eighth studio album weird released completion previous album deep end written original songs planned use release new album eventually titled reference music festival consisted seven original songs parodies produced parody singles park bedrock anthem song park hit canadian magazine record single chart album original creations talk soup tune originally intended replace theme song television harvey wonder requested specials music video compilation entitled videos released following year contained videos eponymous album videos park animated entirely style received nomination grammy award best short form music video 37th grammy awards losing love strong rolling_stones met average negative reception release critics commenting album touch contemporary music video offering received similarly lukewarm response nonetheless album certified gold united_states recording_industry_association_of_america end year peaking number billboard went double platinum canada production background album deep end best selling album weird revived career displayed credibility evolving artist commercial failures work party feature film time production deep end nearing completion written original songs eventually included fearing track outdated time album rearranged deep end allow song released album saving king king released deep end like single case wasn going album recorded album original songs talk soup harvey wonder end july recorded remaining tracks aside eventually decided title new album reference music festival dinosaur album booklet designed david worked previously singer dare stupid video released october united_states globally versions included notice distinguishing official park film soundtrack cover designs similar japanese edition contained bonus track singing park japanese music video compilation album entitled videos released february contained videos park bedrock anthem originals contains seven original songs tracks young dumb ugly frank meant stylistic parodies early work respectively wanted parody heavy metal music genre time avoiding repetition spinal tap ended final product sang register high singing voice song modern electronics described neighborhood eponymous character new television song talk soup man desires television tell world strange life originally commissioned new theme entertainment television producers approved lyrics enjoyed final result decided king track intended deep end written song guy incredibly famous kinda stupid starts taking way seriously included harvey wonder short tune appearances receiving numerous requests include album parodies single park parody jimmy song park performed richard harris hearing radio recalling enjoyed previous pairing contemporary film classic song came idea tune based recently released park film received permission park author michael director steven_spielberg produce track music video collaborated animators mark scott produce feature parodied scenes movie song comedic retelling film plot interspersed visit park music video directed came original concept ideas shots said directors came half ideas collaboration having wanted write tribute focused energy creating song hoped current impending release live action film order collect sound bites animation characters watched episodes original parody red hot bridge away resulting song comedic tribute program ended second single released directed video single featured scenes band members playing song bedrock dressed characters final single song parody billy ray cyrus heart lists things experience having listen original track parody received radio play country music stations united_states proceeds track donated united cerebral cyrus felt song little bit mean spirited parody edge discusses grown song recorded album deadline sent requests artists parodies songs went replied recorded month rest tracks finalized months prior album release album includes medley staple albums called bohemian unlike previous featured portions multiple songs bohemian contains tune queen bohemian entire song reception critical reception critical response ranged average negative rolling_stone album guide earned stars ranked mediocre good anthony buffalo news gave album stars claiming weird gets laugh rock roll barry allmusic hand criticized album failing engage contemporary musical trends said sounds sloppy like compilation old sides christopher daily vault agreed calling album rushed incredible disappointment said lows career limited praise directed songs album song claimed moments reference album tune mark washington_post wrote doesn sound different original entertainment_weekly felt overall videos amusing referred video park clever magazine gave collection overall grade argued parodies original material instead new elements video park nominated grammy award best short form music video 37th grammy awards lost video love strong rolling_stones nonetheless received attention animation festivals worldwide use effects commercial performance released october certified gold recording_industry_association_of_america december representing sales units video compilation released february went gold united_states august representing sales units canada album went gold november platinum january double platinum february representing sales units respectively album peaked number united_states billboard chart october produced charting singles canada park hit record single chart track listing following adapted album liner notes credits personnel charts certifications singles


modern life rubbish modern life rubbish second studio album english alternative rock band released debut album leisure commercially successful faced severe media backlash soon release fell public favour group returned unsuccessful tour united_states poorly received live performances rising popularity rival band diminished status threat dropped food records album underwent image championed frontman band incorporated influences traditional british guitar pop groups small faces resulting sound melodic produced featuring brass backing vocalists lyrics modern life rubbish use poignant humour ray davies characterisation investigate dreams traditions suburban england according writer david modern life rubbish moderate chart success album peaked number singles taken album charted applauded music press album rhetoric group fortunes post leisure slump modern life rubbish regarded defining releases scene chart topping follow ups great escape saw emerge britain leading pop acts background inspired debut album leisure charting record according nme band acceptable pretty face bands emerged manchester thing started run steam scene soon began fade according guardian exposed trend duly caught wrath backlash following fall public favour group found debt mainly hired new manager chris morrison losses sent record label food united_states tour coincide start tour released single new release showcased significant change musical direction traded derived sound influenced 60s british guitar pop single failed break diminished profile date tour united_states left complete disarray according writer david dismayed american audiences response music group frequently drank members broke fist fights tour band contempt american later wrote frontman started miss simple things england listened tape english pop group tour return england group discovered attention music press shifted newcomers success displeased words inclined feel record sold human poor live shows members performed drunk particular gig featured received performance bill danger dropped food recording america desire prove worth told mojo important life felt popularity american music enjoying britain time soon run steam argued renaissance classic british pop album singer felt finally found musical identity everybody convinced new british centric manifesto food records owner david particular strongly disagreed got fierce arguments proposed change image finally relented food gave ahead work second album choice producer andy began work church studio end owned keyboardist dave stewart pairing didn work bassist alex james described sessions disaster added good parts wasn sexy band successfully recorded songs wary working conditions resumed work second album chance meeting producer stephen street previously worked band single way street producing album recorded mix material spanning period immediately release leisure tour band members pleased recording session results hearing songs told band committing artistic suicide response gave food completed album december label told group album unfit release add potential singles complied christmas day wrote song tomorrow tomorrow food concerns american label voiced discontent hearing finished tapes album band recorded chemical world thought increase rubbish american appeal refused demand recording album american producer popular time work music lyrical themes modern life rubbish sound highly influenced traditional guitar pop british bands jam small faces album songs explore number styles punk rock neo chemical world music hall sunday sunday opening track tomorrow according nme bored stops singing graham usual guitar accompaniment water sound leisure nme described pub piano knees gets guitars drums songs album melodic produced supplemented brass section string arrangements backing vocals offer contrast songwriting allmusic noted guitar tears song open unpredictable melodic lines layers translucent hypnotic effects work creates great tension alex james bass biting humor ray davies bitterness paul lyrics modern life rubbish social commentary satire contemporary suburban english life rubbish celebrates modern british life takes cynical look middle class existence overt anglo album retaliation american popular culture james later explained ing scary american thing ing big fingers america nme summarised theme concept album london odyssey strange lost dreams opening windows breathing petrol village green preservation society come home find car park place packaging album title derives graffiti painted road london created group phrase reflected rubbish past accumulated time creativity told journalist john harris thought phrase significant comment popular culture anarchy disdain america time album working title britain versus america painting steam locomotive album cover stock image design obtained photo library halifax according design week magazine painting evoked feel william pre war britain inside packaging oil canvas band dressed tube train album lyric sheets feature songs chord hand written guitar player graham explained attempt let people know old fashioned write songs total guitar magazine attributed inclusion chords keen guitar playing release reception promote modern life rubbish food released