Nurds

Nurds
Studio album by the Roches
Released	1980
Studio	Record Plant, New York
Genre	Folk
Length	37:49
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Roy Halee
The Roches chronology
The Roches (1979) Nurds (1980) Keep on Doing (1982)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Robert Christgau	B

Nurds is the second studio album by the folk trio the Roches, released on Warner Bros. Records in 1980. It was positively reviewed although not quite as highly as their first album. The Rolling Stone review noted that they were "not just entertaining but downright terrifying". The album peaked at number 130 on the Billboard 200.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Nurds"	Suzzy Roche	4:15
2.	"It's Bad for Me"	Cole Porter	2:45
3.	"Louis"	Terre Roche	3:34
4.	"Bobby's Song"	T. Roche S. Roche	3:17
5.	"The Boat Family"	Maggie Roche	3:19
6.	"My Sick Mind"	T. Roche	4:06
7.	"The Death of Suzzy Roche"	S. Roche T. Roche	3:01
8.	"Factory Girl"	Traditional	4:48
9.	"One Season"	M. Roche	4:42
10.	"This Feminine Position"	M. Roche	3:57
Total length:			37:49

Credits

• Recordist: Jon Mathias
• Assistant: Dave Alhard
• Maggie Roche: acoustic guitar, vocals
• Suzzy Roche: acoustic guitar, vocals
• Terre Roche: acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals
• Jay Dee Daugherty: drums
• Fred Smith: electric bass guitar
• Lincoln Goines: acoustic bass guitar
• Jon Mathias: electric bass guitar on "Nurds"
• Gabriel Katona: synthesizer
• Bob Conti: percussion
• Bobby Gordon: clarinet on "Bobby's Song"
• Basic tracks and vocals recorded at Record Plant, NYC
• Overdubs: Redwing Studios, Tarzana, California
• Finishing touches: United Western Studios, Los Angeles
• Mastering: Greg Calbi

Chart performance

Chart performance for Nurds

Chart (1966)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	130