Creature (Moist album) explained

Creature
Type:	Studio album
Artist:	Moist
Cover:	Moist_Creature.jpg
Released:	October 1, 1996 (Canada) June 3, 1997 (United States)
Studio:	Le Studio, Morin Heights, QC & Silent Sound, Montreal, QC
Genre:	Alternative rock
Length:	44:29
Label:	EMI
Producer:	Paul Northfield, Moist
Prev Title:	Silver
Prev Year:	1994
Next Title:	Mercedes 5 and Dime
Next Year:	1999

Creature is the second studio album by Canadian alternative rock band Moist, released in 1996.^[1] It features the singles "Leave It Alone", "Resurrection", "Tangerine", and "Gasoline", all of which were hits in Canada. The album was nominated for Album of the Year and Rock Album of the Year at the 1998 Juno Awards.

Commercial performance

Creature debuted at #7 on The Records Canadian Albums Chart.^[2] The album was certified triple Platinum in Canada in 1997.^[3] Between 1996 and 2016, Creature was among the top forty best-selling albums by Canadian artists in that country.^[4]

Track listing

All songs written by Moist

Singles

• "Leave It Alone"
• "Resurrection"
• "Tangerine"
• "Gasoline"

Trivia

• "Ophelia" is featured on the first edition of MuchMusic's Big Shiny Tunes, which was released in 1996.
• "Tangerine" won two MuchMusic Video Awards, for Best Director and Best Video in 1997.

Credits

• David Usher – vocals
• Mark Makoway – guitars
• Kevin Young – keyboards
• Jeff Pearce – bass
• Paul Wilcox – drums
• Matt Watkins – trumpet on "Creature"
• Claude Lamothe – cello on "Tangerine"

Notes and References

1. Billboard. 53. Creature (Moist album).. February 28, 1998. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. Internet Archive.
2. Hits of the World. Billboard. October 26, 1996. December 21, 2018.
3. Web site: Gold/Platinum. musiccanada.com. January 17, 2022.
4. Web site: Nielsen Music & Billboard Present Canada 150 Charts. bdsradio.com. January 12, 2020. January 2, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200102202137/https://bdsradio.com/pd/docs/Nielsen_Canadian150_2017_vs2.pdf. dead.