Wax Ecstatic

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Wax Ecstatic
Studio album by Sponge
Released	July 2, 1996
Recorded	???
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	38:33
Label	Sony
Producer	Tim Palmer, Tim Patalan, Sponge
Professional reviews
All Music Guide (4/5) link Rolling Stone (3/5) February 2, 1998
Sponge chronology
Rotting Piñata (1994) Wax Ecstatic (1996) New Pop Sunday (1999)

Wax Ecstatic is the second album by the band Sponge. It was released in 1996 on Sony Records. Originally intended to be a concept album revolving around the death of a Memphis drag queen, that idea was aborted, though many of the tracks that ended up making the cut originated from this idea.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Chart positions 3.1 Album 3.2 Singles

[edit] Track listing

1. "My Purity" (Cross/Dombrowski) – 3:32
2. "Got to Be a Bore" (Dombrowski) – 3:24
3. "Wax Ecstatic (To Sell Angelina)" (Dombrowski) – 4:08
4. "The Drag Queens of Memphis" (Dombrowski) – 4:54
5. "I Am Anastasia" (Cross/Dombrowski/Mazzola) – 3:58
6. "Silence Is Their Drug" (Dombrowski) – 3:11
7. "Have You Seen Mary" (Cross/Dombrowski) – 3:49
8. "My Baby Said" (Dombrowski) – 3:05
9. "The Death of a Drag Queen" (Cross/Dombrowski/Mazzola) – 5:20
10. "Velveteen" (Dombroski) – 3:12
    • Contains the hidden track "Imagine You".
    • Promo Version contains "No Fun" and "Wax Ecstatic (Critter Full on Mix)".
    • European Version contains "Slower Suicide".
    • Japan Version contains "Mekron Bomb" and "Imaginary Marriage".

[edit] Personnel

• Tim Cross – Bass, Drums
• Vinnie Dombrowski – Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Drums, Vocals
• Charlie Grover – Drums
• Joey Mazzola – Guitar (Electric), Slide Guitar
• Mike Cross – Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Guitar (Bass), Guitar (Electric)
• Richard Butler – Vocals on "I Am Anastasia"
• Steve Baxter – Trombone
• Mando Dorame – Saxophone
• Donald Hayes – Saxophone
• Johnny Evans – Sax (Alto), Sax (Baritone), Sax (Tenor)
• Annie King – Trumpet
• Chris Codish – Piano
• Tim Patalan – Cello, Producer, Engineer
• Tim Palmer – Producer, Mixing
• Mike Corbett – Editing
• Steven King – Engineer
• Jamie Seyberth – Engineer
• Andy Patalan – Assistant Engineer
• Lamont Hyde – Assistant Engineer
• Matthew Hanson – Assistant Engineer
• Mary Maurer – Art Direction
• Melanie Nissen – Photography

[edit] Chart positions

[edit] Album

1996   Wax Ecstatic                      The Billboard 200        No. 60

[edit] Singles

1996    Wax Ecstatic (To Sell Angelina)   Mainstream Rock Tracks   No. 11
1996    Wax Ecstatic (To Sell Angelina)   Modern Rock Tracks       No. 15
1997    Have You Seen Mary                Mainstream Rock Tracks   No. 7