Mighty Joe Moon

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Mighty Joe Moon
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Studio album by
Grant Lee Buffalo
ReleasedSeptember 20, 1994 (1994-09-20)
Studio
Genre
Length46:24
Label
Producer Paul Kimble
Grant Lee Buffalo chronology
Fuzzy
(1993)		Mighty Joe Moon
(1994)		 Copperopolis
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
Chicago Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [3]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
The Village Voice C+ [7]

Mighty Joe Moon is the second studio album by American rock band Grant Lee Buffalo, released in 1994 by Slash Records and Reprise Records.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Grant Lee Phillips.

No.TitleLength
1."Lone Star Song"4:34
2."Mockingbirds"4:40
3."It's the Life"2:57
4."Sing Along"4:26
5."Mighty Joe Moon"2:49
6."Demon Called Deception"2:51
7."Lady Godiva and Me"5:02
8."Drag"3:05
9."Last Days of Tecumseh"1:02
10."Happiness"3:00
11."Honey Don't Think"2:43
12."Side by Side"6:54
13."Rock of Ages"4:14

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. [8]

Charts

Chart (1994)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [9] 48
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [10] 23
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [11] 8
Scottish Albums (OCC) [12] 26
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [13] 38
UK Albums (OCC) [14] 24
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [15] 16

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References

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  2. ↑ Johnson, K. C. (October 20, 1994). "Grant Lee Buffalo: Mighty Joe Moon (Slash)". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved June 9, 2018.
  3. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2011). "Grant Lee Buffalo". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN   0-85712-595-8.
  4. ↑ Sullivan, Caroline (September 23, 1994). "Grant Lee Buffalo: Mighty Joe Moon (London 828 541-2)". The Guardian . London.
  5. ↑ "Grant Lee Buffalo: Mighty Joe Moon". Q . No. 98. November 1994. p. 112.
  6. ↑ Weisel, Al (October 6, 1994). "Grant Lee Buffalo: Mighty Joe Moon". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on December 5, 2007. Retrieved December 5, 2007.
  7. ↑ Christgau, Robert (November 29, 1994). "Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice . New York. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
  8. ↑ Mighty Joe Moon (liner notes). Grant Lee Buffalo. Slash Records. 1994. 4-45714.CS1 maint: others (link)
  9. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Grant Lee Buffalo – Mighty Joe Moon". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Charts.nz – Grant Lee Buffalo – Mighty Joe Moon". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Grant Lee Buffalo – Mighty Joe Moon". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Grant Lee Buffalo – Mighty Joe Moon". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Grant Lee Buffalo Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
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