tomorrow album lead single april single showcased new sound attitude performed moderately charts reaching number weeks later modern life released announcement album release included press photo featured phrase british image members dressed mixture attire time imagery viewed racially british music press quiet concerns subsequently released british image photo camp pre war aristocratic tea party album peaked number album chart months food issued charting singles chemical world sunday sunday support record modern life managed sell copies time nonetheless mood camp positive band felt accomplished bassist alex james told writer david modern life rubbish successful record achieved set achieve thought shit modern life rubbish released united_states american record label december seven months album release delay alternative music department closed manager chris morrison later asked said girl left despite fears modern life overt lost american market insisted marketing album stations aimed airplay label largely ignored morrison arguments best chance exposure america court college radio stations strategy list album developing artist price dollars standard send band intensive tour target modern rock airplay debut single chemical world record company believed help expand base audience bought leisure eventually open radio feel record added additional songs track listing including plan fared poorly modern life barely impact album didn chart billboard sold copies sharp decline compared units leisure shifted modern life rubbish received british music press nme reviewer paul moody enthusiastic record rated seven felt album faults surveyor impressed unlike peers thrown old clothes stormed man land guns moody praised improvement lyrics hitherto song contest entries like great works poetry david roberts favourable star review called modern life infectious contemporary little england way highly coloured pop past roberts placed leading contender vacant crown guitarist johnny american publications spoke favourably modern life writing chicago_tribune rock critic greg_kot felt album vast improvement leisure found highly derivative genre leisure prepares listener modern life rubbish wrote going describe album song cycle superior studio experiments louis post dispatch writer paul commended having taken bold step modern life backward pointed attempt communion past masters smart satirical brit pop concluded positive review album calling series pleasant surprises offers numerous signs great things come aftermath legacy august set tea tour promote modern life rubbish named lyric chemical world tour success reclaimed popularity key performance year reading festival according david brilliant tour performed number songs end group follow album saw expanding themes sounds explored modern life rubbish nme described modern life rubbish older brother bigger funnier debuted number charts helped emerge britain popular acts jim wrote guardian year dismissed english embraced exactly reasons modern life rubbish great escape formed later referred life trilogy albums revolving british themes modern life rubbish remains highly regarded critics seen early defining releases genre dominate british pop music mid-1990s writing guardian john harris called album 1990s influential records stephen_thomas_erlewine allmusic felt modern life rubbish established heir british pop small faces jam new era british pop mark wrote radar magazine following modern life rubbish wave bands followed footsteps cool british track listing songs written graham alex james dave tomorrow zeal pressure julian star shaped blue jeans chemical world sunday sunday water miss america villa turn resigned commercial break american release american release modern life rubbish features altered track listing american label records preferred group original demo chemical world included album instead stephen street produced version according select magazine defeated object recording heavy rock song place inserted turn resigned refused include british version modern life disappointed public reaction song released single thought didn fucking want place graham explained select going american version features tracks seconds silence tracks followed tomorrow sides cows come home peach hidden tracks personnel vocals piano keyboards graham guitar backing vocals alex james bass guitar dave drums stephen street producer sunday sunday villa steve producer sunday sunday villa simon sunday sunday villa john smith engineer producer commercial break miss america resigned producer water producer commercial break miss america resigned kick horns brass sunday sunday kate john star shaped


english enter world studio album american pop singer released emi latin released september years music collection bonus tracks spoken liner notes family friends band album production postponed relationship guitarist chris garnered disapproval father manager threatened group record creation complicated tour overran slightly result appearance ballad singer brother music producer returned main songwriter album assisted lead keyboardist backup singer pete incorporates music critically praised musical diversity mexican song signature song best known songs peaked number latin regional mexican airplay chart success latin music world tells story teen romance peaked number latin regional mexican airplay chart months songs album remarked music critics peaked number latin regional mexican albums_chart consecutive months album sold copies year album female vocalist certified gold latin type recording_industry_association_of_america platinum latin type double platinum disco december representing shipments copies united_states received positive reviews critics agreed breakthrough album helped gain acceptance mexico music critics compared songs works diana ross gore promote album embarked worldwide tour won prestigious album year orchestra award music awards regional mexican album year awards production development released november decided postpone recording songs album continued short lived tour booked performance el_salvador sing duet singer ballad time involved relationship rock guitarist chris asked join backing band los relationship began soon joined band father manager like believing children clean image dismissed band warned face having los disbanded ignored father wishes continued meet secretly april accepted relationship feeling pressure decided release mexican music influenced album brother producer music iii returned main songwriter band members lead keyboardist pete backup singer helped songwriting album charge music pre production album composition song structure lyrical content written produced iii pete released album promotional single iii inspired write song leaving dry goods store saw old broken car told joe band keyboardist wanted write song vehicle assisted iii spanish translation phrase broken car determining correct expression general theme inspired month later iii bought buying dry goods corner store girlfriend began complaining car waiting line girl store joined conversation commented date iii felt nice car iii inspired write comical song moral took band months finish song incorporates mexican regional latin song elements piano synthesizer woven rhythm song howard news register stated scene san_antonio express news stated lyrical content story lines tale teen romance released lead single written produced iii additional writing contributions iii stated interview written texas staying hotel night going houston following morning hotel iii melody stuck head liked looking outside saw group poor trying sell plastic flowers people streets basis song flower iii immediately wrote hook chant tour bus iii sat work song took hour minutes complete sister thought distinct style band noticeable songs played radio stations mario dallas morning news said career launching hit austin american wrote popular songs metaphor beautiful delicate creature helped dominate latin music charts immensely popular mexico mexican americans liked citizens received critics song describes woman boyfriend love woman wants message song people love partner truly love 13th music awards picked best song single won award peaked number latin regional mexican airplay chart song recorded solo act peak number signature song soon released second promotional single written produced iii song styles song violin musical instrument foundation mario dallas morning news stated song heart boasted emotional delivery richard newsday believed emotional vocal purity helped international hit song describes bitter woman telling boyfriend broke better woman desperate telling boyfriend love like song peaked number hot latin tracks number latin regional mexican airplay charts released final promotional single written produced iii written common time performed key minor beats minute song incorporates rock fusion soul contemporary mario dallas morning news wrote crafted catchy played song describes woman constantly man loves determine reality decision solely based man makes woman anxious peaked number hot latin tracks songs stated interview iii wanted record las rock influenced song album changed style days confessed doubling guitar solos song las said harmony song reminded home family styles track said iii gone house looked songs written iii instantly liked chorus tour bus iii rewrote draft asked come different scenarios iii liked san_antonio express news wrote hot little described song successful hit denver post stated missing baby best english song song news stated displays gore voice missing baby displays wonderful voice pilot said missing baby built hooks recall diana ross missing tribute billboard wrote song ballad incorporate styled melody pop vocals missing baby peaked number hot latin tracks remix version found dreaming peaked number rhythmic airplay chart release released emi latin certified gold latin type recording_industry_association_of_america according lee book mexico united_states album sold maria wrote book album sold copies year album female artist sell copies sold copies mexico male artists market album received critics broke barrier male dominated latin genre july sold copies certified platinum certified double platinum latin type disco december representing shipments copies united_states album certified gold standard shipments copies united_states mexico certified triple gold representing shipments copies peaked number latin regional mexican albums_chart september consecutive months murdered debuted number billboard chart helped female artist place albums simultaneously billboard album peaked number peaked number latin albums_chart positioned number billboard latin regional mexican albums time chart tour promote album embarked