The Golden Age (Cracker album)

The Golden Age
Studio album by Cracker
Released	April 2, 1996
Genre	Alternative
Length	48:17
Label	Virgin
Producer	Dennis Herring David Lowery
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Cracker chronology
Kerosene Hat (1993) The Golden Age (1996) Gentleman's Blues (1998)

The Golden Age is Cracker's third album. They made a video for "I Hate My Generation".

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Chart performance 3 Musicians 4 Strings 5 Production

Track listing

All tracks written by David Lowery and Johnny Hickman, except where noted.

1. "I Hate My Generation" – 2:57
2. "I'm a Little Rocket Ship" – 3:23
3. "Big Dipper" (Lowery) – 5:40
4. "Nothing to Believe in" (Lowery/Hickman/Rupe) – 3:25
5. "The Golden Age" – 3:44
6. "100 Flower Power Maximum" (Lowery/Hickman/Rupe) – 2:39
7. "Dixie Babylon" – 7:09
8. "I Can't Forget You" (Lowery) – 4:08
9. "Sweet Thistle Pie" – 5:00
10. "Useless Stuff" – 2:19
11. "How Can I Live Without You" – 3:27
12. "Bicycle Spaniard" – 4:26

Chart performance

Chart (1996)	Peak position
The Billboard 200	63

Musicians

Cracker:

• David Lowery - lead & backing vocals, guitar, synthesizer, Peavey analog filter, mellotron, handclaps, string arrangements, bass
• Johnny Hickman - lead guitar, backing vocals, guitar three hand, synthesizer, baritone guitar, talkbox, harmonica
• Bob Rupe - bass, synthesizers, synthesized bass, backing vocals
• Charlie Quintana - drums

Guests:

• Dennis Herring - acoustic guitar, mellotron, string arrangements
• Charlie Gillingham - organ
• David Immergluck - pedal steel, backing vocals
• Johnny Hott - percussion, programming
• David Campbell - string arrangements
• Eddie Bayers - drums, percussion
• Jim Cox - piano
• Rob Hajacos - fiddle
• John Hobbs - piano
• Tony Maimone - bass

Strings

• Arranged & conducted by David Campbell:
• Bob Becker, Denyse Buffum - viola
• Larry Corbett - cello, viola
• Armen Garabedian - violin
• Peter Kent - violin, concert master
• Sid Page - violin, concert master
• Suzie Katayama - cello, contractor
• Bob Peterson - violin
• Katia Popov - violin
• Michelle Richards - violin
• Bonnie Douglas Shure - violin
• Paul Shure - violin, theremin

Production

• Produced By Dennis Herring & David Lowery
• Joe Chiccarelli - engineer, recording
• Wayne Cook - engineer
• Chris Fuhrman - engineer, overdubs
• Richard Hasal - engineer, overdubs
• Amy Hughes - assistant engineer
• Jim Labinski - assistant engineer
• Marc Mann - engineer
• Skidd Mills - assistant engineer
• John Morand - assistant engineer
• Csaba Petocz - engineer
• Steve Sisco - mixing
• Andy Wallace - mixing
• Howie Weinberg - mastering
• David Work - digital manipulation

Cracker David Lowery · Johnny Hickman · Frank Funaro · Sal Maida Kenny Margolis · Davey Faragher · Bob Rupe · Brandy Wood · Victor Krummenacher · Bruce Hughes · Phil Jones · Johnny Hottsman · David Lovering · Michael Urbano · Joey Peters · Johnny Hott Studio albums Cracker (1992) · Kerosene Hat (1993) · The Golden Age (1996) · Gentleman's Blues (1998) · Forever (2002)  · Countrysides (2003) · Greenland (2006) · Sunrise in the Land of Milk and Honey (2009) Singles/EP's Teen Angst (What the World Needs Now) (1992) · Tucson (1993) · Low (1993) · Get Off This (1994) · Euro-Trash Girl (1994) · I Hate My Generation (1996) · Nothing To Believe In (1996) · The Good Life (1998) · The World Is Mine (1998) · Shine (2002) · Merry Christmas, Emily (2002) · Something You Ain't Got (2006) · Give Me One More Chance (2006) · Everybody Gets One For Free (2006) Compilations The Virgin Years (1995) · Garage D'Or (2000) · Hello, Cleveland! Live at the Metro (2002) · O' Cracker Where Art Thou? (2003) · Get On With It: The Best of Cracker (2006) · Greatest Hits Redux (2006) · Tribute album appearances If I Were a Carpenter (1994) · Encomium: A Tribute to Led Zeppelin (1995) · Eyesore: A Stab At The Residents (1996) · Sweet Relief II: Gravity Of The Situation: The Songs of Vic Chesnutt (1996) · Burning London: The Clash Tribute (1999) · This Is Where I Belong: The Songs of Ray Davies & The Kinks (2002)