The Fourth World (album) explained

The Fourth World
Type:studio
Artist:Kara's Flowers
Cover:The Fourth World Cover.jpg
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Label:Reprise
Producer:Rob Cavallo
Prev Title:We Like Digging?
Prev Year:1994
Next Title:Songs About Jane
Next Year:2002

The Fourth World is the debut studio album and major label debut by the band Kara's Flowers, who later became Maroon 5. The album contains 11 tracks, plus one bonus track on the Japanese edition.

Following their 1994 self-released demo album We Like Digging?, Kara's Flowers signed with Reprise Records, teamed up with the people who worked with Green Day and released The Fourth World on August 19, 1997.[4] The band had little success with the album and parted with the record label two years later. They continued to explore different musical styles until finally coming together again with James Valentine under the name Maroon 5.[5]

Soap Disco

The lead single, "Soap Disco", was released on July 22, 1997. A music video was produced for the single, depicting the group walking through a park and performing in an orange and green room.[6] A storm appears at the end of the video. The video was directed by Mark Kohr (who has directed music videos for Alanis Morissette and Green Day). The video made airplay on 120 Minutes. The song was included in Volume 50 of CMJ New Music Monthly.[7]

The band made an appearance from the television series Beverly Hills, 90210, where they performed the song in the episode "Forgive and Forget".[8]

Critical reception

Giving the album a B+, Tom Lanham with Entertainment Weekly said the "optimistic, lyrically awkward kids spend 10 more happy tracks turning the tables on lethargic slacker cynicism, with Green Day producer Rob Cavallo bridling all that youthful zeal."

Personnel

Kara's Flowers

Additional musicians

Production

Release history

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DateEditionFormatLabel
United StatesAugust 19, 1997StandardCDReprise[9]
JapanOctober 5, 1997WEA Japan[10]
United StatesMay 25, 2004ReissueRhino Entertainment[11]
VariousJanuary 24, 2020LimitedVinylMusic on Vinyl[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Buss . Bryan . Kara's Flowers - "The Fourth World" . . July 19, 2020.
  2. Book: Cafarelli, Carl . Gary . Graff . Daniel . Durchholz . 1998 . MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide . Kara's Flowers. . Detroit . 623.
  3. Web site: S. R. Kheas . Stand Out Albums: Kara’s Flowers ‘The Fourth World’ (1997) . Late To The Game . 23 July 2023 . 5 February 2019.
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20030430021313/http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/kara_s_flowers/artist.jhtml VH1.com: Kara's Flowers Artist Page
  5. allmusic: Kara's Flowers
  6. Web site: Gone Digital: Army of Lovers, Matt Bianco, Steve Forbert, Kara's Flowers, and The Monochrome Set. Rhino Entertainment. August 18, 2020. August 17, 2023.
  7. Web site: CMJ New Music Monthly Volume 50 October 1997 . Discogs . 23 July 2023 . October 1997.
  8. Web site: Adam Levine's First Band, Kara's Flowers, Appeared on What '90s Drama?. Wetprint. August 10, 2018.
  9. Web site: Kara's Flowers – The Fourth World. Rate Your Music. August 8, 2023.
  10. Web site: ja: カーラズ・フラワーズ (フォース・ワールド). Kara's Flowers – The Fourth World. Discogs. August 8, 2023.
  11. Web site: Kara's Flowers : Fourth World CD (2004) - Rhino. Oldies.com. August 8, 2023.
  12. Web site: Kara's Flowers – The Fourth World (Limited Edition). Music on Vinyl. August 8, 2023.

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