worldwide tour called tour began city oklahoma performed cities oklahoma thirteen cities texas cities new_mexico seven cities california cities florida venue louisiana tennessee nevada overall performed venues tour previous tours performed mexican cities time toured country broke attendance records demand el_salvador appearing duet singer time performed concerts ask man volunteer stage acted central theme song opened music awards performance duet backup singer band pete music awards performed short version collaboration critical reception music critics believed breakthrough album bruce dallas morning news stated brand infectious pop attracted sizable audience appealing voice stated strengthened mario dallas morning news wrote marked acceptance pop latin music mario dallas morning news stated feature los backing band album undoubtedly solo star making turn newsletter allmusic wrote crystal clear vocals dynamic stage presence music premier performers years named female entertainer female vocalist year years straight music awards tracks include las wrote brother grew listening classic pop disco genres stated album consistently satisfying wonderfully diverse gave examples songs album central theme boyfriend beat old car spirited kiss anthem fan favorite missing baby street smart fiery club rhythms stated credit iii helped challenge boundaries music includes international hit highlighted pleading vocal delivery lost love lyrics track listing personnel credits taken album liner notes managerial performance credits vocals visuals imagery instruments technical production charts certifications weekly charts awards nominations


chronic chronic debut studio album american hip hop recording artist released december record label death row records distributed priority records recording sessions album took place june death row studios los_angeles mastering hollywood album named slang term high grade cover homage rolling papers solo album departed hip hop group label ruthless records financial dispute chronic included subtle direct insults ruthless owner member solo album features appearances album launch pad solo career release chronic received acclaim music critics earned considerable commercial success album peaked number billboard certified triple platinum recording_industry_association_of_america sales million copies united_states led best selling american performing artists production noted funk rap chronic widely regarded important influential albums 1990s regarded fans peers produced hip hop albums time music production production chronic seen innovative ground breaking received universal acclaim critics allmusic commented efforts established patented funk sound fat parliament beats soulful backing vocals live instruments rolling synths years virtually impossible hear mainstream hip hop wasn affected way patented funk unlike hip hop acts bomb squad sampled heavily utilized samples song rolling_stone greatest artists time listed number kanye_west wrote album production quality chronic hip hop equivalent wonder songs key life measure album jon new_york_times described production writing register synthesizer bass lines openly emulate parliament upper end lone keyboard line wide open spaces hold rhythm guitar sparse keyboard chords observed songs simpler east_coast rap decisively expanded hip hop audience suburbs point mainstream hip hop primarily party music example boys angry politically charged example public enemy clan consisted entirely samples new musical style lyrics hip hop beats slower samples late 1970s early 1980s funk music mixing early influences original live instrumentation distinctive genre known funk created lyrics album lyrics caused controversy subject matter included violent representations noted album frightening inner city street gangs includes sexual politics violent revenge scenarios members addressed album ice cube second single fuck wit day shouted album intro band mate resulted vicious lyrics mainly aimed enemy homosexual implications noted spirited rhymes words song offensive creatively offensive rapper significant role album praised lyrics flow mentioned coupled inventive rhymes distinctive style superstar released recording involvement important album success production new_york_times remarks delivers rhymes content growing poor surrounded violence having served months county jail outside los_angeles cocaine possession gave experiences draws later commented reality lyrics stating raps incidents saw happen close know rap don know hear rapping bachelor degree know street life everyday life reality singles singles released album fuck wit day let ride released single january peaked number billboard hot number hot hip hop singles tracks hot rap singles sold million copies recording_industry_association_of_america riaa certified platinum march song nominated best rap performance duo group grammy awards lost planets rebirth slick cool like steve allmusic named funk single added sound style performances like 90s hip hop scene praised performance stating flow relaxed massively confident capable rapid fire tongue laid time today critically commercially lauded hip hop rap songs time rated best song time sixth best hip hop rap song voted vh1 poll 13th best song 1990s fuck wit day everybody released second single like previous single hit multiple charts reached number billboard hot number hot hip hop singles tracks sold units riaa certified gold october allmusic writer steve stated song classic hip hop single citing production uniting signature synth melodies halting descending bass line snare soulful female vocals background alluded stating attitude laid delivery projecting control sounded lazy wasn helped establish don damn persona track contains direct insults rappers east_coast rapper tim dog live crew member luke ice cube let ride released cassette single september experienced moderate success charts reaching number billboard hot number hot rap singles song won best rap solo performance grammy awards song time magazine noted verses delivered intimidating ease songs feel like dusk wide open boulevard possibility menace commercial performance album sold million copies united_states certified times platinum riaa november second album follow album certified platinum album appeared music charts peaking billboard number peaking hip hop albums number chronic spent months billboard album singles billboard singles peaked number billboard hot number hot rap singles hot singles charts fuck wit day everybody single different charts including hot singles number hot number chronic didn chart albums_chart years original release peaked number july sold copies chronic entered charts peaking ireland albums number albums number critical reception chronic received universal widespread critical acclaim contemporary music critics rolling_stone nelson wrote album drops raw realism pays tribute hip hop entertainment_weekly said storms rage confidence social realism ugly source claimed slick esque style produces new ground west_coast album innovative progressive hip hop package missed usa_today found prowess beat master street preacher gold los_angeles_times wrote rappers lack quick wit rhythmic par brian wilson gold argued samples beats instrumental work finished album fidelity records played million times unlike productions east_coast hip hop mixed review greg_kot chicago_tribune viewed album superficial entertainment felt combines street equal measure robert_christgau writing village_voice dismissed easy listening bad pop music innovation departure sampling inspired contemporary funk soundtracks led combine bass lines high sustain basically irritating sound context fantasy reality self loss best approaches felt brutal lyrical threats vague lacked detail found rhymes dull unlike select gave album rating finding album strong releases gangster rap artists ice cube mob stating chronic musically sharp lyrically smart review concluded album sounded like pedestrian bits predator better release released retrospective reviews album positive jon new_york_times said chronic life sound like party occasionally interrupted allmusic steve compared inspiration george clinton stating funky better feel hook landed rap pop charts writer winning named album masterpiece california rap track track funk gems rolling_stone greatest albums time noted rhymes smooth bass heavy production style laid delivery unknown rapper time magazine states created sound defined early urban way defined detroit writing rolling_stone album guide said chronic features system beats designed rumble matter fact violence lyrics blows smoke filled mind accolades let ride nominated 36th grammy awards winning best rap solo performance year readers hip hop connection voted fourth best album time leading magazine speculate years time remembered best rap album time chronic included vibe magazine essential albums 20th century ranked number rap albums time rolling_stone ranked number list greatest albums time record ranked number spin magazine greatest albums 90s ranked number thirty greatest albums source magazine originally gave album half added source best rap albums later revealed everybody magazine knew instant classic music editor time strict policy staying away perfect rating mtv networks listed chronic greatest hip hop album history time magazine ranked greatest albums time listed book albums hear die retrospective issue magazine awarded chronic perfect rating influence having split solo album established biggest hip hop stars era yahoo music writer wrote album impact status hip hop time stating considerable reputation based release alongside production technique early work thinks rapping tracks beats assembled chronic brought funk mainstream genre defined slow bass beats melodic synthesizers topped funk samples female vocals laid lyrical delivery referred lazy album takes slang term premium grade chronic album cover homage rolling papers robert_christgau said stand respects chronic influence album launched careers west_coast hip hop artists including warren pursued successful commercial careers chronic widely regarded album defined west_coast hip hop demonstrated rap commercial potential multi platinum established funk popular sound hip hop music years release producing major albums drew heavily production style album success established death row records dominant force 1990s hip hop released times remastered remastered enhanced stereo videos chronic lit bonus dvd containing minute interview unreleased tracks singles fuck wit day best selling video game grand theft auto san fictional radio station radio los track listing songs produced personnel charts certifications


