American Standard (album)

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American Standard
American Standard cover
Studio album by Seven Mary Three
Released September 5, 1995
Recorded June - July 1995
at Morrisound Recording
in Tampa, FL
Genre Rock, Post-grunge
Length 46:15
Label Mammoth
Producer Jason Ross,
Jason Pollock,
Tom Morris
Professional reviews
Seven Mary Three chronology
Churn
(1994)
American Standard
(1995)
RockCrown
(1997)

American Standard is the second studio album by Seven Mary Three. It was released on September 5, 1995 on Mammoth Records. The album rose to #24 on the Billboard 200 and became platinum.[1]

The album's biggest hit single was "Cumbersome" (#1 on Billboard's Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks, #7 on Hot Modern Rock Tracks, and #39 on the Billboard Hot 100). Other Billboard-charting singles were "Water's Edge" (#7 on Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks and #37 on Hot Modern Rock Tracks), and "My My" (#19 on Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks).[2]

Additionally, the song "Roderigo" was inspired by the novel One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Jason Ross and Jason Pollock, except where noted.

  1. "Water's Edge" – 3:52
  2. "Cumbersome" – 3:59
  3. "Roderigo" – 4:24
  4. "Devil Boy" – 4:24
  5. "My My" – 2:52
  6. "Lame" – 4:52
  7. "Headstrong" (Ross/Daniel/Pollock) – 4:46
  8. "Anything" – 3:40
  9. "Margaret" – 3:42
  10. "Punch In Punch Out" (Ross/Khalsa) – 2:48
  11. "Favorite Dog" – 6:51

[edit] Album credits

  • Jason Ross – Lead vocals, guitars
  • Jason Pollock – Lead guitars, vocals
  • Casey Daniel – Bass
  • Giti Khalsa – Drums

[edit] Production

  • Producers: Jason Ross, Jason Pollock, and Tom Morris
  • Engineering: Tom Morris and Brian Benscoter
  • Mixing: Tom Morris
  • Mastering: Tom Morris
  • Art Direction: Lane Wurster and Seven Mary Three
  • Graphic Design: Chris Eselgroth
  • Photography: Ben Gray
  • Additional Photography: Alex Tremi
  • Cover Photograph: Suzanne Opton/Swanstock

[edit] References