Deviation (Jayne County album) explained

Deviation
Type:Studio album
Artist:Jayne County
Cover:Jayne County Deviation.jpg
Released:1995
Recorded:Autumn of 1994
Studio:Abraham Moss Studio (The Cutting Rooms), Manchester, England
Label:Royalty[1]
Producer:Jayne County
Prev Title:Goddess of Wet Dreams
Prev Year:1993
Next Title:Wash Me in the Blood (of Rock & Roll)- Live at Squeeze Box
Next Year:2002

Deviation is an album by the American singer Jayne County.[2] [3] [4] It was released in 1995 by Royalty Records in the USA, RPM Records in the UK and Rebel Rec (a division of SPV GmbH) in Europe. Outside of the US, the album was credited to Jayne County and The Electric Chairs, although none of the original Electric Chairs were on the recording.

The album recorded at Abraham Moss Studio (The Cutting Rooms) in Manchester, England, in the autumn of 1994.

A launch party was held on 13/6/1995 at The Rock Garden, Covent Garden London to promote the release of the album, which coincided with the release of County's autobiography Man Enough to be Woman.

Critical reception

Billboard called the album "sublimely unsubtle," and praised "I'm in Love With Dusty Springfield" and "Texas Chainsaw Manicurist".[5]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Jayne County; except where indicated

US Release

  1. "Transgender Rock 'N Roll"
  2. "That's What the New Breed Say" (Maurizio Pozzi)
  3. "Cherry Bomb" (Joan Jett, Kim Fowley)
  4. "Deviation"
  5. "I'm in Love with Dusty Springfield"
  6. "Everyone's an Asshole But Me"
  7. "Texas Chainsaw Manicurist"
  8. "Little Star"
  9. "Come on Down to My Boat" (Wes Farrell, Jerry Goldstein)
  10. "Nuclear Age Vampires"
  11. "That's What the New Breed Say (Psychedelic Mix)" (Maurizio Pozzi)

UK / European Release

  1. "Transgender Rock 'N Roll"
  2. "That's What the New Breed Say" (Maurizio Pozzi)
  3. "Cherry Bomb" (Joan Jett, Kim Fowley)
  4. "Deviation"
  5. "I'm in Love with Dusty Springfield"
  6. "Everyone's an Asshole But Me"
  7. "That's What the New Breed Say (Psychedelic Mix)" (Maurizio Pozzi)
  8. "Texas Chainsaw Manicurist"
  9. "Little Star"
  10. "Come on Down to My Boat" (Wes Farrell, Jerry Goldstein)
  11. "Nuclear Age Vampires"

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[6]

Production

Notes and References

  1. Gaines . Donna . Lady Jayne . The Village Voice . 13 Feb 1996 . 41 . 7 . 53.
  2. Web site: Review. www.ox-fanzine.de.
  3. Web site: The Rough Guide to Rock. May 4, 2003. Rough Guides. Google Books.
  4. Web site: Alternative Rock. Dave. Thompson. May 4, 2000. Hal Leonard Corporation. Google Books.
  5. Morris . Chris . Summer cleanup uncovers Indie greats . Billboard . Jul 27, 1996 . 108 . 30 . 75.
  6. Book: Deviation liner notes. 1995. Royalty Records.