mariah carey album mariah carey self titled debut studio album american singer songwriter mariah carey released june columbia_records music incorporates range contemporary genres mix slow ballads dance tracks originally carey wrote songs ben solely constituted demo tape altered partially sung signed columbia songs final cut album aside carey worked range professional writers producers hired columbia ceo tommy mariah carey featured production writing lawrence wake michael record producers time carey conceived album reconstructed original demo tape release album received generally positive reviews music critics complimented carey voice technique album content commercial success topping billboard album chart consecutive weeks mariah carey certified times platinum recording_industry_association_of_america riaa denoting shipments million copies united_states album experienced similar success canada topped charts certified seven times platinum mariah carey fared worldwide territories reaching netherlands australia new_zealand norway sweden united_kingdom worldwide album sold million copies singles released album number hits hot vision love chosen album lead single topping charts canada new_zealand united_states song critically lauded regarded strongest debut singles female singer album second single love takes time received peaked charts canada following singles someday don wanna cry reaching number carey artist jackson singles charts united_states background year old carey moved mother house long_island small apartment manhattan demo tape consisting songs written high school years ben carey record deal struggled draw attention record executives new_york working jobs continued writing producing music making changes additions demo months difficulty carey met singer soon began singing eventually began hearing described carey voice sessions noticed gifted voice realized carey capable achieving success needed help break mainstream music night took carey record industry gala attempting convince record label executive listen demo jerry president atlantic records took notice carey handed record tommy quickly grabbed tape insisting deal project got later evening played carey demo quickly realized talent discovered quickly returned event discouraged carey left week tracking management got touch carey brought columbia_records meeting carey mother time said heard saw mariah absolutely doubt way destined super stardom brief meetings carey signed columbia december assumed position sony parent label columbia began taking company stages change felt important label success discover young talented female vocalist rival whitney houston records pop star match madonna signed records time felt carey represented confidence carey led hire range talented known musicians songwriters assist carey demo create new material wake michael lawrence recording composition carey ben began writing prior carey signing composed fourteen songs seven earned place album originally carey planned produce entire album idea label permit album carey worked range producers writers including ben lawrence michael wake walter continue working extensively working carey future projects production album began carey worked new_york produced don wanna cry described carey shy noted professional age additionally carey wrote got way recording session wake session wrote songs produced song album flying new_york working carey voice collaborated transforming demo songs commercial recordings took place studios san california work lawrence carey traveled new_york studio presented demo vision love written years prior lawrence saw potential song think early stages described song sound having fifties sort shuffle according lawrence carey needed contemporary sound met studio alongside producer chris added new arrangement original chord progression carey changed song melody key added drum notes arrangement including additional guitar bass notes carey worked don wanna cry worked songs decided slow tempo create crying type ballad according featured direct inspiration gospel genres completed song lawrence noted carey said finishing song returned studio following week order correct line troubled original songs gave someday wake favorite start loved song right beginning mariah called day said love want great glad called recording carey revealed song came existence working demo studio began playing different notes electric keyboard carey directed chord changes providing chorus lyrics melody mind carey great vocal performance according artist voice split ornaments thought remove song recording wake impressed vocal claiming fit perfectly debut album completed mastered carey wrote love takes time ben said sort thing began working work tape recorded quick demo piano vocal demo played live piano sang carey mini tour states playing piano player singers company plane played demo love takes time columbia_records president don important guys plane said tommy bobby carey told song career maker album protested album mastered intended ballad release demo sent producer carey flew west work michael tracks album tommy don impressed work gave executive staff producer job label guess right choice tommy called day remembers said got mariah carey album song ben wrote phenomenal want try album said want said couple days ready cut couldn believe opportunity produced time demo close wanted finished product according cut song music basics day reason deadline gon miss thing got tape recorded got plane went new_york vocals backgrounds practically sang night came studio afternoon fix line quickly engineer jon got plane tape went studio mixed day process day half music kind like day vocals day mixing heard columbia executives soon received mix wanted carey vocal little remix quickly completed producer asked song debut album told going best copies album printed love takes time listed cassette compact disc liner notes song cassette original copies record didn time print song laughs song doesn song actually strong stop pressing don know throw away copies critical reception album received positive reviews music critics allmusic called album extremely impressive described songs smooth sounding ballads uplifting dance cuts concluded review collection songs acting future successes carey establishes strong standard comparison breakthrough artists genre critics expressed mariah carey impressive debuts year praising songs lyrics carey voice songwriting billboard gave album positive review calling impressive debut writing carey convincingly opportunities display incredible vocal range memorable tracks popular vision love rolling_stone gave album praise writing carey debuted album uplifting dance pop ballads song composition credited carey providing opportunity wide vocal range american critic robert_christgau gave album mixed review writing gets political brave young attack war sorrow couldn accept aware sticks doesn know love mariah carey nominated grammy award album year vision love received nominations categories song year record year best female pop vocal performance carey won best female pop vocal performance received award best new artist chart performance mariah carey entered billboard number reached fourth week album topped chart 36th week carey exposure 33rd annual grammy awards stayed consecutive weeks date longest stay number carey career remained weeks billboard weeks mariah carey certified times platinum riaa december album sold copies united_states according nielsen_soundscan began counting sales january best selling album united_states canada album peaked number canadian rpm albums_chart week april date mariah carey certified seven times platinum canadian recording industry association denoting shipments copies album peaked number australia went double platinum finished sixth aria charts end albums week september mariah carey entered albums_chart peak number spending weeks fluctuating chart album certified platinum british_phonographic_industry bpi denoting shipments copies november album sold million copies worldwide singles vision love single released album popular critically praised songs carey career additionally vision love credited bringing use 1990s inspiring future talents vision love nominated grammy awards best female pop vocal performance won record year song year song received soul train music award best soul single female songwriter award bmi pop awards united_states peaked number billboard hot week august staying atop chart consecutive weeks vision love topped singles chart canada new_zealand appeared australia ireland netherlands united_kingdom aside chart success song lauded music critics retrospective review album entertainment_weekly called song inspired complimented carey use whistle register song additionally rolling_stone said strings notes songs like vision love inspired entire american idol vocal school better worse virtually female singer bill_lamb said vision love best songs mariah recording career simply stunning debut releases pop recording artist love takes time served album second single song carey second single singles chart united_states chart canada song achieved strong success love takes time barely charted inside new_zealand outside germany netherlands united_kingdom someday album single followed similar pattern love takes time topping chart canada australia peaked outside hit number france don wanna cry album fourth single topped charts united_states song carey fourth chart finishing number billboard year end chart aside peaking number canada charted number australia fifth single got way released united_kingdom peaked number promotion aside heavy marketing promotional campaign held sony music carey performed television programs award ceremonies europe carey televised appearance nba playoffs sang america beautiful soon performed vision love hall tonight september carey appeared good morning america performed cappella version vision love alongside billy scott ensemble vision love performed american television shows grammy awards european programs countdown netherlands united_kingdom carey performed vision love tours angels advocate tour remained absent set list promotion album continued carey follow singles love takes time performed hall carey televised performance tattoo club single mariah carey someday performed american music awards helped reach number united_states carey fourth single don wanna cry reached hot immediate promotion carey performed song music box tour promotion mariah carey ended sony released fifth single got way albums singles performed live carey short music box tour vision love don wanna cry performed carey asian european world tour track listing personnel charts certifications


