Eight Arms to Hold You | ||||
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Released | February 11, 1997 | |||
Recorded | June 1996 | |||
Genre | Rock [1] | |||
Length | 51:10 | |||
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Producer | Bob Rock | |||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Christgau's Consumer Guide | ![]() |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Entertainment Weekly | B+ [5] |
MusicHound Rock | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
NME | 7/10 [7] |
Rolling Stone | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Spin | 7/10 [10] |
Wall of Sound | 36/100 [11] |
Eight Arms to Hold You is the second studio album by alternative rock band Veruca Salt. It was released on February 11, 1997, through Outpost/Geffen Records.
The album was produced by Bob Rock. The title is a reference to the working title for the Beatles' film eventually titled Help! [12]
Eight Arms to Hold You peaked at number 55 on the Billboard 200. The single "Volcano Girls", written by Nina Gordon, was a rock radio hit. Veruca Salt performed "Shutterbug", written by Louise Post, on Saturday Night Live . [12] [13] Besides those two, there were three other singles released from the album: "Benjamin", "The Morning Sad", and "Straight".
This was the last album to feature all of the original band members—Gordon, Post, Steve Lack, and Jim Shapiro—until the 2015 album Ghost Notes .
All music is composed by Veruca Salt
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Straight" | Louise Post | 2:32 |
2. | "Volcano Girls" | Nina Gordon | 3:18 |
3. | "Don't Make Me Prove It" | Post | 2:29 |
4. | "Awesome" | Gordon | 3:32 |
5. | "One Last Time" | Post | 4:45 |
6. | "With David Bowie" | Gordon | 2:25 |
7. | "Benjamin" | Gordon | 4:05 |
8. | "Shutterbug" | Post | 4:16 |
9. | "The Morning Sad" | Gordon | 3:08 |
10. | "Sound of the Bell" | Post | 3:59 |
11. | "Loneliness Is Worse" | Gordon | 5:00 |
12. | "Stoneface" | Gordon | 2:44 |
13. | "Venus Man Trap" | Post | 3:29 |
14. | "Earthcrosser" | Gordon | 5:28 |
Total length: | 51:10 |
Veruca Salt
Additional personnel
Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA) [14] | 69 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [15] | 34 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [16] | 40 |
UK Albums (OCC) [17] | 95 |
US Billboard 200 [18] | 55 |
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