II (The Presidents of the United States of America album)
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| Studio album by The Presidents of the United States of America | |||||
| Released | November 5, 1996 | ||||
| Recorded | Bad Animals Studio and Studio Litho, Seattle, Washington | ||||
| Genre | Alternative rock | ||||
| Length | 39:47 | ||||
| Label | Columbia Records | ||||
| Producer | Dave Dederer, Jason Finn, Chris Ballew | ||||
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| The Presidents of the United States of America chronology | |||||
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II is the second album by The Presidents of the United States of America. It was released on November 5, 1996, which was Election Day in the United States, which included voting for the President.
The album included a few songs that originally appeared on Froggystyle, a self-released cassette that was recorded before their debut album, The Presidents of the United States of America. These songs, which were re-recorded for this album, were "L.I.P", then known as "Little Indian Princess", "Lunatic to Love" and "Puffy Little Shoes". Also, "Twig" was re-recorded, as it was previously recorded as a b-side to a "Lump" single, where it was known as "Twig in the Wind". That version was later released on Rarities as "Twig (Semi Acoustic Version)".
[edit] Track listing
All songs by Chris Ballew and The Presidents of the United States of America unless otherwise noted.
- "Ladies and Gentlemen, Part 1" – 1:39
- "Lunatic to Love" – 2:57
- "Volcano" – 2:58
- "Mach 5" – 3:15
- "Twig" – 2:37
- "Bug City" – 3:05
- "Bath of Fire" – 2:57
- "Tiki God" – 2:58
- "L.I.P." – 3:20
- "Froggie" – 3:10
- "Toob Amplifier" – 1:22
- "Supermodel" – 2:49
- "Puffy Little Shoes" – 4:59
- "Ladies and Gentlemen, Part 2" – 3:03
- "Basketball Dream"
Live In Australia bonus Disc
- "Mach 5 (live)" – 3:40
- "Back Porch (live)" – 3:35
- "Twig (live)" – 3:07
- "Toob Amplifier (live)" – 1:50
- "Tiki Lounge God" – 3:11
[edit] Personnel
- Chris Ballew – basitar, producing
- Dave Dederer – guitbass
- Jason Finn – drums, producing
- Dave Thiele – helped on "Supermodel", "Mach 5" and "Basketball Dream"
- Tony Ballew – baby voice on "Basketball Dream"
- Mark Sandman – tritar on "Froggie"
- S. Craig Montgomery – co-producing, engineering
- Wally Traugott – mastering
- Lance Mercer – photography
- Jerry Finn – mixing
- Doug Erb – art directing
- Tom Smurdon – assistant engineering
[edit] Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1996 | The Billboard 200 | 31 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1996 | "Mach 5" | Modern Rock Tracks | 11 |
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