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2000 studio album by Violent Femmes
Freak Magnet Released February 22, 2000 (2000-02-22 ) Studio Big House, Soundtrack, Odin, Son/Re, DV's Perversion Room, Milwaukee , WI , Nine Lives Genre Rock Length 44 :49 Label Beyond Producer Warren Bruleigh, Violent Femmes , Pierre Henry, Tom Grimley
Freak Magnet is the eighth studio album by Violent Femmes . It was released on February 22, 2000,[1] and the featured single was "Sleepwalkin'."
Originally scheduled for a 1998 release on Interscope Records , Freak Magnet was pulled when the band was dropped from the label, although promo copies with a different track list were released and still circulate. A reissue with live bonus tracks were released via Shout! Factory on May 24, 2005.[3]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Gordon Gano , except where noted
2000 Cooking Vinyl album track listing Title Writer(s) 1. "Hollywood Is High" 2:22 2. "Freak Magnet" 2:35 3. "Sleepwalkin'" 2:21 4. "All I Want" 3:32 5. "New Generation" Rose Marie McCoy, Albert Ayler , Mary Parks 2:38 6. "In the Dark" 3:50 7. "Rejoice and Be Happy" 2:11 8. "Mosh Pit" Gano, Brian Ritchie 2:13 9. "Forbidden" William Carlos Williams , Gano2:59 10. "When You Died" 2:34 11. "At Your Feet" 2:51 12. "I Danced" Max Dunn, Gano 2:43 13. "I'm Bad" 2:42 14. "Happiness Is" 4:18 15. "A Story" Gano, Ritchie 5:00
2005 Shout! Factory reissue bonus tracks Title Writer(s) 16. "Rejoice And Be Happy" (live) 2:24 17. "Freak Magnet" (live) 2:34 18. "Positively 4th Street " (live) Bob Dylan 3:56
1998 Interscope promo CD track listing Title 1. "I'm Bad" 2:42 2. "Freak Magnet" 2:37 3. "All I Want" 4:09 4. "Rejoice and Be Happy" 2:11 5. "I Wanna See You Again" 2:43 6. "I'm Nothing" 2:24 7. "Positively 4th Street " (Bob Dylan ) 2:52 8. "A Story" (featuring Pierre Henry ) (Gano, Brian Ritchie) 4:58 9. "Happiness Is" 4:20 10. "Forbidden" (William Carlos Williams , Gano) 2:55 11. "Mosh Pit" (Gano, Ritchie) 2:13 12. "Yes Oh Yes" 3:22 13. "When You Died" 2:34 14. "Requiem" 3:48 15. "Reckless Stones" (Special bonus composition featuring Pierre Henry) 4:41
Personnel
Violent Femmes
Gordon Gano – vocal , guitar
Brian Ritchie – bass , guitar , keyboards , percussion , shakuhachi , vocal, additional recording, cover design
Guy Hoffman – drums , percussion, vocal
Technical personnel
Violent Femmes – co-producer
Warren Bruleigh – co-producer, mixing, additional recording
Pierre Henry – co-producer, additional recording
Tom Grimley – co-producer, additional recording
Martin Brass – recording, mixing
David Vartanian – mixing, cover design
Howie Weinberg – mastering
Roger Lian – mastering
Bill Emmons – additional recording
Mark Mason – assistant engineer
Ken Feldman – assistant engineer
Rich Tapper – assistant engineer
Nicola Stemmer – assistant engineer
References
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