Track Listing 1. Cannibal King 2. Bossa Nova 3. Daring Lousy Guy 4. Arlington Girl 5. Oh, No 6. Lunch 7. Goodnight Moon 8. I Don't Care 9. Pimp 10. Idiot Waltz 11. Ash Wednesday 12. Arrivederci 13. Goodnight Moon 14. I Don't Care 15. Scrub 16. My Boy Lollipop
| Details | | Distributor: | Phantom Import Distributi | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes Shivaree: Ambrosia Parsley (vocals, guitar); Duke McVinnie (acoustic & electric guitars, bass, bass pedals, background vocals); Greg Leisz (lap & pedal steel guitars); Danny McGough (guitar, electric piano, keyboards, organ, synthesizer, electronics, background vocals); Sarah P. Smith (trombone); Phil Hernandez (drums, percussion, turntable); Jim Keltner (drums, percussion); Joey Waronker, Tony Mangurian (drums); Mickey Petralia (drum loops); Gia Ciambotti, Sharon Celani (background vocals). Producers include: Danny McGough, Joe Tony Mangurian, Joe Henry, Mickey Petralia. Shivaree's debut album, I Oughtta Give You a Shot in the Head..., is firmly in the mainstream of alternative rock in the late '90s, fitting in nicely with adult alternative radio formats as well as straight-up alternative. The best of the songs are memorable, well-constructed, and performed with commitment; not everything here is a keeper, but overall, the album seems to signify that the band will develop and progress with its next release. ~ Steve Huey
Editorial Reviews 4 stars out of 5 - ...Heralds the arrival of American alt.folk's most unusual new star....[their] sound falls somewhere between Mazzy Star and Julee Cruise... Q (08/01/2000)
4 stars out of 5 - ...Shivaree are great... Melody Maker (07/11/2000)
...'Potential' hangs over this disc like a silver vapor cloud....[He] is shooting for real estate near Joe Henry's current address....He could turn Sanford's junkyard of musical ideas into a gilded palace of din. No Depression (05/01/2000)
4 stars out of 5 - ...Sassy yet sentimental, provocative and perverse yet magically moving. Their sweetest songs are subverted by audacious post-rock tricks and samples, and, oh yes, the voice will make you go all shivery... Uncut (08/01/2000)
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