Silver (Moist album)
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Silver is the debut studio album by Canadian rock band Moist. The album cost approximately $4000 Canadian to make.[3] It included the singles "Push", "Silver" and "Believe Me". The album reached #12 on The Record's Canadian Albums Chart.[4] It is the band's most commercially successful album, being certified 4× Platinum in Canada.
Recording and release
In 1993, in an effort to get a record deal, the band decided to record a full-length album, which was done from December 26, 1993, to January 1, 1994; the album included five songs from Moist's 1993 independently released cassette. The album was titled Silver and released independently on February 8, 1994. It was distributed by EMI Music Publishing Canada, whom the band had signed with in 1993. By March 1994, the band signed with
Reception
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Push" | 3:50 |
2. | "Believe Me" | 3:53 |
3. | "Kill for You" | 3:35 |
4. | "Silver" | 4:15 |
5. | "Freaky Be Beautiful" | 3:59 |
6. | "Break Her Down" | 4:27 |
7. | "Into Everything" | 4:15 |
8. | "Picture Elvis" | 3:12 |
9. | "Machine Punch Through" | 4:26 |
10. | "This Shrieking Love" | 5:14 |
11. | "Low Low Low" (ends at 3:15; followed by a hidden track: an alternate version of "Break Her Down" entitled "Morphine" after 4:00 of silence) | 12:54 |
Singles
- Push
- Silver
- Believe Me
- Machine Punch Through
- Freaky Be Beautiful (UK release)
Credits
- David Usher - vocals
- Jeff Pearce- bass guitar
- Mark Makoway - guitar
- Kevin Young - keyboard/piano
- Paul Wilcox - drums
- Produced by Moistand Kevin Hamilton
References
- ^ AllMusic
- EMAP. p. 43.
- ^ EMI USHERS IN MOIST MAN'S NEW SET. Billboard. 7 July 2001. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
- ^ "HITS OF THE WORLD". Billboard. 18 June 1994. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
- ^ "CANADA'S MOIST REIGNS WITH GOLD DEBUT". Billboard. 9 July 1994. Retrieved December 25, 2018.