Poor & Famous | ||||
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Released | 1989 | |||
Studio | Indigo Ranch, Malibu, CA/The Complex, Los Angeles, CA/A&M Studios, Los Angeles, CA/Hit Single, San Diego, CA | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Label | Curb/MCA | |||
Producer | Thom Panunzio | |||
The Beat Farmers chronology | ||||
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Poor & Famous is an album by the American band the Beat Farmers, released in 1989. [1] [2] It was produced by Thom Panunzio and executive produced by Denny Bruce. Its release was delayed by months by Curb/MCA, which urged the band to write "hit" songs. [3] The band supported the album with a North American tour. [4]
The album is the band's first to include all original songs (with writing help from Steve Marshall on "Wait So Long" and "The Trouble with You"; David & Douglas Farange on "If I Can Hold"; Mojo Nixon on "King of Sleaze"; and frequent collaborator Paul Kamanski on "Time in Between"). [1]
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MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Chicago Tribune said that the album "finds cow-punk pioneers the Beat Farmers moving, both musically and lyrically, into the rock mainstream." [8]
Trouser Press called the album "a confusing mess that tries to cover too many stylistic bases", noting that its "barren personality deprives [the songs] of intensity." [9]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Socialite" | 3:40 |
2. | "Hideway" | 5:13 |
3. | "What I Mean to Say" | 3:38 |
4. | "Wait So Long" | 4:10 |
5. | "Wheels" | 2:35 |
6. | "Girl I Almost Married" | 3:10 |
7. | "If I Can Hold" | 3:41 |
8. | "King of Sleaze" | 3:12 |
9. | "The Trouble with You" | 2:55 |
10. | "Time in Between" | 4:35 |