Puzzle (Dada album) explained

Puzzle
Type:	Album
Artist:	dada
Cover:	DPuzzle.jpg
Released:	1992
Recorded:	1992
Genre:	Rock
Length:	55:00
Label:	I.R.S.
Producer:	dada, Ken Scott
Next Title:	American Highway Flower
Next Year:	1994

Puzzle is the debut album by the alternative rock group dada, released in 1992 on I.R.S. Records.^[1] It contains the hit single "Dizz Knee Land".^[2] The album peaked at No. 111 on the Billboard 200.^[3] On July 13, 2004, the album was reissued with bonus tracks by Blue Cave Records.

Critical reception

Trouser Press noted that "the prevailing sensibility of Puzzle is skepticism about the Southern California dream and its undersides."^[4] The Philadelphia Daily News wrote that "Dada mines a West Coast po-mo sensibility with its Los Angeles imagery, sunny tunes and radio-friendly vocal harmonies."^[5] The Indianapolis Star said that "'Dorina' is pure craftsmanship, a tale of a barfly with a fantasy woman, perfectly expressed by spare, biting guitar with occasional breaks of scorching rock."

Track listing

• 1992 I.R.S. Records Edition (Original release)

All songs written by Joie Calio and Michael Gurley except as noted.

1. "Dorina" – 6:06
2. "Mary Sunshine Rain" (Calio, Gurley, Phil Leavitt) – 4:39
3. "Dog" – 4:13
4. "Dizz Knee Land" (Calio, Gurley, Leavitt)– 4:06
5. "Surround" – 3:38
6. "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow" – 4:42
7. "Posters" – 4:05
8. "Timothy" – 4:00
9. "Dim" (Calio, Gurley, Leavitt) – 4:21
10. "Who You Are" – 3:24
11. "Puzzle" (Calio, Gurley, Leavitt) – 6:20
12. "Moon" - 5:18

• 2004 Blue Cave Records Edition (Reissued release)

1. "Dorina"
2. "Mary Sunshine Rain"
3. "Dog"
4. "Dizz Knee Land"
5. "Surround"
6. "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow"
7. "Posters"
8. "Timothy"
9. "Dim"
10. "Who You Are"
11. "Puzzle"
12. "Moon"
13. "Colour" [Bonus Track]
14. "Opera" [Bonus Track]
15. "Little Way" [Bonus Track]
16. "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow" [Bonus Video]

Personnel

dada

• Joie Calio - Guitars, Bass, Percussion, Vocals
• Michael Gurley - Guitars, Keyboards, Vocals
• Phil Leavitt - Drums, Percussion, Vocals

Additional musicians

• Robert Becker - Viola
• Henry Corbett - Cello
• Bruce Dukov - Violin

Production

• Produced By dada & Ken Scott
• Recorded & Engineered By Eddie Ashworth, Steve Cormier & Ken Scott
• Assistant Engineers: Jan Hovet, Melissa Sewell
• Mixed By dada, Ken Scott & Eddie Ashworth
• Mastered By Stephen Marcussen
• Art Direction and Design By Dale Lavi

Notes and References

1. News: Tianen . Dave . Dada swims against current . Milwaukee Sentinel . Jan 22, 1993 . 16D.
2. News: Harrison . Tom . dada melds styles: Band capitalizes on rock tradition with a difference . The Province . Dec 11, 1992 . C25.
3. Billboard 200 . Billboard . Mar 6, 1993 . 105 . 10 . 90.
4. Web site: dada . Trouser Press . 11 July 2024.
5. News: Takiff . Jonathan . Post-Modern Bands Arty Hearty . Philadelphia Daily News . Oct 6, 1992 . Features Yo! . 36.