fourth album american rock band released march records band second album bassist ben shepherd features new producer michael began work album touring support previous album continued departure band earlier releases displaying diverse range influences critical commercial success band breakthrough album debuted number billboard selling copies opening week reached high positions charts worldwide singles released album day tried live wave fell black days black hole sun won grammy awards helped reach mainstream popularity album nominated grammy award best rock album album certified times platinum riaa united_states sold million copies worldwide remains successful album enters lists best rock albums released recording began work album months finishing stint tour individual band members work material bring demos members band contribute frontman chris said band members allowed freedom past records observed band spent time writing arranging previous albums spent lot time working recording songs albums producer terry date band decided seek collaborator guitarist kim said thought change eventually settled producer michael didn trademark sound trying ideas band approved album recording sessions took place july september bad animals studio seattle washington according decent studio seattle console obvious use bad animals resident engineer adam went produce following albums assisted recording process took approach recording song time drum bass parts recorded song lay parts said getting know contributed length time spent working album band spent time experimenting different drum guitar sounds utilizing techniques resulting expansive production sound said michael sounds anal took lot time time sounds want record song sick tired playing tried add preferred musicians mold band sound billboard described band force giving impetus invest subtle power instance prior recording vocals black hole sun listen frank lasts songs approximately minutes according didn want argue cut took break middle recording open young day tour united_states band brought brien mix album felt band needed fresh pair ears brien come recommended pearl jam guitarist stone called mixing process bassist ben shepherd said fastest record composition songs captured metal influences band previous works showcasing group newly evolving style steve allmusic said band earlier punk influences rarely replaced surprisingly effective pop labeled album challenging versatile band previous releases songs album experimental diverse band previous recordings songs having middle eastern indian flavor example half sung shepherd songs beatles influence head black hole sun interview guitar world explained looked deep inside core souls little sitting sure like telling people john_lennon george_harrison look deep inside little wanting drummer matt cameron said experimentation album matter according club album michael stated achieve intensity sought influence european electronic music british twin dutch genre described music utilized alternative odd time signatures album songs black hole sun let performed drop tuning wreck employed tuning songs unorthodox wave day tried live tuning head half tuning like suicide performed tuning use odd time signatures varied wave uses fell black days wreck played day tried live alternate sections black hole sun said usually consider time signature song band written said use odd meters total accident lyrically album dark mysterious interpreted dealing issues substance abuse suicide depression running themes revenge fear loss death discovery inspired writings time commenting album lyrics said lot life death maybe like life good death gon better cameron said lyrics album big fuck world plea leave stated let crawling die fell black days realizing unhappy extreme black hole sun surreal wreck shame song day tried live trying step patterned closed 4th july talked concert saying killing boss coming work early morning cause special agenda going shoot fucking head conversely like suicide literal written bird flew window house found severely injured animal killed hitting brick end suffering song notable featuring performance street entertainer seattle title song credited bassist jeff pearl jam set movie singles produced list song titles fictional band featured movie took challenge write songs film titles acoustic demo version song appears movie said song people perceive packaging album cover art known screaming distorted photograph band members photographed kevin black white upside burning forest concerning artwork said relates birth way born dying getting know hardest thing nail visual image title like thing thought forest grey black associated images flowers lush colors opposite organic dark cold stories kid forests evil scary things opposed happy gardens camping pulse magazine interview said inspiration album title came video entitled added thought cool title heard saw inspired album saw limited release colored vinyl blue orange clear double sleeve release commercial performance breakout album earning band international recognition release march debuted number billboard album chart eventually closed year 13th best selling album million copies sold album certified times platinum riaa united_states times platinum canada gold united_kingdom sweden netherlands sold million copies worldwide estimated album spawned songs rom alive released 20th anniversary 20th anniversary reissue available deluxe versions deluxe edition package featuring remastered album disc consisting demos rehearsals sides super deluxe edition package featuring remastered album additional demos rehearsals sides fifth disc album mixed blu ray audio surround sound super deluxe edition packaged book cover liner notes david newly album artwork designed graham featured seen band photography kevin original vinyl tracks remastered vinyl jacket available addition singles associated sides newly interpreted artwork graham reissued record store day april set limited edition inch vinyl records critical reception received positive reviews critics said dealt heavy rock heavy guitar sound depth charge drumming includes measured moments rolling_stone_magazine impressed record range despite criticizing black hole sun half said best offers depiction despair jon new_york_times credited band trying conventional heavy metal actually tries audience breaking heavy metal genre barriers accept entertainment_weekly david wrote pumped deliver goods praised hard rock milestone boiling volcanic power record making 90s anxiety sets new standard called metal ann powers blender said album guitarist helps create rock template stands masterpiece village_voice critic robert_christgau mocked conceptual years felt lyrics lacked substance said improved composing arranging producing album easily best sensational catchy rip history retrospective review allmusic editor steve wrote obvious consciously styled ambition received nomination best rock album category grammy awards accolades critical acclaim garnered led inclusion lists greatest albums tour band began touring january oceania japan areas record came early band toured regions round touring ended february march band moved europe band began theater tour united_states opening acts late touring support doctors discovered severely strained vocal cancelled shows avoid causing permanent damage said think kinda playing nights week voice pretty took beating end american tour felt like kinda sing wasn giving band fair shake don buy ticket guy hours like kind rip band dates later track listing songs written composed chris noted album singles featured sides exit single sourced recording sessions cold bitch recorded recording sessions kyle petty son richard motorcycle loop fell black days single recorded stuart studios seattle kyle petty son richard later featured home alive compilation attention later appeared band album upside attempted recording sessions cameron said band wasn pleased recording attention came sessions instrumental entitled riff light hearted song called goes church recorded album rehearsals presumably recorded recording sessions released 20th anniversary super deluxe edition personnel chris vocals rhythm guitar kim lead guitar ben shepherd bass guitar drums percussion track backing vocals track lead vocals guitar track matt cameron drums percussion track track additional personnel april viola track track michael piano track production fred guidance track david collins mastering jason engineering cello track adam assistant engineering cover design drums percussion track studio assistance tony studio assistance brien mixing layout track production kevin band photography chart positions singles


debut studio album american west_coast hip hop artist released death row records records november album recorded soon following release landmark debut album chronic contributed significantly style developed album continued critics praised lyrical realism delivers album distinctive vocal flow despite mixed criticism album initially release earned recognition music critics significant albums 1990s important hip hop albums released like chronic distinctive sounds helped introduce hip hop style funk mainstream audience bringing forward west_coast hip hop dominant force early 1990s debuted number billboard chart sold copies week record debuting artist fastest selling hip hop album marshall included source magazine list best rap albums rolling_stone_magazine list essential recordings 90s placed album number greatest hip hop rap albums time album certified quadruple platinum recording_industry_association_of_america riaa november album sold million copies united_states million copies worldwide conception background came attention music industry vocal contributions chronic album considered transformed entire sound west_coast rap development later known funk sound chronic expanded rap profanity anti authoritarian lyrics multi layered samples taken funk records contributed vocals solo single deep cover led high degree anticipation hip hop release solo album chronic associated mainly prominently featured contain funk style production releases linked high number vocal contributions death row records artists including pound lady rage contain high density lyrics profanity lyrics addition albums viewed critics early funk classics described joined hip marked debut death row vocalist daughter jazz legend sam rap criticized extreme lyrics accused gang violence black black crime rappers responded simply describing realities life places california long beach california describing likewise points album realism extent based personal experience said rap don know hear rapping bachelor degree know street life everyday life reality explaining intentions claims feels role model young black men songs designed relate concerns little kids growing