Red House Painters (Bridge)

Red House Painters
Studio album by Red House Painters
Released	October 18, 1993 (See release history)
Recorded	Summer 1992 - Spring 1993
Genre	Folk rock, sadcore
Length	45:00
Language	English
Label	4AD
Producer	Mark Kozelek
Red House Painters chronology
Red House Painters (1993) Red House Painters (1993) Shock Me EP (1994)

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Red House Painters (also known as Bridge or Red House Painters II to distinguish it from the first eponymous album, also known as Rollercoaster or Red House Painters I) is the third album by the group Red House Painters, released in autumn 1993 by 4AD. The album is made up of songs from the same recording sessions for Rollercoaster.

At the beginning of the album opener "Evil," the faint laughter of Mark Kozelek and the barely audible voice of a female playfully saying "No" can be heard. The album includes two covers: a sunny version of "I Am a Rock" by Simon and Garfunkel; and Francis Scott Key's "The Star-Spangled Banner", which displays an off-beat dark humor. In the US, 4AD added the Shock Me EP as bonus tracks to the CD when the RHP catalog was reissued in 1999, to bring the total number of tracks to 12.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Mark Kozelek, except where noted. 

Release history

Notes

• Images by Simon Larbalestier.

"I Am a Rock"/"New Jersey" single

Although no commercial singles were ever released from the album, a promotional-only CD single was issued for "I Am a Rock" in October 1993. In the US, a one-track promo featuring the radio edit was released; similarly, in the UK, a double A-side promo single, backed with "New Jersey" (Electric Version), was issued.^[2]

Warner Bros./4AD, PRO-CD-5498:

1. "I Am a Rock" (Edit) – 4:44

4AD, RHP 1 CD (UK):

1. "I Am a Rock" – 5:32
2. "New Jersey" (Electric Version) – 4:24

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