Track Listing 1. Easy 2. When I Feel Again 3. Wind and the Sun 4. Children of Time (Forever) 5. Love 6. Vertigo 7. Underground 8. Alcohol Talking, The 9. Vixen 10. How Cool 11. Having a Bad Dream
| Details | | Playing Time: | 39 min. | | Contributing Artists: | Kate Pierson, Leah Kunkle, Richard Lloyd, Trip Shakespeare | | Producer: | Dave Allen, Fred Maher, Matthew Sweet | | Distributor: | Universal Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes Personnel: Matthew Sweet (guitar, programming); Richard Lloyd (guitar); Robert Quine (electric guitar); Gary Lucas (dobro, wah-wah guitar); Fred Maher, Ric Menck (programming); Kate Pierson, Leah Kunkel, Trip Shakespeare (background vocals). Audio Mixers: David Leonard; Fred Maher; Dave Allen ; Matthew Sweet. Recording information: Axis Studios, New York, NY; Right Track Recording, New York, NY; Skyline Studios, Inc, New York, NY. Unknown Contributor Roles: Jeff Abikzer; Keith Freedman; Leah Kunkel. Matthew Sweet's second album found him on a new label. Where his debut (INSIDE) featured him doing most of the playing himself, this time out he collaborates with producer Fred Maher. A guitarist's delight, EARTH features the bracing fretwork of Richard Lloyd, Robert Quine, and Gary Lucas. The edginess they bring to the proceedings elevates the album from mere prettiness into more emotionally complex textures and settings. There are also lush background vocals courtesy of the band Trip Shakespeare, which add breadth without over-sweetening (no pun intended). "Wind and the Sun" is just one of this album's dazzling songs. All of the characteristics of Sweet's writing, which would find their widest audience with his 1991 album GIRLFRIEND two years later, are present here (along with many of the same players).
Editorial Reviews 3 Stars - Good Q (09/01/1993)
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