Untitled (The Rembrandts album)

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Untitled
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 15, 1992
RecordedFebruary-June 1992
Genre
Length53:26
Label East West
Atco [1]
Producer The Rembrandts [2]
The Rembrandts chronology
The Rembrandts
(1990)
Untitled
(1992)
L.P.
(1995)
Singles from Untitled
  1. "Johnny Have You Seen Her?"
    Released: September 7, 1992
  2. "Maybe Tomorrow"
    Released: January 4, 1993
  3. "Chase The Clouds Away"
    Released: April 12, 1993
  4. "Waiting To Be Opened"
    Released: June 14, 1993
Professional ratings
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The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]

Untitled is the second album by the American pop rock duo The Rembrandts. [5] [2] [6] It was released in September 1992 on East West Records.

Contents

"Johnny, Have You Seen Her?" peaked at No. 54 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, [7] but unlike the duo's previous and subsequent albums, Untitled failed to chart in the U.S.

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote that "while the subject matter – mainly songs of yearning and lost love – hasn't changed much since the debut, the subtle string arrangements and minor-key melodies blend quite nicely, bringing out the themes more fully." [3] The Los Angeles Times called the album "a lush Beatles-influenced collection." [2] Phoenix New Times wrote that, occasionally, the band's "considerable pop smarts give way to cutesy pretension." [1]

Track listing

All songs written by The Rembrandts except as indicated.

  1. "Johnny Have You Seen Her?"
  2. "Maybe Tomorrow"
  3. "Rollin' Down the Hill"
  4. "One Horse Town" (The Rembrandts, Michael Tienken)
  5. "Sweet Virginia"
  6. "Chase the Clouds Away"
  7. "Hang On to Forever"
  8. "Hang On, Clementine!"
  9. "Waiting to Be Opened"
  10. "I'll Come Callin'" (The Rembrandts, Tienken)
  11. "The Deepest End"
  12. "In the Back of Your Mind"

Personnel

per liner notes [8] [9]

The Rembrandts

Additional musicians

Guest musicians

Production

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References

  1. 1 2 Simons, Ted (February 3, 1993). "POP'S PERFECT PAIRAFTER PAINTING A SMASH DEBUT, THE REMBRANDTS' NEW CANVAS IS UNTITLED". Phoenix New Times.
  2. 1 2 3 "Rembrandts Pop Band Strives for More Elaborate Works of Art". Los Angeles Times. December 13, 1992.
  3. 1 2 "Untitled – The Rembrandts | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" via www.allmusic.com.
  4. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 848.
  5. "The Rembrandts | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  6. Harrison, Thomas; Harrison, Thomas R. (June 30, 2011). Music of the 1990s. ABC-CLIO. ISBN   9780313379420 via Google Books.
  7. Whitburn, Joel (2003). Top Pop Singles 1955–2002 . Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research. p.  587. ISBN   0-89820-155-1.
  8. Untitled (liner notes). The Rembrandts. ATCO Records. 1992. 7567-92200-1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. Untitled (liner notes). The Rembrandts. ATCO Records. 1992. 92200-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)