Success (The Posies album) explained

Success
Type:	studio
Artist:	The Posies
Cover:	Posies-success.jpg
Released:	18 February 1998
Studio:	Egg Studios, Seattle, Washington
Genre:	Alternative rock
Label:	PopLlama^[1]
Prev Title:	Amazing Disgrace
Prev Year:	1996
Next Year:	2000

Success is an album by the Seattle alternative rock band the Posies, released in 1998.^{[2] [3]} The band broke up after the album's release; they regrouped in 2005.^[4]

Critical reception

AllMusic called Success "the most laid-back album the Posies have recorded to date; freed of the glossy production of their Geffen years and of the major label pressure to record a 'hit,' they turned out an album that was more immediate, more relaxed, and more theirs."

Track listing

All songs by Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow.^[5]

1. "Somehow Everything"
2. "You’re the Beautiful One"
3. "Looking Lost"
4. "Fall Apart With Me"
5. "Placebo"
6. "Who to Blame"
7. "Start a Life"
8. "Friendship of the Future"
9. "Grow"
10. "Farewell Typewriter"
11. "Every Bitter Drop"
12. "Fall Song"

Personnel

Credits adapted from Discogs^[5]

The Posies

• Jon Auer - guitar, synthesizer, vocals
• Ken Stringfellow - guitar, vocals
• Joe Skyward - bass
• Brian Young - drums

Production

• Conrad Uno, Johnny Sangster, The Posies - producer, mixing
• Mark Guenther - mastering

Artwork and Design

• Rusty Willoughby - cover art, design
• Bootsy Holler - photography

Notes and References

1. The Posies Bloom Again Thanks to Box Set - Rolling Stone. Rolling Stone. 2 November 2000.
2. Web site: The Posies Biography, Songs, & Albums. AllMusic.
3. Web site: Hitless In Seattle. https://web.archive.org/web/20201124070859/http://www.mtv.com/news/821207/hitless-in-seattle/. dead. November 24, 2020. MTV News.
4. Book: Earles, Andrew. Gimme Indie Rock: 500 Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981-1996. September 15, 2014. Voyageur Press. 9780760346488. Google Books.
5. Web site: The Posies - Success. 28 March 2022. Discogs.com.