Dear 23

Dear 23
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 25, 1990
RecordedMarch 17 – April 21, 1990
StudioCrow Studios, Seattle, Washington
GenreAlternative rock
Length48:03
LabelDGC
ProducerJohn Leckie
The Posies chronology
Failure
(1988)
Dear 23
(1990)
Frosting on the Beater
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
Entertainment WeeklyB+
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide
Rolling Stone

Dear 23 is the second album by Seattle alternative rock/grunge/power pop band The Posies. The album was released in 1990 by DGC records and re-rereleased by Omnivore Recordings in 2018.

The first single was "Golden Blunders," which was later covered by Ringo Starr. "Apology" appears on Children of Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the Second Psychedelic Era, 1976–1995.