Villains (The Verve Pipe album)
Villains is the second studio album, and 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.
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| Released | March 26, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1995-1996 | |||
| Studio | Studio D and The Plant, Sausalito, CA, Ocean Way Recording, Hollywood, CA. | |||
| Length | 53:40 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer | Jerry Harrison | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| Robert Christgau | (C)[2] |
Track listing
All tracks are written by Brian Vander Ark, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 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]
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The Verve Pipe
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Notes
- https://www.allmusic.com/album/r233041
- http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=verve+pipe
- Villains (booklet; inlay cover). The Verve Pipe. RCA. 1996. 07863 66809-2.CS1 maint: others (link)
- "RIAA Database Search Results". Recording Industry Association of America.
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