My Chartreuse Opinion

My Chartreuse Opinion
Studio album by The Minus 5
Released	1989
Recorded	Egg, Seattle, Washington 1989
Genre	Pop rock
Length	33:35
Language	English
Label	Hollywood
Producer	Conrad Uno, Scott McCaughey
The Minus 5 chronology
The Lonesome Death of Buck McCoy (1997)The Lonesome Death of Buck McCoy1997 My Chartreuse Opinion (1997) Let the War Against Music Begin (2001)Let the War Against Music Begin2001

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My Chartreuse Opinion is a 1989 solo album by Scott McCaughey, later reissued as an album by The Minus 5 on Hollywood Records on August 26, 1997.

Track listing

All songs written by McCaughey, unless otherwise noted:

1. "Losing Battle" – 3:04
2. "Happy for the Box" – 2:03
3. "The Big Dead End" – 2:08
4. "A Sobering Thought" – 3:28
5. "Real True Tragedy Incident" – 2:55
6. "You'll Never See My Face Again" (Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, and Robin Gibb) – 4:21
7. "I Might Have Listened" – 1:56
8. "Evolution" – 2:45
9. "Shut Them Out" – 2:26
10. "Big Deal" – 2:45
11. "The Real Prime Directive" – 3:02
12. "People Say" (Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich) – 2:42

Re-release bonus tracks

13. "Sittin' Round Doin' Nothin'" (Tad Hutchison and McCaughey) – 2:44
14. "Roller Coaster Blues" – 2:52

Personnel

• Dennis Diken – Drum kit
• Scott McCaughey – Vocals, guitar, bass guitar, organ, piano, mandolin, vibes
• Jim Babjack – Lead guitar on "Real True Tragedy Incident"
• Ben Vaughn Combo on "Sittin' Round Doin' Nothin'" and "Roller Coaster Blues":

• Aldo Jones – Piano, vocals
• Robbie Robinson – Snare drum, vocals
• Conrad Uno – Vocals
• Ben Vaughn – Organ
• Mike Vogelman – Bass guitar, vocals

• Blackie – Percussion on "A Sobering Thought"
• Chuck Carroll – Lead guitar on "Shut Them Out"
• Jed Critter – Musical saw on "A Sobering Thought", slide guitar on "You'll Never See My Face Again"
• Eric Erickson – Slide mini guitar on "A Sobering Thought"
• Riki Mafune – Vocals on "People Say"
• Christy McWilson – Vocals on "Happy for the Box" and "People Say"
• Brent Pennington – Slide guitar on "Shut Them Out", lead guitar on "The Real Prime Directive"
• Jim Sangster – Lead guitar on "Losing Battle"
• Jimmy Silva – 12-string guitar on "You'll Never See My Face Again"