the first six tracks) and at 45 RPM on the B-side (a new version of "Soul Soldier", a song which first appeared on their debut album). It reached number two in the Independent Albums Chart in the UK.^[3]

All songs written by Kristin Hersh except where noted

1. "Garoux des Larmes" – 2:37
2. "Pools in Eyes" – 3:20 (Tanya Donelly)
3. "A Feeling" – 3:09
4. "Soap and Water" – 2:26
5. "And a She-Wolf After the War" – 3:31
6. "You Cage" – 1:41
7. "Soul Soldier" – 8:48

• Kristin Hersh – guitars, vocals
• Tanya Donelly – guitars, vocals
• Leslie Langston – bass
• David Narcizo – drums, percussion

• Producer: Mark Van Hecke
• Engineer: Warren Bruleigh
• Mixing: Hideki Sunada for Mission Control
• Mastering: Greg Calbi