Everywhere at Once (The Plimsouls album)

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Everywhere at Once
Plimsouls Everywhere.jpg
Studio album by
the Plimsouls
Released24 May 1983 (1983-05-24)
StudioThe Lighthouse and Mama Jo's, North Hollywood, CA; The Pasha Music House, Hollywood, CA; Record One, Los Angeles, CA
Genre Power pop [1]
Length37:35
Label Geffen
Producer Jeff Eyrich
The Plimsouls chronology
The Plimsouls
(1981)		Everywhere at Once
(1983)		Kool Trash
(1998)
Singles from Everywhere at Once
  1. "A Million Miles Away"
    Released: 1982 (reissued 1983)
  2. "Oldest Story in the World"
    Released: 1983
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Robert Christgau B− [1]

Everywhere at Once is the second studio album and major-label debut by American power pop band the Plimsouls, released in 1983 by Geffen Records. [3] The album reached #186 on the Billboard albums chart. [4] [5] It includes the radio hit "A Million Miles Away" which reached #11 on Billboard's Top Rock Tracks. [6] It would be the band's last album until 1998's Kool Trash.

Contents

Background

In 1981, the Plimsouls released their self titled debut album through Planet Records but left the label the same year, dissatisfied with the lack of promotion by their label. [7] The album reached #153 on the Billboard albums chart. [5] The following year, the band released the independent single "A Million Miles Away" on their own Shaky City label, after which they signed with Geffen Records for Everywhere at Once. [3]

Critical reception

Retrospectively, AllMusic felt that the album has mixed results, writing, "While the change to a major label did have a profound impact on the band, it wasn't always for the best. While Jeff Eyrich's somewhat heavy-handed production did take a little air out of their performance, the end result is far less clinical than other major-label mainstream rock records of the day." [2]

Trouser Press wrote that the album is "bubbling with undiminished fire and melody." [3]

Track listing

  1. "Shaky City" (Peter Case, Eddie Muñoz) – 2:27
  2. "Magic Touch" (Case, Muñoz) – 3:19
  3. "Oldest Story in the World" (Case) – 3:19
  4. "Lie, Beg, Borrow, and Steal" (Ronny Weiss) – 2:45
  5. "Play the Breaks" (Case, Muñoz, David Pahoa, Lou Ramirez, Jeff Eyrich) – 4:17
  6. "How Long Will It Take?" (Case) – 2:30
  7. "A Million Miles Away" (Case, Joey Alkes, Chris Fradkin) – 3:34
  8. "My Life Ain't Easy" (Eddy Grant, Lincoln Gordon, Dervan Gordon) – 2:37
  9. "Inch By Inch" (Case, Andrew Williams, Charlotte Caffey) – 2:35
  10. "I'll Get Lucky" (Case) – 2:42
  11. "Everywhere at Once" (Case) – 3:19
1992 reissue bonus track
  2. "Hobo" (Case, Muñoz, Pahoa, Ramirez) – 3:23
Note

Personnel

Adapted from the album liner notes. [8]

The Plimsouls
Additional musicians
Technical

References

  1. 1 2 "Robert Christgau: CG: Artist 2397". www.robertchristgau.com.
  2. 1 2 "Everywhere at Once – The Plimsouls | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved December 8, 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "TrouserPress.com :: Plimsouls". www.trouserpress.com.
  4. ↑ Billboard, AllMusic
  5. 1 2 "Billboard Database Top200 - The Plimsouls". billboard.elpee.jp. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  6. ↑ "The Plimsouls Top Songs". musicvf.com. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  7. ↑ Ostrov, Devorah (1997). "Teenage Kicks #2: The History Of Peter Case Part 2: The Plimsouls" . Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  8. ↑ Everywhere at Once (reissue) (Media notes). The Plimsouls. Geffen. 1992. GEFD-24481.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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