Imperial Drag (album) explained

Imperial Drag
Type:	Album
Artist:	Imperial Drag
Cover:	Imperial Drag - Imperial Drag.jpg
Released:	May 7, 1996
Length:	57:25
Label:	Work
Next Title:	Demos
Next Year:	2005

Imperial Drag is the self-titled debut studio album by American rock band Imperial Drag, released on May 7, 1996, by Work.

The album was supported with a single and music video for the song, “Boy or a Girl” (which reached No. 30 on the Billboard Modern Rock Charts and No. 54 on the UK Singles Chart),^{[1] [2] [3]} alongside a promotional single for the song, “Spyder”.^[4]

Imperial Drag was the only studio album released by the group. A collection of demos (titled Demos) would be released in 2005 through the (now defunct) Weedshare music distribution service.^{[5] [6]}

Track listing

CD: OK 67378

All songs written by Eric Dover and Roger Joseph Manning, Jr.

1. "Zodiac Sign" – 3:29
2. "Boy or a Girl" – 4:05
3. "Crosseyed" – 3:43
4. "The Man in the Moon" – 4:22
5. ""Breakfast" by Tiger (Kiss It All Goodbye)" – 4:22
6. "Playboy After Dark" – 3:09
7. "Illuminate" – 4:52
8. "Spyder" – 4:50
9. "Overnight Sensation" – 4:40
10. "The Salvation Army Band" – 3:58
11. "Dandelion" – 2:50
12. "Stare into the Sun" – 5:16
13. "Scaredy Cats and Egomaniacs" – 4:57
14. "Down with the Man" (uncredited bonus track) – 2:52

Japanese CD: SRCS 8050

1. "Zodiac Sign" – 3:29
2. "Boy Or A Girl" – 4:05
3. "Crosseyed" – 3:43
4. "The Man In The Moon" – 4:22
5. ""Breakfast" by Tiger (Kiss It All Goodbye)" – 4:22
6. "Playboy After Dark" – 3:09
7. "Illuminate" – 4:52
8. "Spyder" – 4:50
9. "Overnight Sensation" – 4:40
10. "The Salvation Army Band" – 3:58
11. "Dandelion" – 2:50
12. "Stare Into The Sun" – 5:16
13. "Scaredy Cats And Egomaniacs" – 4:57
14. "Hey Honey Please" (bonus track) – 5:51
15. "Down With The Man" (bonus track) – 2:52

Personnel

Musicians

• Eric Skodis - drums, vocals
• Joseph Karnes - bass guitar, vocals
• Roger Joseph Manning, Jr. - keyboards, vocals
• Eric Dover - lead vocals, guitar

Additional musicians

• Mark Pfaff - harmonica on "Stare into the Sun"
• Phill Cassens - Vibraslap solo on "Spyder"

Samples

• Dialogue from The Prisoner television series episode "Dance of the Dead" (4)

Production

• All songs arranged by Imperial Drag and Brad Jones
• Produced by Brad Jones and Roger Joseph Manning, Jr.
• Recorded by Brad Jones at House of Blues Studio, Encino, CA. Assisted by Howard Willing
• Mixed by Brad Jones and Roger Joseph Manning, Jr. at Ocean Way Studios, Hollywood, CA. Assisted by Richard Huredia
• Mastered by Eddy Schreyer at Future Disc

Credits

• Art Direction - Stephen Walker
• Photography - Beth Herzhaft

Notes and References

1. Web site: Imperial Drag - Boy or a Girl. Discogs. September 5, 2018.
2. Web site: ImperialDragVEVO. Imperial Drag - Boy or a Girl. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/0Kuk9hnp234. 2021-12-12 . live. YouTube. September 5, 2018.
3. Book: Roberts , David . 2006. British Hit Singles & Albums. 19th. Guinness World Records Limited. London. 1-904994-10-5. 268.
4. Web site: Imperial Drag - Spyder. Discogs. September 5, 2018.
5. Web site: Featured Artist: Imperial Drag . https://archive.today/20060315220749/http://www.weedshare.com/artistsites/featuredmusic/imperialdrag/ . dead . 15 March 2006 . Shared Media Licensing, Inc. . 2 December 2010 .
6. Web site: Jellyfish Fans - The Good News Just Keeps Coming!! . Not Lame Recordings . 2 December 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110613150459/http://www.notlame.com/weed.htm . 13 June 2011 .