said easy wrong types things especially selling drugs seen like don don preach bring find explained dream pursue making album going try eliminate gang violence mission peace know lot power know don kill won kill recording recorded early death row studios produced style similar chronic critics called carbon copy collaborated music groups pound group accused taking sole recognition producing album alleged warren contributed substantially production project death row records founder knight stated pretty album credit signed fee said capable making beats help collaborators addressed issues warren stating beats produced record discussed track ain fun mentioning warren brought beat took level bruce williams closely affiliated discussed recording process time death row records stating going studio leave start beat beat starts pumping guys start everybody little drink smoke soon beat starts presence look room cat rapper grab pen start writing making beat time finished beat ready hit booth start young cats hungry wanted atmosphere couldn williams said album finished demand record distributors insisted album completed cancel album orders resulted mixing album hours enabled album released rolling_stone writer gold described produced beat scratch complete instrumental find likes old drum break loop gradually replace better tom tom sound kick drum sound beat bears relationship original incredible hulk bill gold described track progressed musicians adding song stating bass player instrument pops funky note bass line beat leaves watch cnn notes infinity smiling guy striped jersey plays nasty melody old synthesizer obsolete sort noise stocked samples comes spare piano chord record let clear throat layered groove happening breathing loud recording august arrested connection death member rival gang shot killed gang fight according charges rapper bodyguard lee shot drove vehicle rapper claimed self defense alleging victim stalking spent preparing case went trial late cleared charges february began work second album title significance album title alludes style sex position reference musician artwork artist joe cool represents themes covered album style implementation ideas critics believe artwork portrays woman merely hole filled man believe lyrical themes covers interpretation cover art lyrics convey refer self lifestyle drugs cars sex money artwork uses quotes george clinton single atomic dog quotes come dogs brick wall album cover feel like chase cat music production handling production praised critics allmusic writer stephen stated realized wasn time push limits funk instead decided musically creating easy rolling productions layers appear added beats laid funky continuing rolling_stone writer noted chronic slow heavy beats sonic representation angry depression accurate feedback high tempo curtis derived tracks went hooks nearly beats refuse songs nervous fearful exposure restless entertainment_weekly magazine david mentioned mix samples live music latest chronic gave texture depth continues turning growth weaving background singers rappers quirky samples trademark horror flick keyboard lines source magazine wrote brand funk common produced lyrics lyrics generally praised critics caused controversy acclaimed realism rhymes flow allmusic stephen commended saying hip hop greatest vocal record takes time playing flow words giving rhymes nearly melodic special unpredictable turns phrase evocative imagery distinctive addictive flow time magazine christopher john noted rapping isn catchy stated relaxed vocal style perfect match bass heavy producing voice snake way big beats ideas forward lyrics include adolescent urges freely talks casual sex smoking marijuana rival gang members time magazine remarked notions graphic points downright album stronger criminal life touches applied songs album covered gun play drug dealing new_york_times said lyrical concepts delivered terms critics said obsessed gangster kills lyrics depict black black crime inner cities lyrics involve terms woman expressions illustrates feeling oppression american society certain tracks pound speak group sex illustrating women lyrics depict drugs alcohol sex money methods escape oppression underside lifestyle results following lifestyle lyrics violent representations including murder aggressive behaviour generated controversy tucker national political congress black women named rap murder rape attributed content single released album november peaked number billboard hot hot hip hop singles tracks charts reached number hot rap singles largely recognised album leading single riaa certified gold february certified platinum later year reached number singles chart entered chart reaching number terms critical reception volume sales successful single date juice second single released january like previous single hit multiple charts reached number billboard hot number hot hip hop singles tracks number hot rap singles number singles chart riaa certified platinum april song nominated grammy awards best rap solo performance lost queen world released europe single june single officially released received radio airplay resulted position rhythmic chart music video produced single gained american video play won mtv video music award best rap video reached number singles chart murder case official singles received radio airplay charted rhythmic minute music video shot songs accompanying murder case soundtrack video won video year award source hip hop music awards juice nominated grammy awards best rap solo performance bonus track included album pressing later versions sample clearance issues gain rights use beats record company willing pay license fees samples later released death row compilation years death row episode listed cover included pressing considered original material single episode bears resemblance later song minutes seconds long episode later released chronic unreleased studio session long featuring george clinton long album sessions singing melody vocals dominating song extensively samples album electric war babies featured chorus song released death row lost sessions vol songs recorded tenure death row reception commercial performance debuted billboard number powered spectacular week sales units november album sold million copies united_states million copies worldwide certified times platinum recording_industry_association_of_america successful album following albums certified single double platinum appeared music charts peaking billboard hip hop albums number peaked number billboard january certified times platinum riaa record mildly successful europe reaching number sweden number germany number austria peaked number recording_industry_association_of_new_zealand album chart end album number billboard year end albums_chart number billboard year end hip hop albums_chart entered charts peaking ireland albums number september spent total weeks billboard album chart critical reception generally praised critics rolling_stone writer mentioned filled verbal vocal feats meet high expectations speeds minutes constant talk suicide hot line david entertainment_weekly noted low rider album date went grim bleak faced record set dead end tomorrow world cheap thrills stephen_thomas_erlewine allmusic stated chronic stand twin west_coast funk hip hop early 90s stylus magazine presented chronic article stated strong point compared album follow singles album tracks famous singles vibe magazine expressed ordinary impossible artist playful debut riding shotgun anthems soaked source magazine gave album rating said emerged rapper lived advance hype came work chronic discussed songs record stating murder case stroke near genius example total genius nme magazine called lead single pinnacle conquered went record album album received negative criticism allmusic mentioned album surprise offer wasn chronic christopher john noted little examination emotions feelings david spoke ain fun stating example musically lyrically album went easy impressed moment appalled renowned rock critic robert_christgau gave album rating signifies bad record details rarely merit thought upper level merely disappointing dull kelly observed record track homage rip george clinton atomic dog inclined touch let honest dull sleeve competes dream harder billy river dreams worst attached recent release despite initial mixed criticism critical perception album later improved earned accolades rankings critics best album lists review album reissue rating stars modern classic observed reviewer tom source magazine later gave album classic rating accolades information accolades attributed adapted lists influence hip hop music seen hip hop classic essential album credited defining west_coast hip hop shifting emphasis synth driven funk induced beats stated period album released rap sounded sweet album credited establishment lazy sacrificed lyrical complexity clarity rhythmic chronic album considered funk albums style rappers later years hip hop culture suggested writers publications considerably affected african american culture publications held rap genre responsible social problems sexual violence blamed rappers calling controversial lyrics keeping real problems sexual violence attributed lyrics women believe influenced black males hip hop artists including especially ice cube success held developing rap form genre articulated rage urban sense intense oppression defiant rebellion attained ability communicate free censorship allowed hip hop culture dominant style world mariah carey sampled song ain fun album rainbow remix featured writers best douglas noted rappers condemn violence directed celebrate embrace means self expression believe effect black black crime release music videos chronic enabled artists add visual illustrations lyrics generally involve driving south central los_angeles vehicle lowered suspension imagery lifestyle thought influenced young black males trying live lifestyle noted writer hip hop hold young black women videos highlight representation class race black contemporary urban america subsequent work generally considered best record addition highest charting best selling album later albums certified double platinum platinum gold game sold told certified triple platinum making second best selling album certified multi platinum differs following albums later work featured production multiple individuals reduced input shows shift funk production follow album involve left death row records result main beat maker album followed methods funk record initially sold received mixed reviews failed produce major hit single left death row joined limit records changing stage tenure label continued themes follow ups earlier songs juice subsequent studio albums paid cost boss rhythm masterpiece exhibited mainstream pop oriented theme new sounds remained hardcore featured plenty street commercial appeal releases included hit singles beautiful drop like hot signs credited returning funk roots established eighth studio album blue carpet treatment album noted hard funk record track listing songs produced cut tracks featuring omitted original sample clearance issues episode featuring listed track listing provided retailers album release feature album instrumental later warren track wit breaks album regulate funk era pair later recorded track entitled episode second studio album completely different original featuring george clinton recorded album sessions remaining unreleased inclusion compilation album death row lost sessions vol root evil featuring marie recorded album sessions remaining unreleased inclusion compilation album death row lost sessions vol instrumental later remix california love featuring single day featuring recorded album sessions remaining unreleased alternate version released pound compilation album personnel charts chart succession certifications release history


