Thank You (Royal Trux album)

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Thank You
Thank you royal trux.jpg
Studio album by
Released1995
Genre Rock
Length39:10
Label Charisma/Virgin (CD)
Drag City (LP)
Producer David Briggs
Royal Trux chronology
Cats and Dogs
(1993)
Thank You
(1995)
Sweet Sixteen
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
Billboard favorable [2]
Entertainment Weekly B [3]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Spin 8/10 [5]

Thank You is the fifth studio album by Royal Trux. It was released in 1995.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Neil Hagerty and Jennifer Herrema, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."A Night to Remember" 2:32
2."The Sewers of Mars" 3:30
3."Ray O Vac" 4:04
4."Map of the City" 3:57
5."Granny Grunt"Hagerty, Herrema, David Berman 3:52
6."Lights on the Levee" 4:28
7."Fear Strikes Out" 3:31
8."(Have You Met) Horror James?"Hagerty, Herrema, Berman3:54
9."You're Gonna Lose" 2:44
10."Shadow of the Wasp"Hagerty, Herrema, Rian Murphy 6:38

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