The Good Earth (The Feelies album)

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The Good Earth
The Good Earth (The Feelies album) front cover.jpeg
Studio album by
Released1986
StudioMixolydian Studios, Boonton, New Jersey
Genre Jangle pop, post-punk, alternative rock
Length36:21
Label Coyote/Twin/Tone Records (original US release)
Rough Trade (original UK release)
Producer Glenn Mercer, Bill Million, Peter Buck
The Feelies chronology
Crazy Rhythms
(1980)
The Good Earth
(1986)
Only Life
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
The A.V. Club A [2]
Classic Rock Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Pitchfork 9.1/10 [4]
PopMatters 7/10 [5]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Spin Alternative Record Guide 8/10 [8]
The Village Voice A− [9]

The Good Earth is the second album by American alternative rock band the Feelies. It was released in 1986 on Coyote Records, six years following their debut album Crazy Rhythms . [10] The original LP was contained in a sleeve designed by Glenn Mercer, featuring a front cover photo of the band by bassist Brenda Sauter and a back cover photo by John Baumgartner with coloring by Sauter.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Glenn Mercer and Bill Million

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."On the Roof"2:51
2."The High Road"4:20
3."The Last Roundup"2:50
4."Slipping (Into Something)"5:54
5."When Company Comes"2:15
Side B
No.TitleLength
6."Let's Go"2:37
7."Two Rooms"2:32
8."The Good Earth"3:48
9."Tomorrow Today"5:30
10."Slow Down"3:13
Total length:36:21
2009 digital edition bonus tracks [1]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Sedan Delivery" (Neil Young cover)Neil Young2:53
12."She Said, She Said" (The Beatles cover) John Lennon, Paul McCartney 3:02
13."Slipping (Into Something)" (live at 9:30 Club, 2009) 6:09
Total length:48:25

Personnel

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