Penthouse (album)

Penthouse
Studio album by Luna
Released	August 8, 1995
Studio	Sorcerer Studios, New York City
Genre	Indie pop, indie rock
Length	51:14
Label	Elektra
Producer	Luna, Pat McCarthy and Mario Salvati
Luna chronology
Bewitched (1994) Penthouse (1995) EP (1996)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Consumer Guide	A [2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]
Entertainment Weekly	C− [4]
Melody Maker	Recommended [5]
NME	7/10 [6]
The Province	[7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[8]
Select	4/5 [9]

Penthouse is the third album by American alternative rock band Luna. It was ranked the 99th best album of the 1990s by Rolling Stone . ^[10]

Track listing

All music by Luna and lyrics by Dean Wareham, except where noted.

1. "Chinatown" – 4:39
2. "Sideshow by the Seashore" – 3:12
3. "Moon Palace" – 3:46
4. "Double Feature" – 4:27
5. "23 Minutes in Brussels" – 6:40
6. "Lost in Space" – 3:44
7. "Rhythm King" – 3:16
8. "Kalamazoo" – 6:26
9. "Hedgehog" – 3:05
10. "Freakin' and Peakin'" – 6:12
11. "Bonnie and Clyde" – 5:27 (Serge Gainsbourg) (CD bonus track not featured on vinyl and cassette releases)

Personnel

Luna

• Dean Wareham – vocals, guitars
• Sean Eden – guitar
• Justin Harwood – bass guitar, theremin on "Sideshow By the Seashore", Mellotron on "Lost in Space", string arrangements
• Stanley Demeski – drums, percussion, vibraphone on "Rhythm King" and "Kalamazoo"

with:

• Lætitia Sadier – vocals on "Bonnie and Clyde"
• Jane Scarpantoni – cello on "Moon Palace", string arrangements
• Tom Verlaine – electric 12-string guitar on "Moon Palace" and electric guitar on "23 Minutes in Brussels"
• Matthew Buzzell – backing vocals on "Kalamazoo"

Production

• Pat McCarthy – producer
• Mario Salvati – producer
• Lou Sciancalepore – assistant engineer
• Dave Voigt – assistant engineer
• Susanne Dyer – assistant engineer
• Mastered by Greg Calbi

See also

• Kalamazoo, Michigan

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Penthouse – Luna". AllMusic . Retrieved November 2, 2017.
2. Christgau, Robert (2000). "Luna: Penthouse". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. St. Martin's Griffin. ISBN   0-312-24560-2 . Retrieved November 2, 2017.
3. Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN   9780857125958.
4. Mirkin, Steven (August 11, 1995). "Penthouse". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved November 2, 2017.
5. Luffman, Mark (August 12, 1995). "Luna – Penthouse" . Melody Maker . Vol. 72, no. 32. p. 35. Retrieved March 6, 2024– via Internet Archive.
6. "Luna: Penthouse". NME . August 12, 1995. p. 41.
7. Harrison, Tom; McLaughlin, John P.; Walsh, Michael (November 2, 1995). "Still electrifying after 25 years". The Province .
8. Sheffield, Rob (2004). "Luna". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp.  500–01. ISBN   0-7432-0169-8.
9. Wilkinson, Roy (September 1995). "Luna: Penthouse". Select . No. 63. p. 97.
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