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{{Infobox album | {{Infobox album | ||
| Name = Mercury | | Name = Mercury | ||
| Type = | | Type = Album | ||
| Artist = [[American Music Club]] | | Artist = [[American Music Club]] | ||
| Cover = | | Cover = AMC-Mercury.jpg | ||
| Released = March 1993 | | Released = March 1993 | ||
| Recorded = 1992 | | Recorded = 1992 | ||
| Length = 49:37 | | Length = 49:37 | ||
| Label = [[Reprise Records | | Label = [[Reprise Records]] (US) / [[Virgin Records]] (UK) | ||
| Producer = [[Mitchell Froom]] | | Producer = [[Mitchell Froom]] | ||
| Last album =''[[ | | Last album =''[[Everclear]]''<br />(1991) | ||
| This album ='''''Mercury'''''<br />(1993) | | This album ='''''Mercury'''''<br />(1993) | ||
| Next album =''[[ | | Next album =''[[San Francisco]]''<br />(1994) | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Album reviews | {{Album reviews | ||
|rev1 = | |rev1 = Allmusic | ||
|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r169242|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref> | |rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r169242|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref> | ||
|rev2 = '' | |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> | ||
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'''''Mercury''''' is | '''''Mercury''''' is American Music Club's sixth album, released in early 1993. It was their major label debut. | ||
"Over | "[[Over And Done]]" and "[[Johnny Mathis' Feet]]" were released as singles on 7", CD single and cassingle formats. A promotional version of the ''[[Johnny Mathis' Feet]]'' CD had a 10-track bonus live CD; it was recorded at Slim's in San Francisco on June 15, 1993, and is usually called ''Live at Slim's''. The album's title comes from a beverage featured in the lyrics of "[[Challenger]]". | ||
A black-and-white 11-minute promotional VHS tape, generally referred to as "[[1992 Press Kit]]," was issued in advance of the album's release. This contained interviews with each band member, live performances, studio footage, clips of Eitzel riding his bike by the ocean, etc. The band members talk at length about the origins of AMC, with two of them commenting on how scary it is to be in the band. | |||
''Spin Magazine'' voted ''Mercury'' the 14th best album of 1993. | |||
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==Influence== | ==Influence== | ||
Franz Nicolay, of The Hold Steady, states that ''Mercury'' is one of his biggest musical influences.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lindsay |first=Andrew |url=http://www.stereokill.net/2009/02/interview-franz-nicolay-the-hold-steady/ |title=Interview: Franz Nicolay (The Hold Steady) |publisher=stereokill.net |date= |accessdate=2012-03-01}}</ref> | |||
==Track listing== | ==Track listing== | ||
# "Gratitude Walks" - 4:14 | # "[[Gratitude Walks]]" - 4:14 | ||
# "If I Had | # "[[If I Had A Hammer]]" - 3:36 | ||
# "Challenger" - 2:57 | # "[[Challenger]]" - 2:57 | ||
# "I've Been | # "[[I've Been A Mess]]" - 4:24 | ||
# "Hollywood 4-5-92" - 4:12 | # "[[Hollywood 4-5-92]]" - 4:12 | ||
# "What Godzilla Said | # "[[What Godzilla Said To God When His Name Wasn't Found In The Book Of Life]]" - 3:40 | ||
# "Keep Me Around" - 2:53 | # "[[Keep Me Around]]" - 2:53 | ||
# "Dallas, Airports, Bodybags" - 2:00 | # "[[Dallas, Airports, Bodybags]]" - 2:00 | ||
# "Apology | # "[[Apology For An Accident]]" - 3:57 | ||
# "Over | # "[[Over And Done]]" - 3:05 | ||
# "Johnny Mathis' Feet" - 3:40 | # "[[Johnny Mathis' Feet]]" - 3:40 | ||
# "The Hopes | # "[[The Hopes And Dreams Of Heaven's 10,000 Whores]]" - 4:20 | ||
# "More Hopes | # "[[More Hopes And Dreams]]" - 1:55 | ||
# "Will You Find Me?" - 4:06 | # "[[Will You Find Me?]]" - 4:06 | ||
==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||
* Produced by [[Mitchell Froom]] | * Produced by [[Mitchell Froom]] | ||
* Engineered and mixed by [[Tchad Blake]] | * Engineered and mixed by [[Tchad Blake]] | ||
* Assistant engineer (and additional engineering on "Over | * Assistant engineer (and additional engineering on "[[Over And Done]]"): [[John Paterno]] | ||
* Recorded and mixed at Sunset Sound Factory, Hollywood, November/December 1992 | * Recorded and mixed at [[Sunset Sound Factory]], Hollywood, November/December 1992 | ||
* Mastered by [[Bob Ludwig]] at Gateway Mastering | * Mastered by [[Bob Ludwig]] at [[Gateway Mastering]] | ||
* Management: Wally Brill and Ross Schwartz for Building Management | * Management: [[Wally Brill]] and [[Ross Schwartz]] for [[Building Management]] | ||
* American Music Club: [[Bruce Kaphan]], | * American Music Club: [[Bruce Kaphan]], [[Danny Pearson]], [[Mark Eitzel]], [[Tim Mooney]], [[Vudi]] | ||
* Art direction: Tom Recchion & [[Jeff Gold]] | * Art direction: [[Tom Recchion]] & [[Jeff Gold]] | ||
* Design: Tom Recchion | * Design: [[Tom Recchion]] | ||
* Cover & inlay photography: Bobby Neal Adams | * Cover & inlay photography: [[Bobby Neal Adams]] | ||
* 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 | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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* [http://www.stylusmagazine.com/feature.php?ID=1725 Stylus "On Second Thought" album review, 2007] | * [http://www.stylusmagazine.com/feature.php?ID=1725 Stylus "On Second Thought" album review, 2007] | ||
[[Category:American Music Club albums]] | [[Category:American Music Club albums]] | ||