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Free-for-All | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 15 September 1992 | |||
Recorded | 1991–1992 | |||
Studio | Zeitgeist Studios, Los Angeles; A&M Studios, Hollywood; Groove Masters, Santa Monica | |||
Genre | Rock, Alternative rock, Folk rock | |||
Length | 38:35 | |||
Label | RCA | |||
Producer | Tony Berg, Michael Penn | |||
Michael Penn chronology | ||||
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Free-for-All is the second album by the American singer-songwriter Michael Penn, released in 1992 on RCA Records. [1] [2] It contains two songs that reached the Top 20 on the Modern Rock charts: "Long Way Down (Look What the Cat Drug In)" peaked at number 14, while the second single, "Seen the Doctor", reached nine spots higher. The album led to a bitter battle between Penn and his record company, pushing a follow-up album to 1997.
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
Chicago Tribune | [4] |
The Chicago Tribune stated: "Penn is again working with producer Tony Berg, but this time they provide a rich, subtle blending of instruments, harmonies and textures to create an album that doesn't so much pop out as seep in." [4]
In his review for AllMusic, Stewart Mason wrote that it was the record which proved to critics that Penn was no one-hit wonder, calling "Long Way Down" a "dark and pained opening to an album that was hardly pop-star material." [3]
All tracks composed by Michael Penn.
Chart (1992) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 [5] | 160 |
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