Cockamamie

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Cockamamie
Cockamamie.jpg
Studio album by
Jen Trynin
Released1994
Recorded1994
GenreIndie rock, alternative rock
LabelSquint Records, Warner Bros. Records
ProducerMike Denneen
Jen Trynin chronology
Cockamamie
(1994) 		Gun Shy, Trigger Happy
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4.5/5 stars[1]
Billboard(very favorable)[2]
Los Angeles Times3.5/4 stars[3]
Robert Christgau(neither)[4]
Spin5/10[5]

Cockamamie is the debut album from Boston-based musician Jen Trynin. First released in 1994,[1][6] the album failed to do well on the charts when re-released by Warner Bros. Records in 1995, in spite of positive reviews.

The story of how this album came to be and the process regarding its release on Warner Bros. is chronicled in Trynin's 2006 book Everything I'm Cracked Up to Be.

Track listing[]

All songs written by Jen Trynin.

  1. "Happier"
  2. "Better Than Nothing"
  3. "Everything Is Different Now"
  4. "One Year Down"
  5. "Snow"
  6. "All This Could Be Yours"
  7. "Too Bad You're Such A Loser"
  8. "Knock Me Down"
  9. "If I Had Anything To Say (Don't You Think I Would Have Said It All?)"
  10. "Beg"
  11. "Do It Alone"

Personnel[]

  • Paul Bryan - bass
  • Jerry Deupree - drums
  • David Gregory - drums
  • Mike Levesque - drums
  • Aimee Mann - vocals
  • Michael Rivard - bass
  • Clayton Scoble - backing vocals
  • Milt Sutton - drums, percussion
  • Jennifer Trynin - guitar, vocals

Appearances in media[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Allmusic review
  2. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (1995-07-15). "Album Reviews". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 66.
  3. ^ Willman, Chris (30 July 1995). "'Cockamamie' a Great First Trynin". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  4. ^ Christgau, Robert (2000). "Jennifer Trynin". Christgau's Consumer Guide. St. Martin's Griffin.
  5. ^ Kelly, Christina (August 1995). "Cockamamie". Spin. 11 (5): 93.
  6. ^ https://jewishjournal.com/culture/arts/12909/

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