Great Divide (Semisonic album)

Great Divide
Studio album by Semisonic
Released April 9, 1996
Recorded July 1995
Genre Alternative rock, post-grunge
Length 45:39
Label MCA
Producer Paul Fox
Semisonic chronology
Pleasure EP
(1995)Pleasure EP1995		 Great Divide
(1996)		 Feeling Strangely Fine
(1998)Feeling Strangely Fine1998
Singles from Great Divide
  1. "Down in Flames"
    Released: 1996
  2. "F.N.T."
    Released: 1996
  3. "Delicious"
    Released: 1996
  4. "If I Run"
    Released: 1996
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[2]
Rolling Stone(favorable)[3]

Great Divide is the debut studio album by American rock band Semisonic. It was released April 9, 1996 by MCA Records. It was produced by Paul Fox, and was recorded and mixed by Ed Thacker.

History

Semisonic had signed a record contract with Elektra Records to record the Great Divide album. During recording, Bob Krasnow, the president of Elektra Records had quit, and in the changeover to a new president, the label dropped Semisonic. The band then signed with MCA Records, and finished recording the album.[4] "F.N.T." was featured in the 1999 film 10 Things I Hate About You.

Track listing

All tracks written by Dan Wilson unless otherwise noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."F.N.T."Wilson, Jacob Slichter3:29
2."If I Run"Wilson, Slichter4:16
3."Delicious" 3:57
4."Down in Flames" 4:02
5."Across the Great Divide" 3:00
6."Temptation"Wilson, Slichter3:38
7."The Prize" 3:58
8."No One Else" 3:30
9."Brand New Baby"Wilson, John Munson3:37
10."Falling" 3:37
11."In Another Life" 4:07
12."I'll Feel for You" 4:24

Personnel

Semisonic
  • John Munson – bass, vocals, guitar, moog, slide guitar, moog bass, piano, loops
  • Jacob Slichter – drums, vocals, conducting, piano, string arrangement, rhodes, wurlitzer, mellotron, moog, loops, flute arrangement
  • Dan Wilson – vocals, guitar, piano, string arrangement, rhodes, synth whistle, loops, flute arrangement

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Entertainment Weekly review
  3. ↑ Rolling Stone review
  4. ↑ Slichter, Jacob, So You Wanna Be A Rock & Roll Star, Broadway Books, ISBN 0-76-791471-6
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