Garbage (album)

Garbage
Garbage studio album
Publication (s)	August 15, 1995
admission	April 1994 - May 1995
Label (s)	Mushroom Records Almo Sounds
Format (s)	CD
Genre (s)	Alternative rock
Title (number)	12
running time	50:51
occupation	Shirley Manson : vocals Steve Marker : guitar Duke Erikson : guitar, keyboard Butch Vig : drums
production	Butch Vig
Studio (s)	Smart Studios ( Madison, Wisconsin , USA )
chronology - Garbage Version 2.0 (1998)
Single releases March 20, 1995 Vow 17th September 1995 Only Happy When It Rains November 20, 1995 queer March 11, 1996 Stupid girl October 1996 Supervixes November 11, 1996 Milk

Garbage is the debut album by the American-Scottish rock band Garbage . Although the album only reached number 1 in New Zealand and was mostly only placed in the top 30 in other countries, it developed into a long-lasting commercial success. It achieved multiple platinum status in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and received mostly good reviews. In addition, the released single Stupid Girl was nominated for two Grammys in the categories Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal .

Track list

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

Garbage   DE 55 01/15/1996 (18 weeks)   UK 6th 10/14/1995 (100 weeks)   US 20th 08/10/1996 (81 weeks)

Singles

Vow   US 97 07/29/1995 (2 weeks) Only Happy When It Rains   UK 29 09/30/1995 (3 weeks)   US 55 05/04/1996 (20 weeks) queer   UK 13 12/02/1995 (4 weeks) Stupid girl   UK 4th 03/23/1996 (7 weeks)   US 24 09/21/1996 (20 weeks) Milk   DE 84 12/16/1996 (7 weeks)   UK 10 11/23/1996 (8 weeks)

All the songs were written by Garbage. Exceptions are given in brackets for the corresponding songs.

1. Supervixes - 3:55
2. Queer - 4:36
3. Only Happy When It Rains - 3:56
4. As Heaven Is Wide - 4:44
5. Not My Idea - 3:41
6. A Stroke of Luck - 4:44
7. Vow - 4:30
8. Stupid Girl (Garbage, Joe Strummer , Mick Jones ) - 4:18
9. Dog New Tricks - 3:56
10. My Lover's Box - 3:55
11. Fix Me Now - 4:43
12. Milk - 3:53

Charts

Before the release of Garbage , the single Vow was able to position itself on July 22, 1995 at number 26 on the Modern Rock Tracks Charts. A week later, the single reached number 97 on the Billboard Hot 100 . On August 15, 1995, the album was finally released in the United States and Canada. In total, the album stayed in the American charts for 81 weeks. There, Garbage rose to position 193 and reached position 20 as the highest position.

In the UK, the album was released on October 2, 1995 and could climb to number 6. It stayed in the charts for a total of 100 weeks and reached double platinum status on October 16, 1998. In the German-speaking countries, the album only came in at number 55 in Germany. In the rest of Europe, Garbage came in at number 7 in France, in the Flemish part of Belgium at number 34, in the Walloon part of Belgium at number 20, in Sweden at number 19 and in Finland 23rd place and 30th place in Norway.

Garbage was released in New Zealand and Australia on September 4, 1995. In New Zealand the album went to number 13 on September 17, 1995, was able to place itself at number 1 for a week and stayed in the charts for a total of 69 weeks, while in Australia it rose to number 4 and stayed in the charts for a total of 67 weeks found.

reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine from Allmusic gave Garbage 4.5 out of 5 stars. For him the album has all the external signs to assign it to alternative rock. Due to Butch Vig's production, it appears as pop . Vig's production is also highlighted by Eric Weisbard of Spin magazine . His great talent as a producer is the ability to make the cash register ring with acoustic outliers. The sound of the album is skillful and professional and the songs are all well-made pop songs. The songs Vow and Queer in particular were highlighted as memorable.

Web links

• Garbage at Allmusic (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} charts.org.nz: Album placement in New Zealand
2. ↑ aria.com.au: Platinum status in Australia
3. ↑ ^{a b} Billboard: BMG Re-Signs Mushroom , p. 51 (February 15, 1997)
4. ↑ ^{a b} bpi.co.uk: platinum status in the UK (English)
5. ↑ riaa.com: Platinum status in the United States
6. ↑ Charts DE Charts UK Charts US
7. ^ Billboard: Modern Rock Tracks , p. 75 (July 22, 1995).
8. ↑ Billboard: Chart entry of the album , p. 105 (September 30, 1995)
9. ↑ lescharts.com: Album placement in France
10. ↑ ultratop.be: album placement in Belgium (Flanders)
11. ↑ ultratop.be: album placement in Belgium (Wallonia)
12. ↑ swedishcharts.com: Album placement in Sweden
13. ↑ finnishcharts.com: Album placement in Finland
14. ↑ norwegiancharts.com: Album placement in Norway
15. ↑ australian-charts.com: Album placement in Australia
16. ↑ ^{a b} allmusic.com: Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
17. ↑ Spin: Review by Eric Weisbard , p. 112 (October 1995)