Teenager of the Year (album)

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Teenager of the Year
Teenager of the year cover.jpg
Studio album by
Frank Black
ReleasedMay 23, 1994 (1994-05-23)
Studio
  • American Recording Co. (Calabasas, California)
  • Castle Oaks (Calabasas, California)
  • The Clubhouse (Burbank, California)
  • The Chapel (Los Angeles, California)
  • Can-Am (Los Angeles, California)
Genre Alternative rock
Length62:51
Label
Producer
Frank Black chronology
Frank Black
(1993)		Teenager of the Year
(1994)		 The Cult of Ray
(1996)
Singles from Teenager of the Year
  1. "Headache"
    Released: 1994
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Chicago Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Entertainment Weekly A− [4]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
NME 8/10 [6]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Select 4/5 [9]
Spin Alternative Record Guide 8/10 [10]
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"Freedom Rock"
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Teenager of the Year is the second solo studio album by American musician Frank Black. The album was released in 1994 by 4AD in the United Kingdom and Elektra Records in the United States. It was co-produced by former Pere Ubu member Eric Drew Feldman, who also played keyboards on the album. [11] Teenager also features work by several backing musicians, including Lyle Workman, Moris Tepper and Black's Pixies bandmate Joey Santiago.

Contents

The album reached No. 2 on Billboard 's Heatseekers chart and No. 131 on the Billboard 200 chart in 1994. [12] [13] The single "Headache" reached No. 10 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart that year. [14]

Although not originally well-received, the record is now widely praised by both critics and fans. [15] The album is often cited as the high-point of Francis' post-Pixies catalogue, [1] [11] [15] and was ranked No. 94 on Pitchfork's "Top 100 Albums of the 1990s". [15] The album is included in the book "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die " [16] "

Track listing

All tracks are written by Frank Black

No.TitleLength
1."Whatever Happened to Pong?"1:34
2."Thalassocracy"1:33
3."(I Want to Live on an) Abstract Plain"2:17
4."Calistan"3:22
5."The Vanishing Spies"3:37
6."Speedy Marie"3:33
7."Headache"2:52
8."Sir Rockaby"2:54
9."Freedom Rock"4:16
10."Two Reelers"3:01
11."Fiddle Riddle"3:29
12."Olé Mulholland"4:41
13."Fazer Eyes"3:36
14."I Could Stay Here Forever"2:27
15."The Hostess with the Mostest"1:56
16."Superabound"3:10
17."Big Red"2:41
18."Space Is Gonna Do Me Good"2:22
19."White Noise Maker"2:42
20."Pure Denizen of the Citizens Band"2:20
21."Bad, Wicked World"1:57
22."Pie in the Sky"2:13

Personnel

Musicians
Technical

Charts

Chart (1994)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA Charts) [17] 76
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [18] 45
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [19] 60
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [20] 35
UK Albums (OCC) [21] 21
US Billboard 200 [12] 131
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [13] 2

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  11. 1 2 "Music Review: Teenager of the Year by Frank Black". All-reviews.com. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  12. 1 2 "Frank Black Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  13. 1 2 "Frank Black Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Frank Black Chart History (Alternative Songs)". Billboard . Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  15. 1 2 3 "Top 100 Albums of the 1990s". Pitchfork . November 17, 2003. p. 1. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  16. ↑ 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die
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