The Wallflowers | ||||
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Released | August 25, 1992 | |||
Recorded | 1991–1992 | |||
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Length | 69:29 | |||
Label | Virgin | |||
Producer | Paul Fox, Andrew Slater, The Wallflowers | |||
the Wallflowers chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Calgary Herald | B+ [3] |
Christgau's Consumer Guide | [4] |
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
Rolling Stone | [6] |
The Wallflowers is the Wallflowers' debut album, released on August 25, 1992, on Virgin Records. The song "Ashes to Ashes" was released as a single from the album a week before the album's release. [7]
All songs written and composed by Jakob Dylan, except "After the Blackbird Sings" composed by Dylan, Peter Yanowitz, Tobi Miller, Barrie Maguire and Rami Jaffee.
Personnel adapted from The Wallflowers liner notes [8]
The Wallflowers
Chart (1993) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA) [9] | 154 |
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