Earwig (Blake Babies album)

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Earwig
Blake Babies Earwig.jpg
Studio album by
Released1989
RecordedMarch 1988 – July 1989
Genre Alternative rock
Length39:39
Label Mammoth Records [1]
Producer Gary Smith [2]
Blake Babies chronology
Nicely, Nicely
(1987)
Earwig
(1989)
Sunburn
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Spin Alternative Record Guide 7/10 [6]

Earwig is the second album by the Blake Babies, released in 1989 (see 1989 in music). [7] [8]

Contents

Critical reception

Trouser Press called the album "consistently attractive textured guitar pop." [1] The Rolling Stone Album Guide called it "a strong debut." [5]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Juliana Hatfield except as noted.

  1. "Cesspool" – 3:16 (Hatfield, John Strohm)
  2. "Dead and Gone" – 3:47 (Hatfield, Strohm)
  3. "Grateful" – 3:07
  4. "You Don't Give Up" – 3:40
  5. "Your Way Or The Highway" – 2:42
  6. "Rain" – 3:34 (Strohm)
  7. "Lament" – 3:27 (Hatfield, Strohm)
  8. "Alright" – 2:31
  9. "Loose" – 2:49 (The Stooges)
  10. "Take Your Head Off My Shoulder" – 1:26 (Hatfield, Strohm)
  11. "From Here To Burma" – 2:03 (Hatfield, Strohm)
  12. "Don't Suck My Breath" – 2:49
  13. "Outta My Head" – 2:02
  14. "Steamie Gregg" – 1:31
  15. "Not Just A Wish" - 1:44

Personnel

Production

References

  1. 1 2 "Blake Babies". Trouser Press. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  2. 1 2 MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 118.
  3. "Earwig - Blake Babies | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" via www.allmusic.com.
  4. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 657.
  5. 1 2 The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 64.
  6. Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. p. 47.
  7. "Reunited Blake Babies revisit demo days - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com.
  8. Buckley, Peter (October 14, 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN   9781843531050 via Google Books.