Deluxe (Better Than Ezra album)

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Deluxe
Deluxe cover
Studio album by Better Than Ezra
Released Original: 1993
CD: February 28, 1995
Recorded May & June 1993
Genre Alternative
Length 50:37
Label Swell Records (1993)
Elektra Records (1995)
Producer Dan Rothchild
Professional reviews
Better Than Ezra chronology
Surprise
(1989)		 Deluxe
(1993)		 Friction, Baby
(1996)

Deluxe is an album by Better Than Ezra. It has been released by two labels: the original version in 1993 by Swell Records and the 1995 version by Elektra Records. This is the band's best known album for their biggest single "Good." It is also their debut album as Surprise is a self-released demo.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "In the Blood" – 4:32
  2. "Good" – 3:05
  3. "Southern Gürl" – 4:15
  4. "The Killer Inside" – 4:47
  5. "Rosealia" – 4:36
  6. "Cry in the Sun" – 5:21
  7. "Teenager" – 4:21
  8. "Ether" (Untitled on disc) – 1:29
  9. "Summerhouse" – 2:38
  10. "Porcelain" – 3:56
  11. "Heaven" – 4:21
  12. "This Time of Year" – 4:05
  13. "Coyote" – 3:11
    • "Der Pork und Beans" (aka "Streetside Jesus") – This hidden song begins playing at the 4:20 mark of track 13, 2 minutes and 10 seconds after the end of "Coyote."

All songs were composed by Kevin Griffin except "Heaven" by Kevin Griffin and Tom Drummond.

[edit] Personnel

  • Kevin Griffin - Guitar, Vocals
  • Tom Drummond - Bass
  • Cary Bonnecaze - Drums, Vocals

[edit] Additional Personnel

  • Lily Hayden - Violin
  • Melanie Owen - Vocals
  • Dan Rothchild - Vocals
  • Walt Thompson - Hammond Organ
  • Martin Tillman - Cello

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1995 Heatseekers 3
1995 The Billboard 200 35

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1995 "Good" Mainstream Rock Tracks 3
1995 "Good" Modern Rock Tracks 1
1995 "Good" The Billboard Hot 100 30
1995 "Good" Top 40 Mainstream 17
1995 "In the Blood" Mainstream Rock Tracks 6
1995 "In the Blood" Modern Rock Tracks 4
1995 "Rosealia" Modern Rock Tracks 24
1995 "Rosealia" The Billboard Hot 100 71
1995 "Rosealia" Top 40 Mainstream 39
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