Sweet Oblivion
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Sweet Oblivion is Screaming Trees' sixth studio album, released on September 8, 1992. The recording was the band's highest landmark in terms of album sales, and was the closest they came to ever achieving mainstream success. Sweet Oblivion sold in excess of 300,000 copies on the strength of "Nearly Lost You." The band's biggest hit, it benefited from an appearance on Singles: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, a Top Ten, platinum-selling hit album which featured many other popular Seattle-based music acts from the period.
Personnel changes around the time of the album also led to the replacing of original drummer Mark Pickerel, who left to pursue other musical interests, with Barrett Martin. Four years passed in between Sweet Oblivion and the band's follow-up album, Dust, a move that arguably hurt much of the Trees' commercial momentum.[1]
Reviews
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[3] |
| Kerrang! | 4/5[4] |
| Los Angeles Times | [5] |
| NME | 8/10[6] |
| Q | [7] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [8] |
| Select | 5/5[9] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 9/10[10] |
| The Village Voice | B+[11] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Shadow of the Season" | L. Conner/Lanegan | 4:34 |
| 2. | "Nearly Lost You" | L. Conner/V. Conner/Lanegan | 4:07 |
| 3. | "Dollar Bill" | V. Conner/Lanegan | 4:35 |
| 4. | "More or Less" | L. Conner/V. Conner/Lanegan | 3:11 |
| 5. | "Butterfly" | L. Conner/V. Conner/Lanegan | 3:22 |
| 6. | "For Celebrations Past" | L. Conner/V. Conner/Lanegan/Martin | 4:09 |
| 7. | "The Secret Kind" | L. Conner/V. Conner/Lanegan/Martin | 3:08 |
| 8. | "Winter Song" | L. Conner/Lanegan | 3:43 |
| 9. | "Troubled Times" | L. Conner/V. Conner/Lanegan/Martin | 5:20 |
| 10. | "No One Knows" | L. Conner/Lanegan | 5:13 |
| 11. | "Julie Paradise" | V. Conner/Lanegan | 5:05 |
Personnel
- Mark Lanegan - Vocals
- Gary Lee Conner - Guitar
- Van Conner - Bass
- Barrett Martin - Drums
- Don Fleming - Producer
- Andy Wallace - Mixing
- Howie Weinberg - Mastering
- John Agnello - Engineer
- David Coleman - Art Direction
- Michael Lavine - Photography
Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Peak |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Heatseekers | 4 |
| 1993 | The Billboard 200 | 141 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | "Nearly Lost You" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 12 |
| "Nearly Lost You" | Modern Rock Tracks | 5 | |
| Hot 100 Airplay | 62 | ||
| UK Singles Chart | 50 | ||
| 1993 | "Dollar Bill" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 40 |
| Modern Rock Tracks | 28 |
References
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "allmusic ((( Dust > Review )))". AllMusic. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
- ^ Huey, Steve. "Sweet Oblivion – Screaming Trees". AllMusic. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
- ^ Farber, Jim (October 9, 1992). "Sweet Oblivion". Entertainment Weekly: 58. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
- ^ Watts, Chris (October 31, 1992). "Screaming Trees 'Sweet Oblivion'". Kerrang!. Vol. 416. London, UK: EMAP.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ McOmber, James Martin (November 8, 1992). "Screaming Trees: 'Sweet Oblivion' (Epic)". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Screaming Trees: Sweet Oblivion". NME: 37. October 3, 1992.
- ^ "Screaming Trees: Sweet Oblivion". Q (73): 90. October 1992.
- ^ Randall, Mac (2004). "Screaming Trees". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. p. 721. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ Perry, Andrew (November 1992). "Screaming Trees: Sweet Oblivion". Select (29): 84–85.
- ^ Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig, eds. (1995). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (March 9, 1993). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved March 17, 2010.