holly ivy holly ivy christmas album sixteenth overall american singer cole released october cole album featuring christmas music serves follow look cole produced album american music producer tommy worked unforgettable love holly ivy consists tracks including covers christmas standards original song written michael cole promoted album non traditional interviews performances release critics gave generally positive reviews album praising composition cole interpretations covered material album moderately successful united_states certified gold recording_industry_association_of_america riaa march sales shipments album peaked number billboard chart album spawned single blue christmas support album cole filmed television special cole traditional christmas state university new_york performing arts center purchase new_york premiered december background interview jet cole said idea recording christmas album started telephone producer longtime friend michael cole worked songs love album don look miss like crazy cole described telephone unexpected told got beautiful christmas song wrote met played blue christmas session agreed record christmas album cole described decision form christmas album leaving running april looking christmas songs cole expressed hope album remind fans true spirit holiday season wanted communicate christmas time families reflect wait holidays family cole twin sister cole said christmas eve magical time connect family holiday traditions main inspirations record came father christmas album magic christmas cole called album christmas albums heard described original version christmas song open fire sweet song imitated original christmas songs interview npr cole said beginning career thing wanted sing dad music took years career felt comfortable confident attempt singing father music album includes cover version father songs christmas song open fire tribute said album keeping holiday spirit family cole later record christmas song open fire posthumous duet father christmas album magic christmas song appears cole christmas album christmas cole collaborative christmas live album domingo celebration christmas composition holly ivy christmas album influenced gospel elements cole said wanted explore genres saying likes expand little staying true soulful roots described album non traditional album said silent night merry christmas baby wonderful gospel version joy world featuring friendly baptist church choir lot biography cole billboard identified album following album ing cole exploration american pop standards album opening track bells classic christmas song sassy sound second tracks covers king cole respectively fourth song blue christmas billboard called song soulful torch like christmas medley contains excerpts bell rock winter wonderland little drummer boy home christmas writer billboard picked pure blues merry christmas baby highlight album described cole interpretation seventh track joy world ing listeners church gospel flavored rendition writer billboard called eighth ninth tracks covers little boy santa forgot song christmas respectively tenth track cover silent night christmas song open fire final cover king cole album david entertainment_weekly described decision cover christmas song vocals father benefited song said worked better duet dead album concludes title track holly ivy called touching christmas ballad described cole vocal performance belonging promotion cole promoted holly ivy headlining special edition public broadcasting service pbs series great performances titled cole traditional christmas program directed birch filmed state university new_york performing arts center purchase new_york featured special appearances new_york restoration choir street character premiered december later released vhs home video cassette distributed warner music vision aired program christmas specials perry irish christmas christmas special cole television special christmas special served album primary promotional medium blue christmas released lead single album cole promoted single performance christmas special program received lukewarm reception critics chris los_angeles_times said program title misleading hard find bit commended 1960s influence reminiscent father christmas songs said special good live video counterpart album obvious inclusion christmas song john new_york_times gave negative review saying couple new songs forgettable describing cole performance somewhat production unable leave lasting impression viewers connor said cole rendition christmas song highlight cole father compared program perry irish christmas said level following cole death december pbs released statement saying grateful able capture cole extraordinary generations come great performances solo specials including christmas special reception critical response holly ivy released october received positive reviews music critics reviews frequently comparisons cole father album magic christmas allmusic robert taylor gave album stars said cole album classic quality dad christmas album described fine outing praised cole choice holiday classics lesser known songs little boy santa forgot blue christmas david entertainment_weekly gave album rating praising possible influence appearance frank ability usual tunes musicians winter wonderland like christmas eve wrote cole decision stay away traditionally christmas images sounds instead opt ing simple black evening dress cover comparison mariah carey merry christmas released year said cole voice stays warm material lowered overly arrangements billboard review edited paul peter described album christmas albums elegant set appeal season said album favorite music lovers season commercial performance holly ivy moderate commercial success united_states peaking billboard number billboard albums_chart number peaked number billboard catalog albums_chart january holly ivy peaked holiday albums number february roughly nineteen years release cole christmas album appear chart album certified gold recording_industry_association_of_america riaa denoting shipments copies track listing credits personnel following credits adapted allmusic managerial performance credits visuals imagery instruments production composition charts certifications release history follow release history adapted amazon allmusic


permanent record box permanent record box disc compilation box set songs weird album released brothers records label monetary projections fiscal year collects favorite songs studio albums collection includes alternate versions happy birthday new single headline news parody crash test peaked number billboard hot collection met positive critical reviews gathering best works box set high seller near end 1990s ranked purchased album volcano records artwork set lost collection went print refused scan existing copies album new ones fearing lead inferior product production release music writing original songs new album later released bad hair day label brothers records insisted release new record order meet monetary projections fourth fiscal quarter year explained unable finish new record time label decided release box set eventually named permanent record box label stipulated need record new single promote box set complied producing parody headline news spoof crash test appear second greatest_hits album songs appear record found studio albums unique version capitol records single version featured voice early album included incorrect version later subsequent version happy birthday included previously released independent rides bus finally disc contains single edit opposed version available original motion picture soundtrack stuff figured fans appreciate having versions available tile artwork permanent record box titles proposed favored label preferred parties unwilling yield eventually decided compromise release permanent record box album included detailed booklet written long time associate recording contract transferred brothers volcano late 1990s artwork set lost forcing set print noted label scan existing art boxed sets slightly inferior graphics want product usual standards reception critical response barry allmusic awarded album half stars argued greatest_hits album matches permanent record set best songs applauded parodies called eat like surgeon fat like defining wrote originals contained record overlooked equally entertaining christian rolling_stone album guide awarded album half stars denoting album averaged good excellent billboard magazine opined album remind consumers past parody targets spin magazine named album fourth essential comedy record writing album proof fifth grade smart rock star greater commercial performance box set released september january set worst selling album trailing studio releases compilation greatest_hits albums march record went print aforementioned loss artwork collection single headline news charted peaked number billboard bubbling hot singles chart corresponds position billboard hot track listing disc weird parody narrator talks obsession version capitol records version song rides bus john parody bites dust queen narrator crowded public bus album weird happy birthday style parody song depressing birthday detailing world rides bus love rocky road jake parody love rock roll joan narrator expresses love titular ice cream flavor album weird mike parody ode love playing album weird medley medley popular songs album weird midnight star original song supermarket album weird eat michael_jackson weird parody beat michael_jackson song parent quest child eat album weird style parody inventor samuel varying son ron album weird lost jeopardy