Creature (Moist album)

Creature
Studio album by Moist
Released	October 1, 1996 (Canada) June 3, 1997 (United States)
Studio	Le Studio, Morin Heights, QC & Silent Sound, Montreal, QC
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	44:29
Label	EMI
Producer	Paul Northfield, Moist
Moist chronology
Silver (1994) Creature (1996) Mercedes 5 and Dime (1999)
Singles from Creature
"Leave It Alone" Released: 1996 "Resurrection" Released: 1996 "Tangerine" Released: 1997 "Gasoline" Released: 1997

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Creature is the second studio album by Canadian alternative rock band Moist, released in 1996. ^[2] It features the singles "Leave It Alone", "Resurrection", "Tangerine", and "Gasoline", all of which were hits in Canada. The album was nominated for Album of the Year and Rock Album of the Year at the 1998 Juno Awards.

Commercial performance

Creature debuted at #7 on The Record 's Canadian Albums Chart. ^[3] The album was certified triple Platinum in Canada in 1997 ^[4] and was among the top forty best-selling albums of 1997 in that country. ^[5] Between 1996 and 2016, Creature remained among the top forty best-selling albums by Canadian artists in Canada. ^[6]

Track listing

All songs written by Moist

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hate"	3:47
2.	"Theme from Cola"	2:37
3.	"Resurrection"	3:58
4.	"Leave It Alone"	4:24
5.	"Creature"	4:18
6.	"Shotgun"	3:01
7.	"Disco Days"	2:32
8.	"Tangerine"	4:02
9.	"Better Than You"	3:55
10.	"Baby Skin Tattoo"	4:53
11.	"Ophelia"	3:49
12.	"Gasoline"	3:13

Singles

• "Leave It Alone"
• "Resurrection"
• "Tangerine"
• "Gasoline"

Trivia

• "Ophelia" is featured on the first edition of MuchMusic's Big Shiny Tunes , which was released in 1996.
• "Tangerine" won two MuchMusic Video Awards, for Best Director and Best Video in 1997.

Credits

• David Usher – vocals
• Mark Makoway – guitars
• Kevin Young – keyboards
• Jeff Pearce – bass
• Paul Wilcox – drums
• Matt Watkins – trumpet on "Creature"
• Claude Lamothe – cello on "Tangerine"

References

1. Creature at AllMusic
2. "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. February 28, 1998. p.  53 – via Internet Archive. Creature (Moist album).{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
3. "Hits of the World". Billboard . October 26, 1996. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
4. "Gold/Platinum". musiccanada.com. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
5. "ALBUMS: Top 100 of 1997".
6. "Nielsen Music & Billboard Present Canada 150 Charts" (PDF). bdsradio.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 2, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2020.