American Thighs
| Untitled | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Drowned in Sound | (favorable)[2] |
| Q | [3] |
| Robert Christgau | A−[4] |
| Rolling Stone | [5] |
American Thighs is the first album by alternative rock band Veruca Salt. It was released through Minty Fresh Records on September 27, 1994, and re-released through DGC Records on November 8, 1994. The title is a reference to a line from the AC/DC song "You Shook Me All Night Long".[6] The songs and artwork are the same on both versions, but the DGC artwork is on glossy paper.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Get Back" | Nina Gordon | 3:12 |
| 2. | "All Hail Me" | Louise Post | 3:05 |
| 3. | "Seether" | Gordon | 3:16 |
| 4. | "Spiderman '79" | Post | 5:16 |
| 5. | "Forsythia" | Gordon | 4:45 |
| 6. | "Wolf" | Post | 4:19 |
| 7. | "Celebrate You" | Gordon | 4:20 |
| 8. | "Fly" | Post | 3:38 |
| 9. | "Number One Blind" | Gordon, Jim Shapiro | 3:43 |
| 10. | "Victrola" | Gordon | 2:19 |
| 11. | "Twinstar" | Post | 3:16 |
| 12. | "25" | Post | 7:56 |
| 13. | "Sleeping Where I Want" (CD release only) | Post | 3:19 |
| Total length: | 52:24 | ||
Chart Ratings
Album:
- 1994 American Thighs Heatseekers No. 1[7]
- 1994 American Thighs UK Albums Chart No. 47[8]
- 1995 American Thighs The Billboard 200 No. 69[7]
- 1994 American Thighs Australian ARIA Albums Chart No. 26[9]
Singles:
- 1994 Seether Modern Rock Tracks No. 8[10]
- 1994 Seether UK Singles Chart No. 61[8]
- 1994 Seether Australian ARIA Singles Chart No. 34[9]
- 1995 Number One Blind Modern Rock Tracks No. 20[10]
- 1995 Number One Blind UK Singles Chart No. 68[8]
- 1995 Number One Blind Australian ARIA Singles Chart No. 106[9]
- 1995 Victrola UK Singles Chart (with chart exclusion rules applied below No. 75) No. 88[8]
- 1995 Victrola UK Singles Chart (with no exclusion rules applied below No. 75) No. 110[11]
Personnel
Veruca Salt
- Nina Gordon - rhythm guitar, vocals
- Louise Post - lead guitar, vocals
- Jim Shapiro - drums, background vocals
- Steve Lack - bass guitar
- Additional
- Christian Lane - background vocals
- Production
Footnotes
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. American Thighs at AllMusic. Retrieved 26 April 2004.
- ^ Rauf, Raziq (June 28, 2002). "Veruca Salt - American Thighs". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
- ^ "Veruca Salt - American Thighs CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "CG: Veruca Salt". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
- ^ Ahearn, Kim (November 3, 1994). "Veruca Salt: American Thighs : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. No. 694. p. 100. Archived from the original on 19 December 2007. Retrieved 26 April 2004.
- ^ Weisel, Al (January 26, 1995). "Saline Solution: Veruca Salt Wrap Their Hardcore Inside a Candy-Pop Coating". Rolling Stone. No. 700. Retrieved 4 February 2007.
- ^ a b American Thighs - Veruca Salt > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums at AllMusic. Retrieved 20 July 2003.
- ^ a b c d "Official Charts > Veruca Salt". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
- ^ a b c Australian (ARIA Chart) peaks:
- Top 50 peaks: "australian-charts.com > Discography Veruca Salt". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
- "Number One Blind": "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 2015-07-15". Imgur. Archived from the original on 2015-07-16. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
- ^ a b American Thighs - Veruca Salt > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles at AllMusic. Retrieved 20 July 2003.
- ^ "Chart Log UK 1994–2010 > V – Vybe". Dipl.-Bibl.(FH) Tobias Zywietz. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
