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1992 studio album by Cracker
Cracker is the debut studio album by American
rock band
Cracker .
[6]
[7] It was released on March 10, 1992, by
Virgin Records .
The album had sold more than 200,000 copies by April 1994.
[8] "Teen Angst (What the World Needs Now)" was released as a single and charted at number 1 on the U.S. Modern Rock Tracks.
Critical reception
Trouser Press wrote: "On Cracker , Lowery strips rock down to its muscular essence, avoiding any of the fancy flourishes Camper Van Beethoven used that might have hurt — or strengthened — this album of catchy, clever and disarmingly ironic songs."
[9]
Track listing
"
Teen Angst (What the World Needs Now) " (
David Lowery ) – 4:11
"Happy Birthday to Me" (Lowery)– 3:29
"This Is Cracker Soul" (Lowery,
Johnny Hickman ) – 3:38
"I See the Light" (Hickman, Lowery,
Davey Faragher ) – 5:11
"St. Cajetan" (Lowery, Hickman) – 5:22
"Mr. Wrong" (Hickman) – 4:34
"Someday" (Lowery, Hickman, Faragher) – 3:19
"Can I Take My Gun to Heaven?" (Lowery, Hickman) – 3:59
"Satisfy You" (Lowery, Hickman) – 3:27
"Another Song About the Rain" - (Hickman, Chris LeRoy) – 5:46
"Don't Fuck Me Up (With Peace and Love)" (Lowery, Hickman) – 3:08
"Dr. Bernice" (Lowery) – 6:20
Personnel
Listed as INGREDIENTS on the liner notes.
[10]
with:
Rick Jaeger – drums
Jim Keltner - drums (tracks 2, 3 & 6)
Benmont Tench - keyboards
Jeanie McClain - backing vocals (tracks 4 & 5)
Phil Jones - percussion
Alicia Previn aka Lovely Previn - fiddle
Notes
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https://www.allmusic.com/album/r72074
^ Caro, Mark (1992-03-12).
"Cracker Cracker (Virgin)" . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved 2017-08-06 .
^
Arnold, Gina (1992-06-05).
"Cracker" . EW.com . Retrieved 2017-07-28 .
^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004).
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide . Simon and Schuster. pp.
197 .
ISBN
9780743201698 .
^
"Robert Christgau: CG: cracker" . www.robertchristgau.com .
^ Thompson, Dave (June 20, 2000).
Alternative Rock . Hal Leonard Corporation.
ISBN
9780879306076 – via Google Books.
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"It Was Hard Being a Cult : David Lowery used to be an alternative kind of guy with Camper Van Beethoven. Now, he's a Cracker and doesn't have to apologize for liking Tom Petty and ZZ Top" . Los Angeles Times . July 26, 1992.
^ Puterbaugh, Parke (April 7, 1994).
"Crackers with Attitudes" . Rolling Stone . Retrieved 6 August 2016 .
^
"Cracker" . Trouser Press .
^ "Cracker", Cracker, Virgin 86264 (1992) CS
Studio albums Compilations Singles