American Thighs
| American Thighs | ||||||||||
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| Studio album by Veruca Salt | ||||||||||
| Released | September 27, 1994 | |||||||||
| Recorded | January 1994 | |||||||||
| Genre | Alternative rock, grunge | |||||||||
| Length | 52:24 | |||||||||
| Label | Minty Fresh/DGC | |||||||||
| Producer | Brad Wood | |||||||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Drowned in Sound | (favorable)[2] |
| Q | [3] |
| Robert Christgau | A−[4] |
| Rolling Stone | [5] |
American Thighs is the first album by alternative rock band Veruca Salt. It was released through Minty Fresh Records on September 27, 1994, and re-released through DGC Records on November 8, 1994. The title is a reference to a line from the AC/DC song "You Shook Me All Night Long".[6] The songs and artwork are the same on both versions, but the DGC artwork is on glossy paper.
Track listing
- "Get Back" (Gordon) – 3:12
- "All Hail Me" (Post) – 3:05
- "Seether" (Gordon) – 3:16
- "Spiderman '79" (Post) – 5:16
- "Forsythia" (Gordon) – 4:45
- "Wolf" (Post) – 4:19
- "Celebrate You" (Post) – 4:20
- "Fly" (Post) – 3:38
- "Number One Blind" (Gordon/Shapiro) – 3:43
- "Victrola" (Post) – 2:19
- "Twinstar" (Gordon) – 3:16
- "25" (Gordon) – 7:56
- "Sleeping Where I Want" (Gordon) – 3:19 (CD version only)
Chart Ratings
Album:
- 1994 American Thighs Heatseekers No. 1[7]
- 1994 American Thighs UK Albums Chart No. 47
- 1995 American Thighs The Billboard 200 No. 69[7]
Singles:
- 1994 Seether Modern Rock Tracks No. 8[8]
- 1994 Seether UK Singles Chart No. 61
- 1995 Number One Blind Modern Rock Tracks No. 20[8]
- 1995 Number One Blind UK Singles Chart No. 68
- 1995 Victrola UK Singles Chart No. 110
Personnel
- Nina Gordon - rhythm guitar, vocals
- Louise Post - lead guitar, vocals
- Jim Shapiro - drums, background vocals
- Steve Lack - bass guitar
- Additional
- Christian Lane - background vocals
- Production
Footnotes
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. American Thighs at AllMusic. Retrieved 26 April 2004.
- ↑ Rauf, Raziq (June 28, 2002). "Veruca Salt - American Thighs". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
- ↑ "Veruca Salt - American Thighs CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert. "CG: Veruca Salt". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
- ↑ Ahearn, Kim (November 3, 1994). "Veruca Salt: American Thighs : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone (694). p. 100. Archived from the original on 19 December 2007. Retrieved 26 April 2004.
- ↑ Weisel, Al (January 26, 1995). "Saline Solution: Veruca Salt Wrap Their Hardcore Inside a Candy-Pop Coating". Rolling Stone (700). Retrieved 4 February 2007.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 American Thighs - Veruca Salt > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums at AllMusic. Retrieved 20 July 2003.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 American Thighs - Veruca Salt > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles at AllMusic. Retrieved 20 July 2003.
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