Amorica

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Amorica
BlackCrowesAmoricaalbumcover.jpg
The original cover of the album.
Studio album by
The Black Crowes
ReleasedNovember 1, 1994 (1994-11-01)
RecordedMay–August 1994
Genre
Length54:13
Label American
Producer
The Black Crowes chronology
The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion
(1992)		Amorica
(1994)		 Three Snakes and One Charm
(1996)
Censored cover
Amorica censored cover.jpeg
Editions sold by big box retailers have a cropped image.

Amorica (stylized as amorica.) is the third studio album by U.S. rock band The Black Crowes. Spawned from the band's unreleased Tall album sessions, Amorica was released Nov. 1, 1994, on American Recordings. Amorica reached gold status in the United States, shipping 500,000 copies.

Contents

The album cover notably featured a close-up photo of the pelvic region of a woman wearing a U.S. flag bikini bottom with pubic hair showing at the top. The photo was taken from the cover of the July 1976 issue of Hustler magazine. The album with this cover was subsequently banned from chain stores like Walmart and Kmart, resulting in the cover being censored with a solid black background displaying only the garment. [2]

Other songs recorded during the Amorica sessions were "Feathers," "Tied Up and Swallowed" and "Chevrolet" (a Taj Mahal cover), which were later released as B-sides, bonus tracks or on compilation albums.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [3]
Entertainment Weekly B− [4]
NME 8/10 [5]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Robert Christgau Rating-Christgau-dud.svg [6]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [7]

"The Crowes haven't ceased their cocky pillaging of the universal jukebox – echoes of the Stones and Led Zep abound," wrote Rolling Stone 's Paul Evans, who awarded the album three and a half stars. "But in joining the mix with offbeat kicks (Latino rhythms, wah-wah guitar, strange vocal treatments), they sound remarkably fresh." [8]

In July 2014, Guitar World chose Amorica as one of "50 Iconic Albums That Defined 1994". [9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Chris Robinson and Rich Robinson

Amorica track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Gone"5:08
2."A Conspiracy"4:46
3."High Head Blues"4:01
4."Cursed Diamond"5:56
5."Nonfiction"4:16
6."She Gave Good Sunflower"5:48
7."P. 25 London"3:38
8."Ballad in Urgency"5:39
9."Wiser Time"5:33
10."Downtown Money Waster"3:40
11."Descending"5:42
US bonus track
No.TitleLength
12."Tied Up and Swallowed"4:16
Japanese bonus track
No.TitleLength
12."Chevrolet"3:32
1998 reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Song of the Flesh"3:45
13."Sunday Night Buttermilk Waltz"2:46

Personnel

The Black Crowes

Additional personnel [10]

Production

Charts

Chart performance for Amorica
Chart (1994)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [11] 11
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [12] 13
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [13] 17
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts) [14] 17
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [15] 40
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [16] 39
Scottish Albums (OCC) [17] 7
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [18] 25
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [19] 35
UK Albums (OCC) [20] 8
US Billboard 200 [21] 11

Certifications

Certifications for Amorica
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [22] Silver60,000^
United States (RIAA) [23] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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