Purple (album)
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| LP by Stone Temple Pilots | ||
| Released | June 7, 1994 | |
| Recorded | 1993, 1994 | |
| Genre | Alternative rock | |
| Length | 46 min 56 sec | |
| Record label | Atlantic | |
| Producer | Brendan O'Brien | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| Allmusic.com | 4 stars out of 5 | link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=A8sj20r6at48b) |
| Stone Temple Pilots Chronology | ||
| Core (1992) | Purple (1994) | Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop (1996) |
Purple (also known as 12 Gracious Melodies) was the second CD released by Stone Temple Pilots on June 7, 1994, by Atlantic Records. It contains one of the band's biggest hit songs, "Big Empty", which was also featured on The Crow soundtrack.
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Track listing
- "Meat Plow" - 3:37
- "Vasoline" - 2:56
- "Lounge Fly" - 5:18
- "Interstate Love Song" - 3:14
- "Still Remains" - 3:33
- "Pretty Penny" - 3:42
- "Silvergun Superman" - 5:16
- "Big Empty" - 4:54
- "Unglued" - 2:34
- "Army Ants" - 3:46
- "Kitchenware & Candybars" - 8:06
- Contains a hidden track named "My Second Album".
Personnel
- Stone Temple Pilots - Design
- Dean DeLeo - Guitar (Acoustic), Percussion, Drums, Guitar (Electric)
- Robert DeLeo - Bass, Guitar, Percussion
- Nick DiDia - Engineer
- Clay Harper - Assistant Engineer
- Eric Kretz - Percussion, Drums
- Paul Leary - Guitar, Percussion, Mellotron
- Brendan O'Brien - Producer, Engineer, Mixing
- Scott Weiland - Guitar, Percussion, Vocals
- Dale Sizer - Illustrations
- Caram Costanzo - Assistant Engineer
- John Heiden - Design
Chart positions
Album
1994 Purple The Billboard 200 No. 1
Singles
1994 Big Empty Mainstream Rock Tracks No. 3 1994 Interstate Love Song Mainstream Rock Tracks No. 1 1994 Vasoline Mainstream Rock Tracks No. 1 1994 Big Empty Modern Rock Tracks No. 7 1994 Interstate Love Song Modern Rock Tracks No. 2 1994 Vasoline Modern Rock Tracks No. 2