steve wright parody jeopardy band jeopardy contestant details lost album weird buy style parody bob reggae sings giving lifestyle album weird king sting parody king pain police song world greatest fabric salesman album weird disc ray davies parody spoof describes setting events empire strikes told point view luke album dare stupid life style parody 1920s 1930s music singer lavish lifestyle album dare stupid theme michael film johnny dangerously like surgeon billy tom kelly parody like virgin madonna song incompetent surgeon performing surgery album dare stupid minute style parody elvis_presley like song describes singer sooner endure spending minute girlfriend album dare stupid want new duck chris lewis parody want new drug lewis news song singer wants better pet duck album dare stupid dare stupid style parody song recounts list stupid things person album dare stupid hooked medley medley including songs popular album dare stupid addicted robert addicted love robert song man obsession potatoes potato based dishes album party dog eat dog style parody talking heads narrator describes experience office building album party johnny peter wolf wolf parody johnny song loving ode mcmahon album party living dan charlie midnight parody living america james brown song discusses types album party christmas ground zero style parody christmas song discusses nuclear holidays album party disc weird parody folk song song centered largely italians italian cuisine album worse good old days style parody james taylor song childhood album worse fat michael_jackson parody bad michael_jackson spoof discusses man blown proportion album worse original song describes socially apartment attempts neighbor album worse think clone parody think performed song man experiences lab created identical clone album worse style parody song describes person desire engage strange behavior compelled person album worse tommy james gentry bobby bloom parody performed billy idol song discusses man payments wife album worse original theme song film album soundtrack original motion picture soundtrack stuff money mark gordon paul parody money dire straits song features slightly altered lyrics theme song television series set tune dire straits single album soundtrack original motion picture soundtrack stuff biggest ball minnesota style parody harry gordon folk song family road trip tourist location minnesota album soundtrack original motion picture soundtrack stuff bill peter mike mills michael stipe parody stand ode meat album soundtrack original motion picture soundtrack stuff generic blues style parody blues song deliberately lyrics album soundtrack original motion picture soundtrack stuff disc eyes medley medley including songs popular album deep end don love anymore original ballad addressed girlfriend numerous exaggerated deadly things oblivious singer album deep end like kurt dave parody like teen spirit song fun original song ambiguous lyrics album deep end age original singer tells child good takes exaggerated lengths album deep end watch hammer james miller parody touch hammer singer state television album deep end trigger happy style parody beach boys jan dean man exaggerated obsession firearms album deep end christian warren parody song documents narrator visit mexican restaurant brief spanish monologue song album deep end bedrock anthem anthony john smith parody bridge away red hot song describes wants live bedrock album harvey wonder original short song titular album song don von parody heart billy ray cyrus singer begs listen original song album tyler joe perry mark hudson parody edge tune discusses grown album frank style parody early work song modern electronics describing neighborhood eponymous character new television album park jimmy parody park richard harris spoof recounts plot movie park album headline news roberts parody crash test song details major tabloid stories single recorded compilation credits personnel chart positions singles


deep end deep end seventh studio album weird released album album self produced albums recorded june january album follow unsuccessful soundtrack film deep end lead single like helped career late 80s musical styles deep end built parodies pop rock music late 1980s early 1990s including newly arisen movement half album parodies hammer new kids block half album original material featuring style parodies musical existing artists style parodies include specific artists like beach boys jan dean deep end met positive reviews peaked number seventeen billboard album produced famous singles like parody major rock hit like teen spirit peaked number thirty billboard hot song second highest charting single eat released cover parodies cover album original naked baby water dollar bill cast fishing rod replaced baby dollar bill deep end fourth gold record went certified platinum sales million copies united_states addition album later nominated grammy award best comedy recording production background starred length feature film written manager jay filmed oklahoma called satire television film industries starring michael richards victoria jackson brought studio highest test scores movie movie little million domestically budget million considered unsuccessful released quasi soundtrack film late entitled original motion picture soundtrack stuff featured songs commercials movie new unrelated studio material album failed successful charting billboard quickly falling release returned studio record follow album originals june recording deep end officially began santa sound records santa california recording session started airline amy recording sessions marked time self produced songs albums late originals airline amy trigger happy age don love anymore king recorded don love anymore original songs recorded sessions song written soft acoustic ballad lyrics literally destructive relationship unnamed girl love flames died longer passionate fact girl hates extent repeatedly attempts kill album finally released desired release song single record label brothers allowed stipulation music video parody music video don love anymore subsequently released radio june song original composition video parody words extreme later explained song released people erroneously believed parody words crafted music video parody words single received moderate radio attention surprised thought radio stations usually parodies original songs recorded sessions king resumed recording recorded new original called originally king supposed appear deep end time recording parodies album began written original songs appear album concerned jokes song dated time album finally released line references movie wayne world love included deep end place king king instead like single later album contains hidden track end called bite song consists seconds loud music screaming appears minutes silence following don love anymore according song supposed come scare death later deep end volcano outside usa took away hidden track silence track nod certain featured hidden track entitled endless parodies recording batch originals focused attention parodies early parodies recorded inspired new kids block parody white stuff television centric hammer parody watch slated released singles fact promo singles pressed deleted record company second cds later discovered drummer jon bermuda collector items song double parody hit singles baby don forget number blame rain recorded later described parody redundant reference lip scandal effectively destroyed band waited years big thing emerge don good reason took long fact waiting michael_jackson new album come explained unfortunately new album hit november michael_jackson new album dangerous released hearing hit single black white approached jackson potential parody entitled night jackson big supporter work felt parody damage song message jackson told wanted parody song album black white soon turned attention direction guns roses released version wings hit live let die approached paul_mccartney leader wings parody idea entitled chicken pot pie supporter work wanted chance parody songs turned fact vegetarian eating animal flesh fellow vegetarian stated respects decision time making waves rock pop scene popularity pop gave way alternative rock decided time record parody seattle based band huge hit single like teen spirit later said wanted sure came long hiatus strong wasn felt real contender secure permission parody wanted approve kurt learning perform saturday night live called star victoria jackson time regular cast member jackson got phone request agreed asked new parody going song food actually understand lyrics original thought funny receiving permission wrote recorded like january like recorded mexican food themed parody features cameo appearance comedian originally wanted rap spanish turned knew basic spanish bilingual secretary translated wanted english spanish read resulting rap songs recorded album medley eyes performed medley 20th anniversary special comedy central album released artwork cover deep end parodies famous cover album depicts infant deep end pool chasing dollar bill hook line deep end cover shows baby place apparently chasing string cover fully nude baby instead wore bathing suit way body position hid jokingly explained anticipated going frontal album covers liner notes artwork continue parody album borrowing blue wave light graphics printed surface reception critical reception critical response deep end generally positive critics praised parodies originals barry allmusic wrote addition establishing satirical deep end showcases best originals trigger happy age don love anymore prove album greatest songs christopher daily vault wrote fact strange admit originals deep end actually times stronger parodies rolling_stone album guide deep end awarded stars denoting album averaged good excellent reviews positive entertainment_weekly reviewer david noted video deep end lead single like old fashioned laugh riot half humor merely visual meaning songs videos funny music video like achieved similar praise spy magazine named video year rolling_stone ranked list videos time nominated mtv video music award best male performance 35th grammy awards deep end nominated grammy award best comedy album album lost peter music awful lot winds percussion addition deep end named best selling comedy recording commercial performance deep end released april point best selling album june deep end certified gold january album certified platinum album lead single like hit billboard hot charting number charted hot singles sales number billboard mainstream rock tracks chart number album hit single helped propel 1990s track listing following adapted album liner notes credits personnel charts certifications singles