Cracker (album) explained

Cracker
Type:Album
Artist:Cracker
Cover:CrackerAlbum.jpg
Released:March 10, 1992
Recorded:Summer 1991 at Hollywood Sound and Cornerstone Recorders, Chatsworth
Genre:Alternative rock, alternative country
Length:53:03
Label:Virgin
Producer:Don Smith
Next Title:Kerosene Hat
Next Year:1993

Cracker is the debut studio album by American rock band Cracker.[1] [2] It was released on March 10, 1992, by Virgin Records.

The album had sold more than 200,000 copies by April 1994.[3] "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."[4]

Track listing

  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

Listed as INGREDIENTS on the liner notes.[5]

with:

Notes and References

  1. Book: Thompson, Dave. Alternative Rock. June 20, 2000. Hal Leonard Corporation. 9780879306076. Google Books.
  2. News: 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.. July 26, 1992. Los Angeles Times.
  3. Puterbaugh. Parke. Crackers with Attitudes. 6 August 2016. Rolling Stone. April 7, 1994.
  4. Web site: Cracker. Trouser Press.
  5. "Cracker", Cracker, Virgin 86264 (1992) CS
  6. Web site: Cracker ARIA Chart History complete to 2024. ARIA. Imgur.com. July 26, 2024. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.