Earth (Matthew Sweet album)
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| Released | January 23, 1989 | |||
| Studios | Axis Studios, Skyline Studios and Right Track Recording (New York, NY)
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| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 39:36 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producers | Dave Allen, Fred Maher, Matthew Sweet | |||
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| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Rolling Stone | [2] |
Earth is the second album by alternative rock musician Matthew Sweet. It was released on A&M Records in 1989.
Details
In 1996, Sweet provided backing vocals for Kris McKay in a cover of his own song, "How Cool", on her album, Things That Show.[3]
Track listing
All songs written by Matthew Sweet, except where noted
- "Easy" - 4:21
- "When I Feel Again" - 3:36
- "Wind and the Sun" - 3:39
- "Children of Time (Forever)" - 3:49
- "Love" (Sweet, Fred Maher) - 4:42
- "Vertigo" (Sweet, Maher) - 4:32
- "Underground" - 3:36
- "The Alcohol Talking" (Sweet, Maher) - 3:15
- "Vixen" - 3:21
- "How Cool" - 2:35
- "Having a Bad Dream" - 3:27
Personnel
- Matthew Sweet – vocals, programming, rhythm guitars (1, 2, 4–11), bass (1, 3, 5–11), lead guitar (2), all guitars (3)
- Fred Maher – programming
- Richard Lloyd – lead guitar (1, 2, 8), rhythm guitars (4, 6, 9), middle lead guitar (7)
- Gary Lucas – lead guitar (5), slide guitar (5), wah wah guitar (6), dobro (11)
- Robert Quine – rhythm guitars (5, 10), lead guitar (6), electric guitar (11)
- Ric Menck – drum samples, additional programming (2)
- Trip Shakespeare – backing vocals (1–10)
- Leah Kunkel – backing vocals (2, 3, 5–10), BGV coordinator
- Lana Delve – backing vocals (8)
- Kate Pierson – backing vocals (9)
Production
- David M. Allen – producer, recording
- Fred Maher – producer, drum sample recording, mixing (11)
- Matthew Sweet – producer, mixing (11)
- David Leonard – drum sample recording, mixing (1–10)
- Scott Litt – drum sample recording
- Bill Esses – second engineer
- Jeff Abikzer – recording assistant
- Keith Freedman – recording assistant
- Lori Fumar – mix assistant
- Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York, NY)
- Harris Savides – photography
- Richard Frankel – art direction, design
- Rick Smith – management
References