Pinkerton (album)

Pinkerton
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Cover of Pinkerton

Album by Weezer
Released September 24, 1996
Recorded September 1995-June 1996
Genre Alternative rock
Length 34 min 32 sec
Record label Geffen Records
Producer Weezer
Professional reviews
Allmusic.com 5 out of 5 [1] (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:0sq4g4fntvjz)
Weezer chronology
The Blue Album (Weezer)
(1994)
Pinkerton
(1996)
The Green Album (Weezer)
(2001)

Pinkerton is the second album by the American rock band Weezer, released September 24, 1996. Pinkerton, which peaked at #19 in the U.S. upon its release, didn't sell as many copies as its predecessor, often known as The Blue Album, released in 1994. This is at least partially due to the fact that Weezer was sued by the Pinkerton National Detective Agency upon release of the album, and was not permitted to advertise the album until the claims were rejected.

Pinkerton draws from Puccini's Madame Butterfly in its themes and was originally planned as Songs From The Black Hole, a "space opera," as Rivers Cuomo described it. The concept was scrapped, and Pinkerton used several of the songs. The album is very highly regarded by Weezer's fanbase and is often considered a masterpiece by critics and fans.

The cover is Kambara yoru no yuki ("Night Snow at Kambara"), a print by Japanese ukiyo-e artist Hiroshige.

As of July 2002, the album had sold 654,220 copies, and it is certified gold.

Track listing

  1. "Tired Of Sex"
  2. "Getchoo"
  3. "No Other One"
  4. "Why Bother?"
  5. "Across The Sea"
  6. "The Good Life"
  7. "El Scorcho"
  8. "Pink Triangle"
  9. "Falling For You"
  10. "Butterfly"

"El Scorcho" and "The Good Life" were the official singles from Pinkerton, which went gold.

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