Orange Ave. Explained

Orange Ave.
Type:Studio album
Artist:Seven Mary Three
Cover:7Mary3 Orange Ave cover.jpg
Released:July 14, 1998
Recorded:February 1998 – March 1998
at Ardent Studios in and
Morrisound Recording in Tampa, FL
Genre:Rock, post-grunge
Length:47:27
Label:Atlantic
Producer:Tom Morris
Jason Pollock
Jason Ross
Prev Title:B-Sides & Rarities
Prev Year:1997
Next Title:The Economy of Sound
Next Year:2001

Orange Ave. is the fourth studio album by American post-grunge band Seven Mary Three. It was released on July 14, 1998, on Atlantic Records. The album peaked at #121 on the Billboard 200.[1] The album is named after a street running through downtown Orlando, Florida, the band's hometown.[2]

The album's only Billboard-charting single was "Over Your Shoulder" (#7 on Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks and #16 on Hot Modern Rock Tracks). "Each Little Mystery" was also released as a single, but did not chart.

Critical reception

The A.V. Club wrote that "though Seven Mary Three still won't be mistaken for a creative dynamo—its diversity generally means there's a wider variety of forgettable rock songs from which to choose on Orange Ave.—it's certainly not so difficult to endure, sort of like the work of an accomplished but underwhelming bar band."[3] The Sun Sentinel wrote that "by forgetting trends and focusing on their own experience, Seven Mary Three has made Orange Ave. a dark horse contender for the year's best rock album."[4]

Track listing

All songs written and arranged by Seven Mary Three.

  1. "Peel" – 2:08
  2. "Over Your Shoulder" – 4:18
  3. "Chasing You" – 3:38
  4. "Each Little Mystery" – 2:45
  5. "In-Between" – 3:09
  6. "Joliet" – 4:20
  7. "Super-Related" – 3:24
  8. "Flagship Eleanor" – 3:01
  9. "Southwestern State" – 4:41
  10. "Hang On" – 2:58
  11. "Blessing In Disguise" – 4:33
  12. "Devil's Holy Joke" – 8:18
    • "Devil's Holy Joke" ends at 3:20, followed by the hidden track "Talk to You Like That" beginning at 4:16.

Album credits

Production

Notes and References

  1. Book: Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums, 1955-2001 . 2001 . Record Research . 782.
  2. Web site: SEVEN MARY THREE FEELS AT HOME ON ORANGE AVENUE. M. F.. Emmons. OrlandoSentinel.com.
  3. Web site: Seven Mary Three: Orange Ave.. Music.
  4. Web site: NEWSBOYS SHARPEN THEIR EDGE. -DAMON ADAMS- PAUL L. HODGES- ADRIAN GREGORY. GLOVER. Sun-Sentinel.com.