Fountains of Wayne (album)

Fountains of Wayne
Studio album by Fountains of Wayne
Released October 1, 1996
Recorded January and April 1996
Studio The Place, New York City, New York
Genre
Length 36:17
Label
Producer Adam Schlesinger
Fountains of Wayne chronology
Fountains of Wayne
(1996)		 Utopia Parkway
(1999)

Fountains of Wayne is the self-titled debut studio album by the American rock band Fountains of Wayne. It was released on TAG Recordings, Scratchie Records, and Atlantic Records in 1996.

Recording

Fountains of Wayne was recorded when the band was just a duo, before the recruitment of drummer Brian Young and guitarist Jody Porter to the band, Collingwood and Schlesinger provided all the instrumentation during the recording, except for the bass guitar parts, which were performed by ex-The Belltower bassist Danny Weinkauf.[1] Schlesinger and Porter had also been members of The Belltower, and Weinkauf later played with Lincoln before joining They Might Be Giants.[2] Written over a period of years as outlets to make each other laugh through inside jokes and references to suburban life in New York and New Jersey, the songs on the album were recorded in five days. Dominique Durand of the band Ivy, of which Schlesinger is also a member, provided backing vocals on "Survival Car".[1]

Cover

The album's cover photo of a little boy clutching a rabbit and posing like a superhero was shot by Nick Waplington. It was also used for the album cover of Plastic Jewels by the UK band Flamingoes, which came out in the US two weeks before this album.[3]

Release

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Chicago Tribune[5]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[6]
Entertainment WeeklyB[7]
MSN MusicA−[8]
Pitchfork Media8.9/10[9]
Q[10]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[11]

The album was met with moderate commercial success and favorable reviews. Songs from it were featured on MTV's 120 Minutes program.

A reissue of the vinyl was recently released on Yep Roc records.

Track listing

All tracks written by Chris Collingwood and Adam Schlesinger. 

No. Title Length
1. "Radiation Vibe"   3:40
2. "Sink to the Bottom"   3:12
3. "Joe Rey"   2:40
4. "She's Got a Problem"   3:26
5. "Survival Car"   2:02
6. "Barbara H."   3:22
7. "Sick Day"   4:33
8. "I've Got a Flair"   2:52
9. "Leave the Biker"   2:42
10. "You Curse at Girls"   2:05
11. "Please Don't Rock Me Tonight"   2:50
12. "Everything's Ruined"   2:44

Credits

References

  1. 1 2 "Fountains of Wayne at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved August 22, 2011.
  2. ↑ "This might be a wiki – Danny Weinkauf". tmbw.net (They Might Be Giants knowledge base). Retrieved August 22, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Allmusic review of Plastic Jewels". Retrieved 2012-10-24.
  4. ↑ Abebe, Nitsuh. "Fountains of Wayne – Fountains of Wayne". AllMusic. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  5. ↑ Kot, Greg (November 15, 1996). "Fountains of Wayne: Fountains of Wayne (Scratchie/Tag)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  6. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-857-12595-8.
  7. ↑ Flaherty, Mike (November 1, 1996). "Welcome Interstate Managers". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  8. ↑ Christgau, Robert (August 19, 2011). "Fountains of Wayne". MSN Music. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  9. ↑ Schreiber, Ryan. "Fountains of Wayne: Fountains of Wayne". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on December 24, 2007. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Fountains of Wayne: Fountains of Wayne". Q (129): 132. June 1997.
  11. ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. pp. 307–08. ISBN 0-743-20169-8.

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