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American Standard
Studio album by
Seven Mary Three
ReleasedSeptember 5, 1995
RecordedJune - July 1995
at Morrisound Recording
in Tampa, FL
Genre
Length46:15
LabelMammoth
ProducerJason Ross
Jason Pollock
Tom Morris
Seven Mary Three chronology
Churn
(1994) 		American Standard
(1995) 		RockCrown
(1997)
Singles from American Standard
  1. "Cumbersome"
    Released: January 9, 1996
  2. "Water's Edge"
    Released: 1996
  3. "My My"
    Released: 1996
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

American Standard is the second studio album by American post-grunge band Seven Mary Three. It was released on September 5, 1995, on Mammoth Records. The album would be Seven Mary Three's breakthrough success, rising to number 24 on the Billboard 200[2] and was certified platinum in the United States and Canada.[3][4] Many of the songs were rerecorded versions of tracks off Seven Mary Three's independent debut, Churn.

Overview

The album's biggest hit single was "Cumbersome" (#1 on Billboard's Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks, #7 on Hot Modern Rock Tracks, and #39 on the Billboard Hot 100).[5][6] Other Billboard-charting singles were "Water's Edge" (#7 on Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks and #37 on Hot Modern Rock Tracks),[7][8] and "My My" (#19 on Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks).[9]

Vinyl release

On April 13, 2019, in conjunction with Record Store Day, American Standard was released on vinyl record for the first time. Wardog Records produced a limited edition of 800 black vinyl copies and 200 yellow vinyl copies.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jason Ross and Jason Pollock, except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."Water's Edge"3:52
2."Cumbersome"3:59
3."Roderigo"4:24
4."Devil Boy"4:24
5."My My"2:52
6."Lame"4:52
7."Headstrong" (Casey Daniel, Ross, Pollock)4:46
8."Anything"3:40
9."Margaret"3:42
10."Punch In Punch Out" (Giti Khalsa, Ross)2:48
11."Favorite Dog"6:51

Personnel

Adapted from the liner notes of American Standard.[10]

Seven Mary Three
  • Jason Ross – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Jason Pollock – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Casey Daniel – bass
  • Giti Khalsa – drums
Production
  • Producers: Jason Ross, Jason Pollock, and Tom Morris
  • Engineering: Tom Morris and Brian Benscoter
  • Mixing: Tom Morris
  • Mastering: Tom Morris
  • Art Direction: Lane Wurster and Seven Mary Three
  • Graphic Design: Chris Eselgroth
  • Photography: Ben Gray
  • Additional Photography: Alex Tremi
  • Cover Photograph: Suzanne Opton/Swanstock

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[4] Platinum 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[3] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "American Standard - Seven Mary Three". AllMusic. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Billboard 200 - February 24, 1996". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "American album certifications – Seven Mary Three – American Standard". Recording Industry Association of America.
  4. ^ a b "Canadian album certifications – Seven Mary Three – American Standard". Music Canada. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  5. ^ "US Billboard Hot 100 Chart 1996-03-02". Billboard. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  6. ^ "Billboard Rock Charts – January 6, 1996" (PDF). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  7. ^ "Mainstream Rock - April 27, 1996" (PDF). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  8. ^ "Modern Rock Tracks - June 1, 1996" (PDF). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  9. ^ "Mainstream Rock - September 28, 1996" (PDF). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  10. ^ American Standard (liner notes). Seven Mary Three. Mammoth. 1995. CMR2 129.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 2918". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  12. ^ "Charts.nz – Seven Mary Three – American Standard". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  13. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
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