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| Studio album by The Wallflowers | ||||
| Released | May 21, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1994-1996 at Sunset Sound, Groove Masters, O'Henry Studios, House of Blues West, Brooklyn Studios (all in Los Angeles, California) | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 51:14 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Interscope | |||
| Producer | T-Bone Burnett | |||
| The Wallflowers chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Bringing Down the Horse | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Rolling Stone |  [2] |
| Sputnikmusic | [3] |
| Robert Christgau |  [4] |
Bringing Down the Horse is the second album of The Wallflowers, which was released in 1996. It contains hits such as "One Headlight," "6th Avenue Heartache," "Three Marlenas," and "The Difference." "One Headlight" was the band's most popular single, reaching #1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock, Modern Rock, and Adult top 40 charts.[5]
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[edit] Writing and recording
The Wallflowers commenced work on the album in 1994. The writing and recording process spanned two years and five California recording studios. The album was finished in early 1996.
[edit] Critical recognition
Bringing Down the Horse was one of the best-selling albums of 1997, when it went platinum four times that year.[6] In December 1999, it was ranked number 86 on Billboard magazine's end of decade charts.[7]
[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Jakob Dylan.
- "One Headlight" – 5:13
- "6th Avenue Heartache" – 5:37
- "Bleeders" – 3:41
- "Three Marlenas" – 4:59
- "The Difference" – 3:50
- "Invisible City" – 4:48
- "Laughing Out Loud" – 3:39
- "Josephine" – 5:09
- "God Don't Make Lonely Girls" – 4:49
- "Angel on My Bike" – 4:22
- "I Wish I Felt Nothing" – 5:04
- Japanese edition bonus tracks
- "Used to Be Lucky"
- "6th Avenue Heartache" (Acoustic)
- "Angel on My Bike" (Acoustic)
[edit] Personnel
- The Wallflowers
- Jakob Dylan – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Mario Calire – drums
- Rami Jaffee – Hammond B3 organ, keyboards, piano and vocals
- Greg Richling – bass guitar
- Michael Ward – lead guitar
- Additional musicians
- Jon Brion – lead guitar on "One Headlight"
- Stephen Bruton – background vocals on "I Wish I Felt Nothing"
- Mike Campbell – slide guitar on "6th Avenue Heartache"
- Matt Chamberlain – all drums
- Adam Duritz – background vocals on "6th Avenue Heartache"
- Don Heffington
- Jay Joyce
- Leo LeBlanc - pedal steel guitar on "I Wish I Felt Nothing", "God Don't Make Lonely Girls" and "Invisible City". Dobro on "One Headlight"
- Gary Louris – background vocals on "One Headlight" and "The Difference"
- Tobi Miller
- Michael Penn – background vocals on "Angel On My Bike"
- Sam Phillips – background vocals on "One Headlight" and "Laughing Out Loud"
- David Rawlings
- Fred Tackett
- Patrick Warren
[edit] Sales chart positions
- Album
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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| Billboard Heatseekers[8] | 1 |
| The Billboard 200[9] | 4 |
| Canadian Albums[9] | 6 |
- Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1996 | "6th Avenue Heartache" | Adult Top 40[10] | 26 |
| 1996 | "6th Avenue Heartache" | Mainstream Rock Tracks[11] | 10 |
| 1996 | "6th Avenue Heartache" | Hot 100 Airplay[12] | 33 |
| 1996 | "6th Avenue Heartache" | Modern Rock Tracks[10] | 8 |
| 1996 | "6th Avenue Heartache" | Top 40 Mainstream[10] | 25 |
| 1997 | "One Headlight" | Mainstream Rock Tracks[13] | 1 |
| 1996 | "One Headlight" | Modern Rock Tracks[14] | 1 |
| 1997 | "One Headlight" | Adult Contemporary[14] | 30 |
| 1997 | "One Headlight" | Adult Top 40[14] | 1 |
| 1997 | "One Headlight" | Top 40 Mainstream[14] | 2 |
| 1997 | "Three Marlenas" | Mainstream Rock Tracks[15] | 21 |
| 1997 | "Three Marlenas" | Modern Rock Tracks[16] | 17 |
| 1997 | "The Difference" | Adult Top 40[17] | 14 |
| 1997 | "The Difference" | Mainstream Rock Tracks[18] | 3 |
| 1997 | "The Difference" | Modern Rock Tracks[17] | 5 |
| 1997 | "The Difference" | Top 40 Mainstream[17] | 19 |
| 1998 | "One Headlight" | Hot 100 Recurrent Airplay[19] | 7 |
[edit] End of decade charts
| Chart (1990-1999) | Position |
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| U.S. Billboard 200[7] | 86 |
[edit] Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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| Worldwide | May 21, 1996 | Interscope | Compact Disc, cassette tape | 90055 |
| Japan† | 1997 | Universal/MCA | Compact Disc | 24018 |
†This version contains bonus tracks
[edit] References
- ^ "Bringing Down the Horse - The Wallflowers". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r234861.
- ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thewallflowers/albums/album/322174/review/5944530/bringing_down_the_horse[dead link]
- ^ "The Wallflowers - Bringing Down the Horse (album review)". Sputnikmusic. http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=7912.
- ^ "Wallflowers". Robert Christgau. http://robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=wallflowers.
- ^ "Bringing Down the Horse". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r234861. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
- ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - November 4, 2011: Wallflowers certified albums". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Wallflowers&format=ALBUM&go=Search&perPage=50. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
- ^ a b Geoff Mayfield (December 25, 1999). "1999 The Year in Music Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade - The listing of Top Pop Albums of the '90s & Hot 100 Singles of the '90s". Billboard. http://books.google.co.kr/books?id=9w0EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PP1&lr&rview=1&pg=RA1-PA4#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
- ^ Letkemann, Jessica (6 June 2011). "News - The Ready Set Covers The Wallflowers:". Billboard (magazine). http://m.billboard.com/column/mashupmondays/the-ready-set-covers-the-wallflowers-1005218192.story. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
- ^ a b "Bringing Down the Horse - The Wallflowers". Billboard (magazine). http://www.billboard.com/#/album/the-wallflowers/bringing-down-the-horse/185195. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
- ^ a b c "6th Avenue Heartache - The Wallflowers". Billboard (magazine). http://www.billboard.com/#/song/the-wallflowers/6th-avenue-heartache/826524. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
- ^ "Mainstream Rock Tracks". Billboard (magazine). 21 September 1996. http://books.google.com/books?id=wwkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA75&dq=billboard+%226th+Avenue+Heartache%22+%22Mainstream+Rock+Tracks%22&hl=en&ei=ufG5Tpu9G8f7ggeZitW_CA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=billboard%20%226th%20Avenue%20Heartache%22%20%22Mainstream%20Rock%20Tracks%22&f=false. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
- ^ "Hot 100 Airplay". Billboard (magazine). 26 October 1996. http://books.google.com/books?id=xwkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA92&dq=billboard+%226th+Avenue+Heartache%22+%22hot+100+airplay%22&hl=en&ei=NfO5TsXwBoHuggeExvjrCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDUQ6AEwAjgK#v=onepage&q=billboard%20%226th%20Avenue%20Heartache%22%20%22hot%20100%20airplay%22&f=false. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
- ^ "Mainstream Rock Tracks". 1 March 1997. http://books.google.com/books?id=9g4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA67&dq=billboard+%22Mainstream+Rock+Tracks%22+1+1997+%22one+headlight%22&hl=en&ei=zvS5Tv7RLIOtgQfRpfS0CA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDYQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=billboard%20%22Mainstream%20Rock%20Tracks%22%201%201997%20%22one%20headlight%22&f=false. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
- ^ a b c d "One Headlight - The Wallflowers". Billboard (magazine). http://www.billboard.com/#/song/the-wallflowers/one-headlight/826523. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
- ^ "Maintream Rock Tracks". Billboard (magazine). 15 November 1997. http://books.google.com/books?id=6QkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA75&dq=billboard+%22Mainstream+Rock+Tracks%22+21+1997+%22Three+Marlenas%22&hl=en&ei=Q_W5Tr2MEIScgQerw8TdCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=billboard%20%22Mainstream%20Rock%20Tracks%22%2021%201997%20%22Three%20Marlenas%22&f=false. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
- ^ "Three Marlenas - The Wallflowers". Billboard (magazine). http://www.billboard.com/#/song/the-wallflowers/three-marlenas/826526. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
- ^ a b c "The Difference - The Wallflowers". Billboard (magazine). http://www.billboard.com/#/song/the-wallflowers/the-difference/826527. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
- ^ "Mainstream Rock Tracks". Billboard (magazine). 26 July 1997. http://books.google.com/books?id=lg4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA77&dq=billboard+%22the+difference%22+3+1997+%22Mainstream+Rock+Tracks%22&hl=en&ei=nPa5TtS6AoWSgQfs4MjHCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=billboard%20%22the%20difference%22%203%201997%20%22Mainstream%20Rock%20Tracks%22&f=false. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
- ^ "Hot 100 Recurrent Airplay". Billboard (magazine). 9 May 1998. http://books.google.com/books?id=UQ0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA86&dq=billboard+%22one+headlight%22+1998+1+%22Recurrent%22&hl=en&ei=pPe5TtnSIYvrgge88OXlCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDkQ6AEwAzgK#v=onepage&q=adult%20recurrent&f=false. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
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