Homebrew (Neneh Cherry album)

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Homebrew
NCherry Homebrew.jpg
Studio album by
Released26 October 1992
RecordedJuly 1991–July 1992
Studio
  • Cherry Bear Studios (London, UK)
  • Cherry Bear Mobile
  • Grapehouse Studio (Copenhagen, Denmark)
  • Power Play Studios (New York, NY)
Genre Hip hop, R&B, dance, pop [1]
Length42:43
Label Circa
Producer
Neneh Cherry chronology
Raw Like Sushi
(1989)
Homebrew
(1992)
Man
(1996)
Singles from Homebrew
  1. "Money Love"
    Released: 19 October 1992
  2. "Move with Me"
    Released: 7 December 1992 (Germany)
  3. "Buddy X"
    Released: 8 March 1993
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
Calgary Herald B [2]
Chicago Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [3]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [4]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [5]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Spin Alternative Record Guide 8/10 [9]
The Village Voice B+ [10]

Homebrew is the second studio album by Swedish musician Neneh Cherry. It was released in October 1992 via Circa Records. The album features several different genres, including between jazz, funk and trip hop. The album photography was by Jean-Baptiste Mondino. Recording sessions took place at Cherry Bear Studios in London and at the Cherry Bear Mobile, except "Sassy" was additionally recorded at Grapehouse Studios in Copenhagen and "Trout" was additionally recorded at Power Play Studios in New York. Gang Starr co-wrote and produced "Sassy" and "I Ain't Gone Under Yet". Geoff Barrow wrote and produced "Somedays".

Contents

"Trout" features a guitar riff replayed by Jonny Dollar from Steppenwolf's version of "The Pusher", and the drum track by John Bonham from "When the Levee Breaks". [11]

"Buddy X" was allegedly inspired by Lenny Kravitz. It was later remixed by Falcon & Fabian and featured Notorious B.I.G. and also remixed by the Dreem Teem and Masters at Work.

The track "Move with Me" later appeared on the soundtrack of the 1993 film Sliver , while a dub version of the song appears on the soundtrack of the 1991 Wim Wenders film Until the End of the World .

The track 'Red Paint' is a reinterpretation of a true story told to Neneh by her late mother Moki Cherry.

Singles

Two singles were released from Homebrew worldwide: "Money Love" and "Buddy X". "Money Love" charted within the top 40 of various countries while "Buddy X" became Cherry's third top-50 hit in the United States. [12] [13] In Germany, a third single—"Move with Me"—was also released. [14] Meanwhile, a fourth song, "Trout", received heavy airplay on US alternative radio; despite never being released as a single, it peaked at number two on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart in January 1993. [15]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Sassy" (featuring Guru)2:33
2."Money Love" (featuring J$)
  • Neneh Cherry
  • Jonny Dollar
  • Booga Bear
3:39
3."Move with Me"
  • Karlsson
  • McVey
  • Neneh Cherry
  • Jonny Dollar
  • Booga Bear
5:18
4."I Ain't Gone Under Yet"
  • Karlsson
  • Elam
  • McVey
  • Martin
  • Neneh Cherry
  • Jonny Dollar
  • Booga Bear
  • Gang Starr
4:03
5."Twisted"
  • Karlsson
  • McVey
  • Neneh Cherry
  • Jonny Dollar
  • Booga Bear
  • Twilight Firm
4:37
6."Buddy X"
  • Karlsson
  • McVey
  • Neneh Cherry
  • Jonny Dollar
  • Booga Bear
2:49
7."Somedays"
3:35
8."Trout" (featuring Michael Stipe)
5:03
9."Peace in Mind"
  • Karlsson
  • McVey
  • Neneh Cherry
  • Jonny Dollar
  • Booga Bear
  • JT for Ronin Inc.
5:34
10."Red Paint"
  • Karlsson
  • McVey
  • Neneh Cherry
  • Jonny Dollar
  • Booga Bear
5:28
Total length:46:06

Charts

Chart performance for Homebrew
Chart (1992–1993)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [16] 49
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [17] 48
European Albums ( Music & Media ) [18] 64
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [19] 43
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [20] 29
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [21] 16
UK Albums (OCC) [22] 27

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