| Living Things | ||||
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| Released | September 7, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | July–August 2002 | |||
| Studio | Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Label | RCAM Records | |||
| Producer | Matthew Sweet | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Rolling Stone | (favorable) [2] |
Living Things is the ninth studio album by alternative rock musician Matthew Sweet. It was released on RCAM Records in 2004.
The album was met with little commercial success, but with favorable reviews. Review aggregating website Metacritic reports a normalized score of 70% based on 9 reviews. [3] Uncut magazine wrote that Living Things was "as ambitious and compelling as psych-tinged pop gets."
The song, "Cats Vs. Dogs", was featured in the film, Garfield: The Movie .
All songs written by Matthew Sweet.
Japanese Copy Control CD version was released with two bonus tracks: [4]
The Concert for George was held at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 29 November 2002 as a memorial to George Harrison on the first anniversary of his death. The event was organised by Harrison's widow, Olivia, and his son, Dhani, and arranged under the musical direction of Eric Clapton. The profits from the event went to the Material World Charitable Foundation, an organisation founded by Harrison.
Longing in Their Hearts is the twelfth album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 1994. The album contained the mainstream pop hit, "Love Sneakin' Up On You," which reached #19 on the Billboard singles chart, and "You", which remains to date her only UK Top 40 hit, peaking at No. 31.
Stereotype Be is the solo debut album of Kevin Max. The album blends progressive rock, world music, spoken word, and traditional pop, with spiritual lyrics.
Rock of Ages... Hymns and Faith is the sixteenth studio album by Christian and pop singer Amy Grant. It is the follow-up to her 2002 release Legacy... Hymns and Faith. Rock of Ages is Amy Grant's 11th Christian chart-topping album.
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Something to Say is the third full-length studio album by Contemporary Christian music artist Matthew West. It was released on January 15, 2008 through Sparrow Records. The album's first single, "You Are Everything", was the most-played song on Christian AC radio in 2008. Other singles from the album include the title track "Something to Say", and West's third #1 single, "The Motions".
Walking the Wire is an album released by American country music singer Dan Seals. It was his first for the Warner Brothers label. Three of its four singles charted, which were "Sweet Little Shoe", "Mason Dixon Line", and "When Love Comes Around the Bend". The B-side to "Mason Dixon Line", titled "Be My Angel", was later a non-album single for Lionel Cartwright, peaking at number 63 in late 1992.
Off the Beaten Path is the third studio album by saxophone player Dave Koz. It was released by Capitol Records on August 20, 1996. Koz himself provides vocals on "That's the Way I Feel About You."
Memphis is the seventeenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Boz Scaggs. It was Scaggs's first solo release since 2008's Speak Low. The album was released on March 5, 2013, by 429 Records. The album has debuted on Billboard 200 at No. 17, and has sold 90,000 copies in the US as of March 2015.
Tomorrow Forever is the twelfth album by alternative rock musician Matthew Sweet, funded wholly by his fans through the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter. It was released on June 16, 2017 as a digital download, CD, and as a 2-LP vinyl set.
American Dreamer is a 2021 box set of reissues from American singer-songwriter Laura Nyro released by Madfish. It has received positive critical reception.
