Adam and Eve (album)

Adam and Eve
Studio album by Catherine Wheel
Released 29 July 1997
Recorded 1996–1997 at AIR Studios and Metropolis Studios in London; Machine Works Studios in Vancouver
Genre Alternative rock
Length 62:44
Label Mercury
Producer Bob Ezrin, Garth Richardson and Rob Dickinson
Catherine Wheel chronology
Like Cats and Dogs
(1996)
Adam and Eve
(1997)
Wishville
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusiclink
Pitchfork Media(4.5/10) link
Rolling Stone link

Adam and Eve is the fourth full-length album by the English alternative rock band Catherine Wheel. Released in 1997 (see 1997 in music), the album peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers and number 178 on the Billboard 200. The album featured more adventurous instrumentation than any prior Catherine Wheel LP, and still somewhat featured the heavy sound of their previous studio album, Happy Days.

The Big Takeover magazine named Adam and Eve its album of the year for 1997, with Radiohead's OK Computer at #2.

An alternative cover design was released in some European countries, featuring primarily a green cover with only a few of the nude models in boxes in the center. Another alternative cover design was released to Wal-Mart stores which featured a zoom-in of a piece of the original US artwork (without any nudity). In both cases, the album content was unchanged.

Although critical response was positive, notably, Rolling Stone Magazine originally planned to rate the album 4.5 stars out of 5, only to later drop it down to 3.

Some of concerts promoting this album featured actual nude models positioned in boxes onstage behind the band members.

Track listing

  1. (intro) – 1:23
  2. "Future Boy" – 5:15
  3. "Delicious" – 5:10
  4. "Broken Nose" – 5:20
  5. "Phantom of the American Mother" – 5:43
  6. "Ma Solituda"  – 5:12
  7. "Satellite" – 5:14
  8. "Thunderbird" – 6:39
  9. "Here Comes the Fat Controller" – 5:31
  10. "Goodbye" – 7:02
  11. "For Dreaming" – 7:15
  12. (outro) – 3:00

Singles

Personnel

Band members
Additional appearances

Production/ Graphic design
  • Bob Ezrin – producer
  • GGGarth, Rob Dickinson, Gil Norton – producer
  • Randy Staub engineer, mixing
  • Gary Winger – engineer
  • Jon Bailey – assistant engineer
  • Darren Grahn – digital editing, assistant engineer
  • Anthony Lycenko – engineer, digital editing, assistant engineer
  • Storm Thorgerson – artwork
  • Julien Mills, Peter Curzon – artwork
  • Tony May photography

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