Cracker (album)

Cracker
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 10, 1992
RecordedSummer 1991 at Hollywood Sound and Cornerstone Recorders, Chatsworth
GenreAlternative rock, alternative country
Length53:03
LabelVirgin
ProducerDon Smith
Cracker chronology
Cracker
(1992)
Kerosene Hat
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[2]
Christgau's Consumer Guide(neither)[5]
Entertainment WeeklyA[3]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

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

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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

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  1. "Teen Angst (What the World Needs Now)" (David Lowery) – 4:11
  2. "Happy Birthday to Me" (Lowery)– 3:29
  3. "This Is Cracker Soul" (Lowery, Johnny Hickman) – 3:38
  4. "I See the Light" (Hickman, Lowery, Davey Faragher) – 5:11
  5. "St. Cajetan" (Lowery, Hickman) – 5:22
  6. "Mr. Wrong" (Hickman) – 4:34
  7. "Someday" (Lowery, Hickman, Faragher) – 3:19
  8. "Can I Take My Gun to Heaven?" (Lowery, Hickman) – 3:59
  9. "Satisfy You" (Lowery, Hickman) – 3:27
  10. "Another Song About the Rain" - (Hickman, Chris LeRoy) – 5:46
  11. "Don't Fuck Me Up (With Peace and Love)" (Lowery, Hickman) – 3:08
  12. "Dr. Bernice" (Lowery) – 6:20

Personnel

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Listed as INGREDIENTS on the liner notes.[10]

with:

Charts

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Chart performance for Cracker
Chart (1992) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[11] 178

References

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  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r72074
  2. ^ Caro, Mark (1992-03-12). "Cracker Cracker (Virgin)". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on August 6, 2017. Retrieved 2017-08-06.
  3. ^ Arnold, Gina (1992-06-05). "Cracker". EW.com. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
  4. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. pp. 197. ISBN 9780743201698.
  5. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: cracker". www.robertchristgau.com.
  6. ^ Thompson, Dave (June 20, 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ Puterbaugh, Parke (April 7, 1994). "Crackers with Attitudes". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Cracker". Trouser Press.
  10. ^ "Cracker", Cracker, Virgin 86264 (1992) CS
  11. ^ "Cracker ARIA Chart History complete to 2024". ARIA. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.