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Electriclarryland is the seventh studio album by the American rock band Butthole Surfers, released in April 1996 (see 1996 in music). This album brought the Butthole Surfers their first Top 40 hit with "Pepper". The album was certified gold by the RIAA on August 20, 1996.[4]

The title of this album is a parody of Jimi Hendrix's 3rd studio album entitled Electric Ladyland. This is the second time the band has used a parody title for one of their releases. The first was Hairway to Steven which references the song "Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin. The album's original title was going to be Oklahoma!, but fearing lawsuits, Capitol forced the band to change the name.[5]

The album was also released in a "clean" version with profanities removed and with an alternate album cover.

The song "The Lord Is a Monkey" was featured in two 1996 films, Beavis and Butt-head Do America and Black Sheep.

Track listing

  1. "Birds" – 3:10
  2. "Cough Syrup" – 4:33
  3. "Pepper" – 4:57
  4. "Thermador" – 4:35
  5. "Ulcer Breakout" – 2:34
  6. "Jingle of a Dog's Collar" – 3:08
  7. "TV Star" – 3:06
  8. "My Brother's Wife" – 5:13
  9. "Ah Ha" – 3:31
  10. "The Lord Is a Monkey" – 4:46
  11. "Let's Talk About Cars" – 4:34
  12. "L.A." – 2:46
  13. "Space" – 4:25

All songs written by the Butthole Surfers.

Personnel

Butthole Surfers

Additional personnel

  • Andrew Weiss – bass (Tracks 4, 6, 7, 9, 10)
  • Bill Carter – bass (Tracks 2 & 12)
  • John Hagen – cello (Track 2)
  • Fooch – peddle steel guitar (Track 7)
  • Mark Eddinger – keyboards (Track 3)
  • Danno Saratak – drum programming (Tracks 3 & 10)
  • Steve Thompson – producer
  • Christopher Shaw – engineer, mixing
  • Stuart Sullivan – engineer, mixing
  • Paul Mavrides – illustrations, cover design, cover art
  • Will Van Overbeek – photography
  • Tommy Steele – art direction
  • Wendy Dougan – art direction, design

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1996 The Billboard 200 31

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1996 "Pepper" Mainstream Rock Tracks 19
Modern Rock Tracks 1
Top 40 Mainstream 38

Notes

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "allmusic ((( Electriclarryland > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
  2. ^ Brackett, Nathan. "Butthole Surfers". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. November 2004. pg. 123, cited March 17, 2010
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Butthole Surfers". robertchristgau.com, Retrieved on March 17, 2010.
  4. ^ RIAA Certification
  5. ^ Butthole Surfers - The Anal Obsession
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