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This article is about the Jen Trynin album. For other uses, see Decalcomania.
Cockamamie
Studio album by
Jen Trynin
ReleasedJune 13, 1995
Recorded1994
Genreindie rock, alternative rock
LabelSquint Records, Warner Bros. Records
ProducerMike Denneen
Jen Trynin chronology
Cockamamie
(1995) 		Gun Shy, Trigger Happy
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Billboard(very favorable)[2]
Los Angeles Times[3]
Robert Christgau(neither)[4]
Spin5/10[5]

Cockamamie is the debut album from Boston-based musician Jen Trynin. Released in 1995 to generally positive acclaim, the album failed to do well on the charts.

The story of how this album came to be and the process regarding its release on Warner Bros. Records is chronicled in Trynin's 2006 book Everything I'm Cracked Up to Be.

Track listing

All songs written by Jen Trynin.

  1. "Happier"
  2. "Better Than Nothing"
  3. "Everything Is Different Now"
  4. "One Year Down"
  5. "Snow"
  6. "All This Could Be Yours"
  7. "Too Bad You're Such A Loser"
  8. "Knock Me Down"
  9. "If I Had Anything To Say (Don't You Think I Would Have Said It All?)"
  10. "Beg"
  11. "Do It Alone"

Personnel

  • Paul Bryan - bass
  • Jerry Deupree - drums
  • David Gregory - drums
  • Mike Levesque - drums
  • Aimee Mann - vocals
  • Michael Rivard - bass
  • Clayton Scoble - backing vocals
  • Milt Sutton - drums, percussion
  • Jennifer Trynin - guitar, vocals

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (1995-07-15). "Album Reviews". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 66. {{cite magazine}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ Willman, Chris (30 July 1995). "'Cockamamie' a Great First Trynin". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  4. ^ Christgau, Robert (2000). "Jennifer Trynin". Christgau's Consumer Guide. St. Martin's Griffin.
  5. ^ Kelly, Christina (August 1995). "Cockamamie". Spin. 11 (5): 93.

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