Gretchen Goes to Nebraska

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Gretchen Goes to Nebraska
Gretchen Goes to Nebraska cover
Studio album by King's X
Released June 27, 1989
Recorded ???
Genre Hard rock,Progressive Metal
Length 52:20
Label Megaforce
Producer Sam Taylor & King's X
Professional reviews
King's X chronology
Out of the Silent Planet
(1988)		 Gretchen Goes to Nebraska
(1989)		 Faith, Hope, Love
(1990)

Gretchen Goes To Nebraska is the second album by heavy metal/hard rock trio King's X. It is a concept album, based around a short story written by drummer Jerry Gaskill.[1]

The album's first track is named after the title of the band's debut album. The songs "Over My Head" and "Summerland" had promotional music videos. The album's cover artwork is seen at the end of the latter video.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Out of the Silent Planet" – 5:44
  2. "Over My Head" – 4:47
  3. "Summerland" – 3:17
  4. "Everybody Knows a Little Bit of Something" – 3:57
  5. "The Difference (In the Garden of St. Anne's-on-the-Hill)" – 3:08
  6. "I'll Never Be the Same" – 4:56
  7. "Mission" – 5:01
  8. "Fall on Me" – 4:05
  9. "Pleiades" – 4:41
  10. "Don't Believe It (It's Easier Said Than Done)" – 3:07
  11. "Send a Message" – 4:02
  12. "The Burning Down" – 5:35

All songs written by Pinnick, Tabor, Gaskill, except "I'll Never Be The Same" written by Pinnick, Tabor, Gaskill and Marty Warren; "Pleiades" written by Pinnick, Tabor, Gaskill and Dale Richardson.

[edit] Accolades

Publication Country Accolade Year Rank
Kerrang! United Kingdom "Albums of the Year"[2] 1989 4
Tip Germany "Albums of the Year" (Henning Richter)[3] 1989 8
OOR Netherlands "Albums of the Year"[4] 1989 18
Sounds United Kingdom "Albums of the Year"[5] 1989 38
OOR Netherlands "The Best Albums of the 80s"[6] 1989 244

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1989 The Billboard 200 123

[edit] External links

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ Gasskill, Jerry Gretchen Goes To Nebraska JerryGaskill.com. Retrieved on April 16, 2007.
  2. ^ Kerrang! - Albums of the Year. Kerrang!. Retrieved on [[April 8, 2008]].
  3. ^ Tip - Albums of the Year. AcclaimedMusic.net. Retrieved on 2008-04-16.
  4. ^ OOR - Albums of the Year. OOR. Retrieved on [[April 8, 2008]].
  5. ^ Sounds - Albums of the Year. AcclaimedMusic.net. Retrieved on [[April 8, 2008]].
  6. ^ OOR - The Best Albums of the 80s. OOR. Retrieved on [[April 8, 2008]].


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