Deluxe (Better Than Ezra album) explained

Deluxe
Type:	Album
Artist:	Better Than Ezra
Cover:	Better Than Ezra Deluxe.jpg
Released:	Original: November 16, 1993 CD: February 28, 1995
Recorded:	May & June 1993
Genre:	Alternative rock, post-grunge, jangle pop^[1]
Length:	53:39
Label:	Swell Records (1993) Elektra Records (1995)
Producer:	Dan Rothchild
Prev Title:	Surprise
Prev Year:	1989
Next Title:	Friction, Baby
Next Year:	1996

Deluxe is a studio album by the alternative rock band Better Than Ezra. It has been released by two labels: the original version in 1993 by Swell Records, and the 1995 version by Elektra Records. This is the group's best known album and contains their biggest single, "Good". It is also their debut major label record, as Surprise was entirely self-released and sold.

Track listing

All songs written by Kevin Griffin, except "Heaven" by Kevin Griffin and Tom Drummond.

1. "In the Blood" – 4:33
2. "Good" – 3:05
3. "Southern Gürl" – 4:05
4. "The Killer Inside" – 4:50
5. "Rosealia" – 4:39
6. "Cry in the Sun" – 5:19
7. "Teenager" – 4:18
8. – 1:36
9. "Summerhouse" – 2:37
10. "Porcelain" – 3:57
11. "Heaven" – 4:18
12. "This Time of Year" – 4:05
13. "Coyote" – 6:14
    • "Der Pork und Beans" (a.k.a. "Streetside Jesus") – This hidden industrial metal song begins playing at the 4:20 mark of track 13, 1 minute and 9 seconds after the end of "Coyote."

Personnel

• Kevin Griffin – Guitar, Vocals
• Tom Drummond – Bass
• Cary Bonnecaze – Drums, Vocals

Additional Personnel

• Lili Haydn – Violin
• Melanie Owen – Vocals
• Dan Rothchild – Vocals, Additional Guitar and Various Instruments
• Walt Thompson – Hammond Organ
• Martin Tillman – Cello

Singles

Rosealia

"Rosealia" was the third single from this album. Written by singer and guitarist Kevin Griffin, the song is about a woman in an abusive relationship. The single peaked at #71 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[2] During a concert in Albuquerque on Monday, September 21, 2009, Kevin Griffin explained to the audience that while living for a short time in Santa Fe, NM he had a job waiting tables at The Pink Adobe restaurant. The restaurant's owner was a woman named Rosalea Murphy, and he wrote this song as a tribute to her.

Charts

Year-end charts

Notes and References

1. Web site: BETTER THAN EZRA: CLOSER . PopMatters . January 31, 2022.
2. Chart data from AllMusicGuide
3. Web site: Billboard 200 - September 9, 1995 . . Billboard . November 8, 2021 . 128 . September 9, 1995.
4. Web site: Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1995. Billboard. November 29, 2021. October 9, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211009045238/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1995/top-billboard-200-albums. live.