Nurds

Nurds
Studio album by the Roches
Released	September 9, 1980 [1]
Studio	Record Plant, New York
Length	37:49
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Roy Halee
The Roches chronology
The Roches (1979) Nurds (1980) Keep on Doing (1982)

Nurds is the second studio album by the American musical trio the Roches, released on Warner Bros. Records in 1980. ^{[2] [3]} It peaked at number 130 on the Billboard 200. Nurds was produced by Roy Halee. ^[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
Robert Christgau	B [6]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide	[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[7]
Spin Alternative Record Guide	8/10 [8]

The Rolling Stone review noted that the Roches were "not just entertaining but downright terrifying." ^[9] The New York Times wrote that "Maggie Roche in particular continues to write songs with droll, offbeat imagery and explicitly personal points of view." ^[10] The Globe and Mail praised "the anti-star sincerity in their voices and the fragile nature of their stacked vocals, which threaten to fall out of tune at the slightest provocation, but never do." ^[11]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Nurds"	Suzzy Roche	4:15
2.	"It's Bad for Me"	Cole Porter	2:45
3.	"Louis"	Terre Roche	3:34
4.	"Bobby's Song"	T. Roche S. Roche	3:17
5.	"The Boat Family"	Maggie Roche	3:19
6.	"My Sick Mind"	T. Roche	4:06
7.	"The Death of Suzzy Roche"	S. Roche T. Roche	3:01
8.	"Factory Girl"	Traditional	4:48
9.	"One Season"	M. Roche	4:42
10.	"This Feminine Position"	M. Roche	3:57
Total length:			37:49

Credits

• Recordist: Jon Mathias
• Assistant: Dave Alhard
• Maggie Roche: acoustic guitar, vocals
• Suzzy Roche: acoustic guitar, vocals
• Terre Roche: acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals
• Jay Dee Daugherty: drums
• Fred Smith: electric bass guitar
• Lincoln Goines: acoustic bass guitar
• Jon Mathias: electric bass guitar on "Nurds"
• Gabriel Katona: synthesizer
• Bob Conti: percussion
• Bobby Gordon: clarinet on "Bobby's Song"
• Basic tracks and vocals recorded at Record Plant, NYC
• Overdubs: Redwing Studios, Tarzana, California
• Finishing touches: United Western Studios, Los Angeles
• Mastering: Greg Calbi

Charts

Year	Chart	Peak position
1980	US Billboard 200	130

References

1. "The Pop Eye". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. September 7, 1980. p. 92.
2. Farber, Jim (March 23, 2007). "Sister Act's Back". Now. Daily News. New York. p. 48.
3. Sullivan, Jim (November 4, 1980). "'I'm in with the in crowd,' boasted Ramsey Lewis...". Arts. The Boston Globe. p. 1.
4. MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1996. p. 572.
5. Adams, Greg. Nurds at AllMusic. Retrieved 28 November 2007.
6. Christgau, Robert. "The Roches > Consumer Guide Reviews". Robert Christgau . Retrieved November 28, 2007.
7. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 596.
8. Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. p. 334.
9. Shewey, Don (December 25, 1980). "Nurds The Roches > Album Review". Rolling Stone . No. 333/334. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
10. Palmer, Robert (November 7, 1980). "The Pop Life". The New York Times. p. C22.
11. McGrath, Paul (November 22, 1980). "Nurds The Roches". The Globe and Mail. p. F9.