Sister Sweetly Explained

Sister Sweetly
Type:	Album
Artist:	Big Head Todd and the Monsters
Cover:	Sister Sweetly.jpg
Released:	1993
Recorded:	June–August 1992
Studio:	Paisley Park, Chanhassen, Minnesota, US
Genre:	Rock
Length:	48:35
Label:	Giant
Producer:	David Z
Prev Title:	Midnight Radio
Prev Year:	1991
Next Title:	Strategem
Next Year:	1994

Sister Sweetly is the third album by the Colorado rock band Big Head Todd and the Monsters, released in 1993.^{[1] [2]} It was the band's first album with Giant Records.^[3] Sister Sweetly sold more than 1,000,000 copies, going platinum.^[4]

The album was on the charts for more than a year, but never hit the top half of the Billboard 200, peaking at number 117. The first single was "Broken Hearted Savior".^[5] The band supported the album by touring with 4 Non Blondes.^[6]

Production

The album was produced by David Z.^[7] All of its songs were written by frontman Todd Park Mohr.^[8]

Critical reception

Trouser Press called the album "a revelation," writing that "by taking on mostly shorter songs, Mohr forces his writing to be tighter and more economical."^[9] The Calgary Herald deemed it "flavorless, emotionless music that`s easy enough to enjoy but just as easy to forget."

Track listing

All songs written by Todd Park Mohr

1. "Broken Hearted Savior" – 4:21
2. "Sister Sweetly" – 4:33
3. "Turn the Light Out" – 3:37
4. "Tomorrow Never Comes" – 5:20
5. "It's Alright" – 4:00
6. "Groove Thing" – 3:00
7. "Soul for Every Cowboy" – 3:07
8. "Ellis Island" – 4:58
9. "Bittersweet" – 6:16
10. "Circle" – 6:10
11. "Brother John" – 3:13

Personnel

• Todd Park Mohr – vocals, guitar, keyboards
• Rob Squires – bass, backing vocals
• Brian Nevin – drums, percussion, backing vocals
• David Z – additional guitar, additional percussion, producer, mixer, engineer
• Bruce McCabe – piano on track 1
• Jevetta Steele – vocals on track 5
• Leo Kottke – guitar on track 7
• Brian Poer – engineer
• George Marino – mastering
• Ray Hahnfeldt – additional engineer
• Tom Garneau – additional engineer
• Tom Tucker – additional engineer
• John Burris – pre-production engineer
• Jeff Aldrich – A&R
• Janet Levinson – art direction, design
• Melodie McDaniel – photography

Notes and References

1. Web site: Big Head Todd & the Monsters Biography, Songs, & Albums. AllMusic.
2. News: Moran . John . Monsters rocking their way to success . Hartford Courant . 14 Apr 1993 . D3.
3. News: Renzhofer . Martin . SUCCESS SMILES 'SWEETLY' ON BIG HEAD TODD . The Salt Lake Tribune . 24 Mar 1993 . C5.
4. Web site: Big Head Todd and the Monsters: Music for Free . NPR . 15 December 2022.
5. News: Heim . Chris . Picks of the week . Chicago Tribune . 26 Mar 1993 . Friday . O.
6. News: Allan . Marc D. . Studio's fine, but Big Head Todd prefers road . The Indianapolis Star . 4 Apr 1993 . G5.
7. Sister Sweetly by Big Head Todd & The Monsters . Billboard . Mar 20, 1993 . 105 . 12 . 64.
8. News: Snider . Eric . Big Head Todd and the Monsters: Sister Sweetly . St. Petersburg Times . 16 Mar 1993 . 5B.
9. Web site: Big Head Todd and the Monsters . Trouser Press . 15 December 2022.