| Nymphs | ||||
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| Released | 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1990 | |||
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| Length | 42:14 | |||
| Label | Geffen | |||
| Producer | Bill Price | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Nymphs is the debut full-length studio album recorded by the American rock band Nymphs. It was produced by Bill Price, and released in 1991 on Geffen Records. There were music videos made for "Imitating Angels" and "Sad and Damned," neither of which attained commercial recognition. Iggy Pop sang on "Supersonic".
Brian Flota of AllMusic proclaimed Nymphs to be "the last great glam-metal album". [1] Dannii Leivers opined the record to "straddle glam and grunge". [2]
In June 2020, Nymphs was ranked in LouderSound's "10 Obscure but Absolutely Essential Grunge Albums". [2]
All song by Nymphs.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Just One Happy Day" | 02:58 |
| 2. | "Cold" | 02:20 |
| 3. | "2 Cats" | 02:54 |
| 4. | "Imitating Angels" | 04:24 |
| 5. | "Wasting My Days" | 04:00 |
| 6. | "Heaven" | 03:35 |
| 7. | "Supersonic" | 03:22 |
| 8. | "Sad and Damned" | 02:58 |
| 9. | "Death of a Scenester" | 04:03 |
| 10. | "The River" | 03:38 |
| 11. | "Revolt" | 02:00 |
| 12. | "The Highway" | 05:35 |
| Total length: | 42:14 | |
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