RockCrown

RockCrown is the third studio album by post-grunge band Seven Mary Three. It was released on June 3, 1997 on Atlantic Records. The album peaked at #75 on the Billboard 200 on June 21, 1997.^[3] The album's Billboard-charting singles were "Lucky" (#19 on Hot Modern Rock Tracks and #35 on Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks) and "RockCrown" (#17 on Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks).^[4]

In an act that disappointed many fans, RockCrown would shift into a lighter rock orientation compared to American Standard. Giti Khalsa explained, "With RockCrown, it was very much a response to going from playing bars and fraternities to getting a record deal to selling a million records in a year." Jason Ross also spoke about the album's change in an interview with Billboard:

"To me, the new songs represent a broadening of our horizons, the way they're based more on folk rock and the singer/songwriter tradition than on crunching electric guitars. . . Acoustic music just feels more real to me right now. It reminds me that I have something to offer beyond the rock 'n' roll circus."^[5]

Track listing

All songs written and arranged by Seven Mary Three.

1. "Lucky" – 3:57
2. "RockCrown" – 2:45
3. "Needle Can't Burn (What The Needle Can't Find)" – 2:22
4. "Honey of Generation" – 3:55
5. "Home Stretch" – 3:01
6. "People Like New" – 3:59
7. "Make Up Your Mind" – 2:31
8. "Gone Away" – 2:11
9. "Times Like These" – 4:33
10. "I Could Be Wrong" – 3:46
11. "What Angry Blue?" – 3:31
12. "Houdini's Angels" – 3:28
13. "This Evening's Great Excuse" – 4:12
14. "Player Piano" – 2:19
15. "Oven" – 6:04

• Two additional songs ("The New Blues" and "A Little Hard, A Little Late") are listed in a picture of an album setlist, but are not included on the album.

Album credits

• Jason Ross – Lead Vocals, guitar
• Jason Pollock – Lead guitar, vocals
• Giti Khalsa – Drums
• Casey Daniel – Bass

Production

• Producers: Tom Morris, Jason Pollock, and Jason Ross
• Engineering: Tom Morris and Brian Benscoter
• Mixing: Tom Morris
• Mastering: Mike Fuller and Tom Morris
• Art Direction: Lane Wurster and Seven Mary Three
• Graphic Design: Chris Eselgroth
• Photography: Danny Clinch

References