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1994 studio album by Frank Black
A sample of "Freedom Rock"
Teenager of the Year is the second solo studio album by American musician
Frank Black . The album was released in 1994 by
4AD in the United Kingdom and
Elektra Records in the United States. It was co-produced by
Eric Drew Feldman , who also played keyboards and bass guitar on the album.
[12] Teenager also features work by several backing musicians, including
Lyle Workman ,
Moris Tepper and Black's
Pixies bandmate
Joey Santiago .
The album reached No. 2 on
Billboard ' s
Heatseekers chart and No. 131 on the
Billboard 200 chart in 1994.
[13]
[14] The single "
Headache " reached No. 10 on Billboard ' s
Modern Rock Tracks chart that year.
[15]
Although not originally well-received, the record is now widely praised by both critics and fans.
[16] The album is often cited as the high-point of Francis' post-Pixies catalogue,
[2]
[12]
[16] and was ranked No. 94 on
Pitchfork 's "Top 100 Albums of the 1990s".
[16] The album is included in the book "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die
"
[17] "
Track listing
All tracks are written by Frank Black
Title 1. "Whatever Happened to Pong?" 1:34 2. "Thalassocracy" 1:33 3. "(I Want to Live on an) Abstract Plain" 2:17 4. "Calistan" 3:22 5. "The Vanishing Spies" 3:37 6. "Speedy Marie" 3:33 7. "
Headache " 2:52 8. "Sir Rockaby" 2:54 9. "Freedom Rock" 4:16 10. "Two Reelers" 3:01 11. "Fiddle Riddle" 3:29 12. "Olé Mulholland" 4:41 13. "Fazer Eyes" 3:36 14. "I Could Stay Here Forever" 2:27 15. "The Hostess with the Mostest" 1:56 16. "Superabound" 3:10 17. "Big Red" 2:41 18. "Space Is Gonna Do Me Good" 2:22 19. "White Noise Maker" 2:42 20. "Pure Denizen of the Citizens Band" 2:20 21. "Bad, Wicked World" 1:57 22. "Pie in the Sky" 2:13
Personnel
Musicians
Technical
Eric Drew Feldman – producer
Frank Black – producer
Alistair Clay – producer (except on tracks 3, 7, 17 and 19), engineer
David Bianco – additional engineer, mixing
Andy Warwick – additional engineer
Bill Cooper – additional engineer
Efren Herrera – additional engineer
Craig Doubet – assistant engineer
Danny Alonso – assistant engineer
Wolfgang Aichholz – assistant engineer
Mike Aarvold – assistant engineer
Matt Westfield – assistant engineer
John Jackson – assistant engineer
Frank Gryner – assistant engineer
Wally Traugott – mastering
V23 – design
Michael Halsband – photography
Charts
References
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"The official website for independent record label 4AD" .
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"Teenager of the Year – Frank Black" .
AllMusic . Retrieved September 5, 2017 .
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Kot, Greg (June 9, 1994).
"Frank Black: Teenager of the Year (4AD)" .
Chicago Tribune . Retrieved December 19, 2018 .
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Larkin, Colin (2011). "Black, Frank".
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.).
Omnibus Press .
ISBN
978-0-85712-595-8 .
^ Flaherty, Mike (June 3, 1994).
"Teenager of the Year" .
Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved September 5, 2017 .
^ Cameron, Keith (September 2019). "Perfectly Frank".
Mojo . No. 310. p. 39.
^ "Frank Black: Teenager of the Year".
NME . May 28, 1994. p. 34.
^
Weisel, Al (August 25, 1994).
"Frank Black: Teenager of the Year" .
Rolling Stone . Archived from
the original on August 21, 2003. Retrieved December 30, 2017 .
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Wolk, Douglas (2004). "Frank Black". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.).
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). New York:
Simon & Schuster . pp.
74–75 .
ISBN
0-7432-0169-8 .
^ Wilkinson, Roy (June 1994).
"King Tubby!" .
Select . No. 48. p. 87. Retrieved September 5, 2017 .
^ Weisbard, Eric (1995). "Pixies". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.).
Spin Alternative Record Guide .
Vintage Books . pp. 301–02.
ISBN
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a
b
"Music Review: Teenager of the Year by Frank Black" . All-reviews.com. Retrieved 2020-01-25 .
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a
b
"Frank Black Chart History (Billboard 200)" .
Billboard . Retrieved June 6, 2020.
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a
b
"Frank Black Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)" .
Billboard . Retrieved June 6, 2020.
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"Frank Black Chart History (Alternative Songs)" .
Billboard . Retrieved June 6, 2020 .
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b
c
"Top 100 Albums of the 1990s" .
Pitchfork . November 17, 2003. p. 1. Retrieved April 3, 2019 .
^ 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 32.
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"Dutchcharts.nl – Frank Black – Teenager of the Year" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
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"Offiziellecharts.de – Frank Black – Teenager of the Year" (in German).
GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved June 6, 2020.
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"Charts.nz – Frank Black – Teenager of the Year" . Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
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"Official Albums Chart Top 100" .
Official Charts Company . Retrieved June 6, 2020.
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