Return of the Frog Queen

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Return of the Frog Queen
Studio album by Jeremy Enigk
Released July 23, 1996 (USA)
September 28, 1998 (UK)
Genre Baroque pop, chamber music, alternative rock
Length 29:27
Label Sub Pop
Producer Greg Williamson
Craig Williamson
Professional reviews
Jeremy Enigk chronology
Return of the Frog Queen
(1996)
World Waits
(2006)

Return of the Frog Queen is a solo album recorded by Jeremy Enigk while on hiatus from his post as singer of Sunny Day Real Estate. It was recorded with a 21-piece orchestra and released in 1996. It has a slower and quieter sound than Sunny Day Real Estate's often-bombastic albums.

The album was recorded after Enigk converted to Christianity; this conversion had brought on the disbanding of Sunny Day Real Estate until 1997, when they released How It Feels to Be Something On. The sound of that record furthers the mellower sound developed on Return of the Frog Queen.

According to the 1997 Sub Pop mail-order catalog, Lou Barlow, of fellow Sub Pop band Sebadoh, cited Frog Queen as his favorite album of 1996.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Abegail Anne" - 3:01
  2. "Return of the Frog Queen" - 3:30
  3. "Lewis Hollow" - 1:58
  4. "Lizard" - 3:14
  5. "Carnival" - 4:03
  6. "Call Me Steam" - 2:48
  7. "Explain" - 3:29
  8. "Shade and the Black Hat" - 4:58
  9. "Fallen Heart" - 2:22

[edit] Personnel

  • Joe Bichsel - Cello
  • Anna Doak - Bass (Upright)
  • Jeremy Enigk - Bass, Guitar, Piano, Arranger, Drums, Harp, Harpsichord, Vocals, Engineer, Design
  • Carlos Flores - Violin
  • Jeni Foster - Harp
  • William Goldsmith - Drums
  • Fred Hawkinson - Trombone (Bass)
  • Cathy Lauer - Assistant Engineer
  • Greg Lyons - Trumpet
  • Felicia McFall - Viola
  • Robert Newland - Flute, Piccolo
  • Joe LeBlanc - Clarinet
  • Mark Nichols - Arranger, Conductor
  • Charles Peterson - Photography
  • Beverly Reese - Percussion, Glockenspiel
  • Laura Sperling - Flute, Piccolo
  • Chris Stover - Trombone
  • Hank Trotter - Design
  • Sam Williams - Viola
  • Craig Williamson - Producer, Engineer, Mixing
  • Greg Williamson - Producer, Engineer, Mixing
  • Ken Wright - Violin
  • Curry Wyrick - Assistant Engineer