Throwing Copper

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Throwing Copper
Studio album by LIVE
Released	April 26, 1994
Recorded	At Pachyderm Studio, Cannon Falls, Minnesota
Genre	Rock
Length	59:26
Label	Radioactive Records
Producer(s)	Jerry Harrison and LIVE
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Q November, 1994 (p. 115) Rolling Stone August 11, 1994 (p. 70) Spin (Voted Best Album in the Annual Readers Poll for 1995) February, 1996 (p. 45)
LIVE chronology
Mental Jewelry (1991)	Throwing Copper (1994)	Secret Samadhi (1997)

Throwing Copper is the 1994 album by the rock band LIVE. Many critics and fans consider it the band's breakthrough album, due to the commercial success of the singles "Lightning Crashes", "I Alone", "Selling the Drama" and "All Over You." It was produced by Jerry Harrison of the Talking Heads and was recorded at Pachyderm Recording Studio. The cover art is a painting by Scottish artist Peter Howson titled Sisters of Mercy. To date, the album has sold over eight million copies in the U.S.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Singles 3 Charts and awards 3.1 Billboard albums 3.2 Billboard singles

[edit] Track listing

1. "The Dam at Otter Creek" – 4:43
2. "Selling the Drama" – 3:26
3. "I Alone" – 3:50
4. "Iris" – 3:59
5. "Lightning Crashes" – 5:25
6. "Top" – 2:42
7. "All Over You" – 3:59
8. "Shit Towne" – 3:48
9. "T.B.D." – 4:28
10. "Stage" – 3:08
11. "Waitress" – 2:49
12. "Pillar of Davidson" – 6:46
13. "White, Discussion" – 6:08
14. "Horse" (Hidden Track) – 4:16

[edit] Singles

• "Selling the Drama" - the only one of the five singles to be commercially released in the US; the other four tracks were released as radio-only singles.
• "I Alone"
• "Lightning Crashes"
• "All Over You"
• "White, Discussion"

[edit] Charts and awards

[edit] Billboard albums

Year	Chart	Peak #
1994	The Billboard 200	1

[edit] Billboard singles

Title	Year	Chart	Peak #
Selling the Drama	1994	The Billboard Hot 100	43
		Mainstream Rock Tracks	4
		Modern Rock Tracks	1
		Top 40 Mainstream	34
I Alone	1994	Mainstream Rock Tracks	6
		Modern Rock Tracks	6
		Billboard Hot 100 Airplay	38
Lightning Crashes	1995	Mainstream Rock Tracks	1
		Modern Rock Tracks	1
		Top 40 Mainstream	6
		Billboard Hot 100 Airplay	12
All Over You	1995	Mainstream Rock Tracks	2
		Modern Rock Tracks	4
		Billboard Hot 100 Airplay	33
White, Discussion	1995	Mainstream Rock Tracks	12
		Modern Rock Tracks	15
		Billboard Hot 100 Airplay	71

UK Charts

• Throwing Copper album: #7
  • "Selling the Drama": #30
  • "All Over You": #48
  • "Lightning Crashes": #33 (1996 release)