| Cement | ||||
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| Released | 1991 | |||
| Recorded | Summer 1991 at Smart Studios, Madison, Wisconsin | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock [1] | |||
| Length | 53:06 | |||
| Label | Touch and Go | |||
| Producer | Butch Vig | |||
| Die Kreuzen chronology | ||||
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| AllMusic |   [2] |
Cement is the fourth album by the American band Die Kreuzen, released in 1991 through Touch and Go Records. [3] [4] It was the band's final album. [5]
The album was produced by Butch Vig. [6] It was recorded in the summer of 1991 at Smart Studios, in Madison, Wisconsin. [7] The songs emerged out of musical jams, with Dan Kubinski writing most of the lyrics. [8]
The Washington Post wrote: "Less monomaniacal than previously but no less urgent, Die Kreuzen turns almost lyrical with its latest album." [9]
All tracks are written by Die Kreuzen.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wish" | 3:54 |
| 2. | "Shine" | 4:53 |
| 3. | "Big Bad Days" | 3:59 |
| 4. | "Holes" | 3:57 |
| 5. | "Downtime" | 4:01 |
| 6. | "Blue Song" | 5:11 |
| 7. | "Best Goodbye" | 4:33 |
| 8. | "Heaven" | 4:29 |
| 9. | "Deep Space" | 3:42 |
| 10. | "Shake Loose" | 4:34 |
| 11. | "Over and the Edge" | 2:55 |
| 12. | "Black Song" | 6:58 |
Gone Away (Acoustic) is an uncredited, hidden track on the CD.
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