Dear You

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Dear You
Dear You cover
Studio album by Jawbreaker
Released September 12, 1995
Genre Punk
Length 49:24
Label DGC Records
Professional reviews
Jawbreaker chronology
24 Hour Revenge Therapy
(1994)		 Dear You
(1995)

Dear You is Jawbreaker's only major label album. Released on September 12, 1995 through DGC Records, it is their fourth and final full-length studio album.

Containing much less raspy vocals than any previous album, Dear You had received the radio-friendly polish that the previous albums had lacked. Many fans considered this a betrayal of Jawbreaker's previously raw sound, which was the final straw after opening many shows for Nirvana. Singer/guitarist Blake Schwarzenbach later confirmed that the move to DGC was necessary for the band to stay around, as they had been on the verge of breaking up.

Despite a chilly reception from long-time fans, and not gaining many new ones along the way, Dear You is now considered a classic 1990s alternative rock album. Its influence on subsequent "emo" bands has been acknowledged time and time again.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Save Your Generation" (3:43)
  2. "I Love You So Much It's Killing Us Both" (2:51)
  3. "Fireman" (4:06)
  4. "Accident Prone" (6:14)
  5. "Chemistry" (3:54)
  6. "Oyster" (2:38)
  7. "Million" (4:20)
  8. "Lurker II: Dark Son of Night" (3:37)
  9. "Jet Black" (5:13)
  10. "Bad Scene, Everyone's Fault" (2:11)
  11. "Sluttering (May 4th)" (4:14)
  12. "Basilica" (6:05)
  13. "Unlisted Track" (2:18)

[edit] Tracks included on Blackball Records reissue

  1. "Shirt"
  2. "Into You Like a Train"
  3. "Sister"
  4. "Friendly Fire"
  5. "Boxcar"
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Jawbreaker
Blake Schwarzenbach | Chris Bauermeister | Adam Pfahler
Albums
Unfun (1990) | Bivouac (1992) | 24 Hour Revenge Therapy (1994) | Dear You (1995)
Other releases
Live 4/30/96 (1999) | Etc. (2002)
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