Cherry Alive

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Cherry Alive
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 19, 1995
Recorded1994–1995
Genre Powerpop, pop, rock
Length42:33
Label 550
Producer Fred Maher [1]
Eve's Plum chronology
Envy
(1993)
Cherry Alive
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Cherry Alive is the second and final studio album by American alternative rock band Eve's Plum. [3] [4] It was released in 1995 on 550 Records. [5]

Contents

The album's first single, "Jesus Loves You (Not As Much As I Do)", failed to gain interest from mainstream radio and the album failed to chart when it was released. The second single, "Wishing the Day Away", was released to radio without a music video to accompany it and failed to chart as well. The third and final single, the album's title track, gained some airplay on college radio, but still failed to chart. Sony/550 dropped the band, who split three years later.

Production

Cherry Alive was recorded in New York City, in the same building that housed Studio 54. [5]

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote that the band "drops the corrosive angst on the lean and less mean Cherry Alive, opting instead for clean pop songwriting and svelte rock guitars. Fred Maher’s production brings out the cream in Fitzpatrick’s voice." [1] Billboard praised "Wishing the Day Away", writing that Fitzpatrick's "Blondie-like vocals come alive, seducing listeners with their breezy, sweet melody." [6]

Track listing

All lyrics and music by Eve's Plum.

  1. "Jesus Loves You (Not As Much As I Do)"
  2. "Wishing the Day Away"
  3. "Want You Bad"
  4. "Loved By You"
  5. "Fairy Princess"
  6. "Cherry Alive"
  7. "Lipstuck"
  8. "Sticky and Greasy"
  9. "Beautiful"
  10. "Serious Stuff"
  11. "Dog in My Heart"
  12. "Only Anger"

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 "Eve's Plum". Trouser Press. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  2. "Cherry Alive - Eve's Plum | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" via www.allmusic.com.
  3. "Eve's Plum | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  4. "Perfect Sound Forever: Eve's Plum". www.furious.com.
  5. 1 2 "A Plum Position : The N.Y. Quartet Has '70s Vibes but Is 'Cherry Alive' in the Here and Now". Los Angeles Times. April 5, 1996.
  6. "Reviews & Previews". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. February 3, 1996 via Google Books.