Mellow Gold
|
|
| Mellow Gold | ||
|---|---|---|
| ||
| LP by Beck | ||
| Released | March 1, 1994 | |
| Recorded | 1993 | |
| Genre | Alternative rock | |
| Length | 47 min 36 s | |
| Record label | Geffen/Bong Load | |
| Producer | Beck | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| Allmusic.com | 5 stars out of 5 | link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDSUB040404191827192306&sql=Assb1z8oa8yvn) |
| Rate Your Music | 4 stars out of 5 | link (http://rateyourmusic.com/view_album_details/album_id_is_368) |
| Rolling Stone | Favorable | link (http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/cd/review.asp?aid=50173&cf=) |
| Beck Chronology | ||
| Golden Feelings (1993) | Mellow Gold (1994) | One Foot in the Grave (1994) |
Mellow Gold is Beck's major label debut, and despite previous low-fi recordings, is really considered his first official album . Mellow Gold was released on March 1, 1994 (see 1994 in music) on the strength of the surprise hit "Loser" (US #10) and stunned critics with its hybrid of styles and ironic and witty lyrics. Due to "Loser"'s novelty style, Beck was initially perceived by some as a flash in the pan, but the release of the critically-acclaimed album Odelay silenced these claims. Mellow Gold reached #13 in the US, going platinum, and #41 in the UK.
| Contents |
Tracks
- "Loser"
- "Pay No Mind (Snoozer)"
- "Fuckin' With My Head (Mountain Dew Rock)"
- "Whiskeyclone, Hotel City 1997"
- "Soul Suckin Jerk"
- "Truckdrivin Neighbors Downstairs (Yellow Sweat)"
- "Sweet Sunshine"
- "Beercan"
- "Steal My Body Home"
- "Nitemare Hippy Girl"
- "Mutherfuker"
- "Blackhole"
Singles
- 1994 - Loser
- 1994 - Beercan
- 1994 - Sweet Sunshine
- 1994 - Pay No Mind (Snoozer)
- 1995 - Nitemare Hippy Girl
- 1995 - Soul Suckin' Jerk
- 1995 - Blackhole
Chart positions
Billboard Music Charts (North America) - album
- 1994 - The Billboard 200 - No. 13
Billboard (North America) - singles
- 1994 - Loser - The Billboard Hot 100 - No. 10
- 1994 - Loser - Mainstream Rock Tracks - No. 39
- 1994 - Beercan - Modern Rock Tracks - No. 27
- 1994 - Loser - Modern Rock Tracks - No. 1
- 1994 - Loser - Top 40 Mainstream - No. 17
- 1994 - Loser - Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales - No. 14
Personnel
- Beck - Producer
- Mike Boito - Organ
- Stephen Marcussen - Mastering
- Tom Rothrock - Producer, Mixing
- Rob Schnapf - Producer, Mixing
- Karl Stephenson - Producer
- Petra Haden - Violin
- David Harte - Drums
- Rob Zabrecky - Bass
- Robert Fisher - Art Direction, Design
- Ross Harris - Photography