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Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop is the third album Stone Temple Pilots,released by on March 26, 1996 (see 1996 in music) by Atlantic Records. The album is notable for the variety of stylistic departures it takes from the band's earlier albums. Unlike STP's first two albums, which displayed combinations of grunge and classic rock, Tiny Music... has a sound very similar to psychedelic rock bands of the 1960s[citation needed], especially The Beatles[citation needed]. However, it is not limited to this: "And So I Know" is a bossa nova song, and "Daisy" displays elements of folk music.
[edit] Conflict within the band
In 1995, lead singer Scott Weiland was caught and convicted of buying crack cocaine. He was sentenced to one year's probation. Issues with drug use did not clear up after his sentence, and STP was forced to cancel most of their 1996-1997 tour for Tiny Music. Because of the tour cancellation, Tiny Music did not receive as much exposure as initially intended. The album was certified 2× platinum but was not as commercially successful as STP's first two albums.
[edit] Track listing
| Writer(s) |
| 1. |
"Press Play" |
Stone Temple Pilots |
1:21 |
| 2. |
"Pop's Love Suicide" |
D. DeLeo, S. Weiland |
3:40 |
| 3. |
"Tumble in the Rough" |
S. Weiland |
3:18 |
| 4. |
"Big Bang Baby" |
R. DeLeo, S. Weiland |
3:21 |
| 5. |
"Lady Picture Show" |
R. DeLeo, S. Weiland |
4:06 |
| 6. |
"And So I Know" |
R. DeLeo, S. Weiland |
3:56 |
| 7. |
"Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart" |
E. Kretz, S. Weiland |
2:54 |
| 8. |
"Art School Girl" |
R. DeLeo, S. Weiland |
3:32 |
| 9. |
"Adhesive" |
R. DeLeo, S. Weiland |
5:31 |
| 10. |
"Ride the Cliché" |
D. DeLeo, S. Weiland |
3:15 |
| 11. |
"Daisy" |
R. DeLeo |
2:13 |
| 12. |
"Seven Caged Tigers" |
D. DeLeo, S. Weiland |
4:17 |
[edit] Charts
| Year |
Album |
The Billboard 200 |
UK Albums Chart |
| 1996 |
Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop |
4 |
31 |
[edit] Singles
| Year |
Single |
Mainstream Rock Tracks |
Modern Rock Tracks |
Top 40 Mainstream |
| 1996 |
"Big Bang Baby" |
1 |
2 |
39 |
| 1996 |
"Lady Picture Show" |
1 |
6 |
— |
| 1996 |
"Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart" |
1 |
3 |
— |
| 1996 |
"Tumble in the Rough" |
9 |
36 |
— |
