Rollercoaster (EP) explained

Rollercoaster
Type:	ep
Artist:	The Jesus and Mary Chain
Cover:	Rollercoaster EP.jpg
Released:	September 1990
Genre:	Alternative rock
Label:	Blanco y Negro
Producer:	William Reid, Jim Reid
Chronology:	The Jesus and Mary Chain EP
Prev Title:	Darklands
Prev Year:	1987
Next Title:	The Peel Sessions
Next Year:	1991

Rollercoaster is an extended play (EP) by the Scottish rock band The Jesus & Mary Chain, released in September 1990. The EP was released by Blanco y Negro Records on 7-inch vinyl, 12-inch vinyl, cassette single and CD single. It reached number 46 on the UK Singles Chart and number 25 on the Irish Singles Chart.^{[1] [2]} William Reid and Jim Reid were the producers for all the tracks.

Track listing

All tracks written by Jim Reid and William Reid except where noted.

7" (NEG45), 12" (NEG45T), CD (NEG45CD) and Cassette (NEG45C)

1. "Rollercoaster" – 3:50
2. "Silverblade" – 2:55
3. "Lowlife" – 3:25
4. "Tower of Song" (Leonard Cohen) – 4:48

• All four tracks are on both sides of the cassette single version.

Personnel

The Jesus and Mary Chain

• Jim Reid – vocals, guitar, producer
• William Reid – guitar, vocal (track 1), producer, engineer (track 4)

Additional personnel

• Flood – engineer (tracks 1 to 3)
• Ian Cooper – mastering

Charts

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Australia ARIA Charts^[3]	110
UK Singles Chart	46
Irish Singles Chart	25

Notes and References

1. "Rollercoaster". Chart Stats. Retrieved on 9 December 2008.
2. "Search the Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved on 9 December 2008. NB: user needs to enter "roller coaster" in "Search by Song Title" and click "search".
3. Web site: Week commencing 15 October 1990. www.bubblingdownunder.com. 15 October 2021. 15 October 2021.