So Much for the Afterglow
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So Much for the Afterglow is the third album by Everclear, released on October 7, 1997 (see 1997 in music). It contained the singles "Everything to Everyone", "I Will Buy You a New Life", "Father of Mine" and "One Hit Wonder". This album strays noticeably from the band's past work, which is much less clean and polished. While those past attempts were clear examples of post-grunge, many listeners have been more inclined to categorize So Much For The Afterglow as power pop. A number of the songs from this album, especially "Everything to Everyone", "I Will Buy You A New Life" and "Father of Mine," received heavy rotation on MTV's Total Request Live and launched Everclear into mainstream popularity briefly in the late-90's. So Much for the Afterglow provided Everclear with their only Grammy nomination to date, a Best Rock Instrumental nod in 1998 for "El Distorto de Melodica."
So Much for the Afterglow remains Everclear's best selling album with 2 million copies sold.
Track listing
All tracks written by Art Alexakis and Everclear.
| 1. |
"So Much for the Afterglow" |
3:53 |
| 2. |
"Everything to Everyone" |
3:20 |
| 3. |
"Ataraxia (Media Intro)" (Actually an excerpt from "The Relaxed Wife.") |
0:34 |
| 4. |
"Normal Like You" |
3:13 |
| 5. |
"I Will Buy You a New Life" |
3:58 |
| 6. |
"Father of Mine" |
3:52 |
| 7. |
"One Hit Wonder" |
3:28 |
| 8. |
"El Distorto de Melodica" |
3:07 |
| 9. |
"Amphetamine" |
3:36 |
| 10. |
"White Men in Black Suits" |
3:32 |
| 11. |
"Sunflowers" |
3:48 |
| 12. |
"Why I Don't Believe in God" |
4:17 |
| 13. |
"Like a California King / Hating You for Christmas" |
8:08 |
| 14. |
"Like a California King" |
3:37 |
| 15. |
"Local God / Hating You for Christmas" |
8:30 |
| 14. |
"Like a California King" |
3:35 |
| 15. |
"Southern Girls" |
2:51 |
| 16. |
"Speed Racer / Hating You for Christmas" |
7:01 |
Personnel
- Art Alexakis - Banjo, Guitar, Mandolin, Piano, Guitar (Steel), Keyboards, Vocals, Producer, Vocal Arrangement, Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements, Cover Art Concept, Cover Design, Toy Piano
- Greg Eklund - Percussion, Drums, Keyboards, Vocals, Assistant Producer, Slide Whistle
- Craig Montoya - Mandolin, Guitar (Bass), Keyboards, Sound Effects, Vocals, Assistant Producer
- Neal Avron - Trumpet, Producer, Engineer, Vocal Arrangement, Horn Arrangements, Mixing
- Tom Banghart - Assistant Engineer
- Mike Baumgartner - Assistant Engineer
- Steven Birch - Coordination, Art Direction, Design, Cover Art Concept, Cover Design
- Ian Blanch - Mixing Assistant
- Nick Brophy - Assistant Engineer
- Paul Cantelon - Violin
- Lars Fox - Sampling, Loops, Assistant Producer
- Dave Friedlander - Assistant Engineer
- Krista Gaylor - Photography
- Bill Jackson - Assistant Engineer
- Rami Jaffee - Vox Organ, Vox Organ
- Bob Ludwig - Mastering
- Derron Nuhfer - Saxophone
- Frank Ockenfels - Photography, Cover Art
- Ronnie Rivera - Assistant Engineer
- Jim Rondinelli - Engineer, String Arrangements, Assistant Producer
- Buddy Schaub - Trombone
- Gerri Sutyak - Cello
- Kenneth A. Van Druten - Assistant Engineer
- Andy Wallace - Mixing
- Perry Watts-Russell - Executive Producer
- Joe Zook - Editing, Editing Assistant, Transfer Assistant
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year |
Chart |
Position |
| 1997 |
The Billboard 200 |
33 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year |
Single |
Chart |
Position |
| 1997 |
"Everything to Everyone" |
Mainstream Rock Tracks |
15 |
| 1997 |
"Everything to Everyone" |
Modern Rock Tracks |
1 |
| 1998 |
"Father of Mine" |
Adult Top 40 |
23 |
| 1998 |
"Father of Mine" |
Mainstream Rock Tracks |
29 |
| 1998 |
"Father of Mine" |
Modern Rock Tracks |
4 |
| 1998 |
"Father of Mine" |
The Billboard Hot 100 |
70 |
| 1998 |
"Father of Mine" |
Top 40 Mainstream |
24 |
| 1998 |
"I Will Buy You a New Life" |
Adult Top 40 |
20 |
| 1998 |
"I Will Buy You a New Life" |
Mainstream Rock Tracks |
20 |
| 1998 |
"I Will Buy You a New Life" |
Modern Rock Tracks |
3 |
| 1998 |
"I Will Buy You a New Life" |
Top 40 Mainstream |
31 |
| 1999 |
"One Hit Wonder" |
Modern Rock Tracks |
12 |
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