| Cruise Yourself | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 3, 1994 | |||
| Recorded | May 1994 | |||
| Studio | Oz Studios, Baltimore, United States | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 40:59 | |||
| Label | Touch and Go | |||
| Producer | Ted Niceley | |||
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Cruise Yourself is the third studio album by American post-hardcore band Girls Against Boys, released in October 1994 by record label Touch and Go.
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide |  [3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
| Kerrang! | [5] |
| MusicHound Rock |  [6] |
| NME | [7] |
| Q | [8] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [9] |
| Select | [10] |
| Trouser Press | unfavorable [11] |
Cruise Yourself has received a mixed-to-favorable response from critics.
| Year | Publication | Country | Accolade | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Alternative Press | United States | "The 90 Greatest Albums of the '90s" | 53 | [12] |
| 2000 | Rock de Lux | Spain | "Best Albums of the '90s" | 102 | [13] |
| "*" denotes an unordered list. | |||||
All tracks are written by Girls Against Boys
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tucked-In" | 4:17 |
| 2. | "Cruise Your New Baby Fly Self" | 3:11 |
| 3. | "Kill the Sexplayer" | 3:16 |
| 4. | "(I) Don't Got a Place" | 3:43 |
| 5. | "Psychic Know-How" | 3:41 |
| 6. | "Explicitly Yours" | 4:59 |
| 7. | "From Now On" | 4:15 |
| 8. | "Raindrop" | 3:13 |
| 9. | "The Royal Lowdown" | 2:41 |
| 10. | "My Martini" | 3:41 |
| 11. | "Glazed-Eye" | 4:02 |
Adapted from the Cruise Yourself liner notes. [14]
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1994 | Touch and Go | CD, CS, LP | TG134 |
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