Villains (The Verve Pipe album)

Villains
Studio album by The Verve Pipe
Released March 26, 1996
Recorded 1995-1996
Studio Studio D and The Plant, Sausalito, CA, Ocean Way Recording, Hollywood, CA.
Genre Alternative rock, post-grunge
Length 53:40
Label RCA
Producer Jerry Harrison
The Verve Pipe chronology
Pop Smear
(1993)Pop Smear1993		 Villains
(1996)		 The Verve Pipe
(1999)The Verve Pipe1999
Singles from Villains
  1. "Photograph"
    Released: 1996
  2. "Cup Of Tea"
    Released: 1996
  3. "The Freshmen"
    Released: January 27, 1997
  4. "Villains"
    Released: 1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Robert Christgau(C)[2]

Villains is the first major label release by The Verve Pipe. It was released in March 1996. The band received its first hit in "Photograph", which peaked in the top 10 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks. A year after the release of the album, a reformatted version of "The Freshmen" peaked at number 1 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. The single was also the band's sole appearance on the Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked at number 5. The success of the song helped this album go platinum. To date, it is The Verve Pipe's best selling album.

Track listing

All tracks written by Brian Vander Ark, except where noted.

Tracks
No.TitleLength
1."Barely (If at All)"3:45
2."Drive You Mild"3:02
3."Villains"4:42
4."Reverend Girl"4:27
5."Cup of Tea"4:26
6."Myself"4:47
7."The Freshmen"4:29
8."Photograph"4:55
9."Ominous Man"4:20
10."Real"1:51
11."Penny Is Poison" (A.J. Dunning, Brian Vander Ark)3:30
12."Cattle"3:42
13."Veneer"5:32
Total length:53:40

Personnel

Adapted from the Villains booklet and liner notes.[3]

Charts

Notes

  1. ↑ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r233041
  2. ↑ http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=verve+pipe
  3. ↑ Villains (booklet; inlay cover). The Verve Pipe. RCA. 1996. 07863 66809-2.
  4. ↑ "RIAA Database Search Results". Recording Industry Association of America.
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