| Famous | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1995 | |||
| Label | Tim/Kerr [1] | |||
| Producer | Martin Feveyer, Gavin Guss, Super Deluxe | |||
| Super Deluxe chronology | ||||
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Famous is the debut album by the American band Super Deluxe, released in 1995. [2] [3] The album was remastered and rereleased the following year by the Warner Bros. Records subsidiary Revolution Records, with an extra track. [4] [5] The band supported the album with a North American tour. [6]
The album was produced by Martin Feveyer, Gavin Guss and Super Deluxe. [7] The former Posie Mike Musberger contributed percussion to some tracks. [1] The band's demo tape of Famous served as the Tim/Kerr release. [8] "Holly's Dream Vacation" is about Holly Golightly. [9]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [10] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [11] |
| Fort Worth Star-Telegram |  [12] |
| Los Angeles Times | [13] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [7] |
| USA Today | [14] |
| Vancouver Sun | [15] |
Trouser Press wrote: "On its brief, splendid debut, the young Seattle foursome Super Deluxe demonstrates a clear awareness of ’90s noise but primarily brings Squeeze-like harmonic subtlety to winning originals rooted in that nonexistent netherworld between the original British Invaders and their softhearted new wave receptors." [16] The Los Angeles Times concluded that Super Deluxe "has a knack for mixing and matching elements from the last three decades of English pop." [13]
USA Today thought that "the honey-coated tunes of Braden Blake and John Kirsh are stirred and shaken by feverish rhythms and punchy guitars, then topped by creamy harmonies." [14] The Albuquerque Journal called the band "tuneful in its own right," but wrote that the album "gets downright boring as [it] plods along after an energetic opening." [17] The Austin American-Statesman opined that "the singer and his many voice overdubs recall the Rembrandts, while the guitars are dull, dull, dull." [18]
AllMusic praised the "upbeat, sugary songs bursting with catchy hooks and sing-along choruses." [10]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lizadrin" | |
| 2. | "Famous" | |
| 3. | "She Came On" | |
| 4. | "Love Her Madly" | |
| 5. | "Flustered" | |
| 6. | "Disappearing" | |
| 7. | "Johnny's Gone Fishin'" | |
| 8. | "Holly's Dream Vacation" | |
| 9. | "Smile" | |
| 10. | "Suitcases" | |
| 11. | "Sunshine for Now" |
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