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1997 studio album by Everclear
So Much for the Afterglow is the third studio album by American alternative rock band Everclear , released on October 7, 1997. It contained the singles "Everything to Everyone ", "I Will Buy You a New Life ", "Father of Mine ", "So Much for the Afterglow", and "One Hit Wonder". "Everything to Everyone", "I Will Buy You A New Life" and "Father of Mine," received heavy rotation on MTV 's Total Request Live and launched Everclear into mainstream popularity in the late-90s. So Much for the Afterglow provided Everclear with their only Grammy nomination to date, a Best Rock Instrumental nod in 1998 for "El Distorto de Melodica."
So Much for the Afterglow remains Everclear's best selling album with a 2x Platinum certification by the RIAA in 1998.[13]
In January 2016 independent record label Intervention Records released 20th anniversary vinyl reissue of So Much for the Afterglow . The reissue was the first time that the album was mastered using high-resolution archives and was pressed on 180-gram vinyl at record pressing plant RTI then packaged in a gate-fold jacket that was printed at Stoughton Printing Company.[14]
Track listing
Australian edition Title 13. "Like a California King" 3:37 14. "Local God / Hating You for Christmas" 8:30
Japanese edition Title 13. "Like a California King" 3:35 14. "Southern Girls" 2:51 15. "Speed Racer / Hating You for Christmas" 7:01
Personnel
Band
Art Alexakis - Banjo , Guitar, Mandolin , Piano, Steel guitar , Keyboards, Vocals, Producer, Vocal Arrangement, Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements, Cover Art Concept, Cover Design, Toy piano
Greg Eklund - Percussion, Drums, Keyboards, Vocals, Assistant Producer, Slide whistle
Craig Montoya - Mandolin, Bass guitar, Keyboards, Sound Effects, Vocals, Assistant Producer
Additional musicians
Paul Cantelon - Violin
Derron Nuhfer - Saxophone
Buddy Schaub - Trombone
Gerri Sutyak - Cello
Rami Jaffee - Vox Organ
Production
Neal Avron - Trumpet, Producer, Engineer, Vocal Arrangement, Horn Arrangements, Mixing
Tom Banghart - Assistant Engineer
Mike Baumgartner - Assistant Engineer
Steven Birch - Coordination, Art Direction, Design, Cover Art Concept, Cover Design
Ian Blanch - Mixing Assistant
Nick Brophy - Assistant Engineer
Lars Fox - Sampling, Loops, Assistant Producer
Dave Friedlander - Assistant Engineer
Krista Gaylor - Photography
Bill Jackson - Assistant Engineer
Bob Ludwig - Mastering
Frank Ockenfels - Photography, Cover Art
Ronnie Rivera - Assistant Engineer
Jim Rondinelli - Engineer, String Arrangements, Assistant Producer
Kenneth A. Van Druten - Assistant Engineer
Andy Wallace - Mixing
Perry Watts-Russell - Executive Producer
Joe Zook - Editing, Editing Assistant, Transfer Assistant
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
Year
Chart
Position
1997
The Billboard 200
33
Singles - Billboard (North America)
Year
Single
Chart
Position
1997
"Everything to Everyone"
Mainstream Rock Tracks
15
1997
"Everything to Everyone"
Modern Rock Tracks
1
1998
"Father of Mine"
Adult Top 40
23
1998
"Father of Mine"
Mainstream Rock Tracks
29
1998
"Father of Mine"
Modern Rock Tracks
4
1998
"Father of Mine"
The Billboard Hot 100
70
1998
"Father of Mine"
Top 40 Mainstream
24
1998
"I Will Buy You a New Life"
Adult Top 40
20
1998
"I Will Buy You a New Life"
Mainstream Rock Tracks
20
1998
"I Will Buy You a New Life"
Modern Rock Tracks
3
1998
"I Will Buy You a New Life"
Top 40 Mainstream
31
1999
"One Hit Wonder"
Modern Rock Tracks
12
References
^ "Everclear: So Much For The Afterglow: Pitchfork Review" . web.archive.org . March 9, 2000.
^ "Lars Fox | Credits" . AllMusic .
^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas . "So Much for the Afterglow – Everclear" . AllMusic . Retrieved December 6, 2015 .
^ Kot, Greg (October 10, 1997). "Everclear: So Much for the Afterglow (Capitol)" . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved December 6, 2015 .
^ Browne, David (October 10, 1997). "So Much for the Afterglow" . Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved December 6, 2015 .
^ Sullivan, Caroline (March 6, 1998). "Everclear: So Much for the Afterglow (Capitol)". The Guardian .
^ Cromelin, Richard (October 5, 1997). "Everclear 'So Much for the Afterglow' Capitol" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved December 6, 2015 .
^ Schreiber, Ryan. "Everclear: So Much For The Afterglow" . Pitchfork . Archived from the original on March 9, 2000. Retrieved May 4, 2016 .
^ Hoskyns, Barney (October 7, 1997). "Everclear: So Much For The Afterglow" . Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on March 18, 2008. Retrieved December 4, 2012 .
^ Harris, Keith (2004). "Everclear". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster . pp. 285–86 . ISBN 0-7432-0169-8 .
^ Eddy, Chuck (November 1997). "Everclear: So Much for the Afterglow" . Spin . 13 (8): 141. Retrieved December 6, 2015 .
^ Christgau, Robert (March 3, 1998). "Consumer Guide" . The Village Voice . Retrieved December 6, 2015 .
^ "Gold & Platinum - RIAA" . RIAA . Retrieved December 27, 2016 .
^ Records, Intervention. "Intervention Records | (Re)living Music" . www.interventionrecords.com . Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2017 .
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