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| Next album =''[[San Francisco]]''<br />(1994) | | Next album =''[[San Francisco]]''<br />(1994) | ||
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'''''Mercury''''' is American Music Club's sixth album, released in early 1993. It was their major label debut. | '''''Mercury''''' is American Music Club's sixth album, released in early 1993. It was their major label debut. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
The album's title comes from a beverage featured in the lyrics of "[[Challenger]]". | The album's title comes from a beverage featured in the lyrics of "[[Challenger]]". The inside front cover photo is Jennifer Gonsalves photographed by Robby Müller outside of Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco, California. | ||
===Singles & promotion=== | ===Singles & promotion=== | ||
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|rev2 = ''Rolling Stone'' | |rev2 = ''Rolling Stone'' | ||
|rev2score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>[http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/americanmusicclub/albums/album/231091/review/5944673/mercury Rolling Stone review]</ref> | |rev2score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>[http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/americanmusicclub/albums/album/231091/review/5944673/mercury Rolling Stone review]</ref> | ||
|rev3 = ''New Musical Express'' | |||
|rev3score = {{Rating|9|10}} | |||
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* Art direction: [[Tom Recchion]] & [[Jeff Gold]] | * Art direction: [[Tom Recchion]] & [[Jeff Gold]] | ||
* Design: [[Tom Recchion]] | * Design: [[Tom Recchion]] | ||
* Cover & inlay photography: [[Bobby Neel | * Cover & inlay photography: [[Bobby Neel Adams]] | ||
* Inside cover photograph: Robby Müller | |||
* Other photography: [[Ralf Strathmann]] | * Other photography: [[Ralf Strathmann]] | ||
* All songs written by [[Mark Eitzel]] and published by Songs Of PolyGram International Inc./I Failed In Life Music, BMI | * All songs written by [[Mark Eitzel]] and published by Songs Of PolyGram International Inc./I Failed In Life Music, BMI | ||