Blue Sky on Mars

Blue Sky on Mars is the sixth album by alternative rock musician Matthew Sweet. It was Sweet's first album since his debut that did not feature contributions from legendary guitarists Robert Quine and Richard Lloyd. It was released in 1997 on Zoo Entertainment.

The text on the album cover was created by fantastic artist, Roger Dean.^[3]

The album title comes from the "Blue Sky on Mars" tour featured in the movie Total Recall.

Track listing

All songs written by Matthew Sweet.

1. "Come to California" - 3:31
2. "Back to You" - 3:10
3. "Where You Get Love" - 3:35
4. "Hollow" - 4:03
5. "Behind the Smile" - 2:23
6. "Until You Break" - 4:50
7. "Over It" - 1:37
8. "Heaven and Earth" - 2:32
9. "All Over My Head" - 3:04
10. "Into Your Drug" - 2:39
11. "Make Believe" - 1:50
12. "Missing Time" - 3:15
13. "If It's Happening You'll Know"* - 3:10
14. "Close Inside"* - 4:32
15. "Final Hour"* - 3:37

• Tracks 13-15 appear as bonus tracks on the Japanese version.

Personnel

• Matthew Sweet – vocals, bass, guitar, synthesizer, theremin
• Brendan O'Brien – piano
• Stuart Johnson – drums
• Ric Menck – drums

Production notes:

• Brendan O'Brien – mixing, producer
• Matthew Sweet – producer, arranger
• Nick DiDia – engineer
• Bob Ludwig – mastering
• David Schiffman – recording technician
• Caram Costanzo – second engineer
• Martyn Dean – design
• Jeff Bender – photography