Portrait of an American Family
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| Portrait of an American Family | ||
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| Missing image Marilyn_Manson_-_Portrait_of_an_American_Family.jpg Portrait of an American Family | ||
| Album by Marilyn Manson | ||
| Released | July 19, 1994 | |
| Recorded | 1993 - 1994 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
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| Record label | Interscope Records | |
| Producers | Trent Reznor, Marilyn Manson | |
| Marilyn Manson Chronology | ||
| N/A | Portrait of an American Family (1994) | Smells Like Children (1995) |
Portrait of An American Family was the first album by Marilyn Manson, released in 1994. Original bassist Gidget Gein was fired after the production of this album, but played all bass guitars.
Track listing
- "Prelude (The Family Trip)" (Manson/Gacy)
- "Cake and Sodomy" (Manson/Berkowitz)
- "Lunchbox" (Manson/Berkowitz/Gein)
- "Organ Grinder" (Manson/Gein/Berkowitz)
- "Cyclops" (Manson/Berkowitz/Gein/Gacy)
- "Dope Hat" (Manson/Berkowitz/Gacy)
- "Get Your Gunn" (Manson/Berkowitz/Gein)
- "Wrapped In Plastic" (Manson/Berkowitz)
- "Dogma" (Manson/Berkowitz)
- "Sweet Tooth" (Manson/Gacy/Gein)
- "Snake Eyes and Sissies" (Manson/Gacy/Berkowitz/Gein)
- "My Monkey" (Manson/Berkowitz)
- "Misery Machine" (Manson/Gein/Berkowitz/Gacy)
Personnel
- Marilyn Manson - vocals
- Daisy Berkowitz - guitar
- Madonna Wayne Gacy - keyboards, synths
- Sara Lee Lucas - drums
- Gidget Gein - bass
- Twiggy Ramirez was listed in album artwork as "base tendencies", although Ramirez didn't play a note on the album)
Hidden Track
Although there is technically no hidden track on the album, a few seconds after the end of last track, Misery Machine, there is an continuous phone ringing for over five minutes. At approximately 12 minutes and 40 seconds into the track there is a phone recording of a woman supposedly complaining to have her son's name taken off the band's mailing list.