Egomania (Love Songs)

Egomania (Love Songs)
Studio album by Cobra Verde
Released	May 5, 1997
Recorded	609 Recording in Bedford, Ohio
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	36:01
Label	Scat [1]
Producer	Cobra Verde
Cobra Verde chronology
Vintage Crime (1995) Egomania (Love Songs) (1997) Nightlife (1999)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Chicago Tribune	[3]
Entertainment Weekly	B+ [4]

Egomania (Love Songs) is the second album by Cobra Verde, released in 1997 through Scat Records. ^[5]

Critical reception

The Chicago Tribune wrote: "Creating classic rock in the best sense of the term, this Ohio quartet meshes instrumental prowess, great songwriting, passion and a dark edge in ways that one rarely encounters today." ^[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Cobra Verde, except "Underpants" by Easter Monkeys and "Chinese Radiation" by Pere Ubu.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Everything to You"	4:01
2.	"A Story I Can Sell"	3:13
3.	"Still Breaking Down"	3:35
4.	"Leather"	3:10
5.	"Underpants"	2:22
6.	"Blood on the Moon"	4:02
7.	"Until It's Gone"	5:19
8.	"For My Woman"	3:09
9.	"Chinese Radiation"	3:16
10.	"Never My Love"	3:54

Personnel

Cobra Verde

• Don Depew – bass guitar, guitar, vocals, engineering
• Doug Gillard  – guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, vocals
• John Petkovic – vocals, guitar, keyboards
• Dave Swanson – drums, guitar

Production and additional personnel

• Nick Amster – mixing
• Cobra Verde  – production
• Bruce Gigaz – mixing
• Robert Pollard – vocals

References

1. "Label Discography".
2. Prato, Greg. "Egomania (Love Songs)". Allmusic. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
3. Reger, Rick. "Cobra VerdeEgomania (Love Songs) (Scat) (star) (star)..." chicagotribune.com.
4. Sinclair, Tom (June 6, 1997). "Egomania (Love Songs)". Entertainment Weekly (156). Archived from the original on April 21, 2009. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
5. Robbins, Ira (2007). "Cobra Verde". Trouser Press . Retrieved April 26, 2013.