Creature (Moist album)
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| Studio album by Moist | ||||
| Released | October 1, 1996 (Canada) June 3, 1997 (United States) | |||
| Studio | Le Studio, Morin Heights, QC & Silent Sound, Montreal, QC | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 44:29 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Producer | Paul Northfield, Moist | |||
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| Allmusic |    [1] |
Creature is the second studio album by Canadian alternative rock band Moist, released in 1996.[2] It featured the singles "Leave it Alone", "Resurrection", "Tangerine", and "Gasoline". The album debuted at #7 on The Record's Canadian Albums Chart[3] and was certified Triple Platinum in Canada. Between 1996 and 2016, Creature was among the top 15 best-selling albums by Canadian bands in Canada and among the top 40 best-selling albums by Canadian artists overall in Canada.[4]
Track listing[]
All songs written by Moist.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hate" | 3:47 |
| 2. | "Theme from Cola" | 2:37 |
| 3. | "Resurrection" | 3:58 |
| 4. | "Leave It Alone" | 4:24 |
| 5. | "Creature" | 4:18 |
| 6. | "Shotgun" | 3:01 |
| 7. | "Disco Days" | 2:32 |
| 8. | "Tangerine" | 4:02 |
| 9. | "Better Than You" | 3:55 |
| 10. | "Baby Skin Tattoo" | 4:53 |
| 11. | "Ophelia" | 3:49 |
| 12. | "Gasoline" | 3:13 |
Singles[]
- Leave It Alone
- Resurrection
- Tangerine
- Gasoline
Trivia[]
- "Leave it Alone" is featured in the 1999 film Brokedown Palace.
- "Ophelia" is featured on MuchMusic's Big Shiny Tunes released in 1996.
- "Tangerine" won two MMVAs (MuchMusic Video Awards) for Best Director, and Best Video in 1997.
- "Creature" was nominated for Album of the Year at the 1998 Juno Awards.
Credits[]
- David Usher – vocals
- Mark Makoway – guitars
- Kevin Young – keyboards
- Jeff Pearce – bass
- Paul Wilcox – drums
- Matt Watkins – trumpet on "Creature"
- Claude Lamothe – cello on "Tangerine"
References[]
- ^ Creature at AllMusic
- ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (February 28, 1998). "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 53 – via Internet Archive.
Creature (Moist album).
Cite magazine requires|magazine=(help) - ^ "HITS OF THE WORLD". Billboard. 26 October 1996. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
- ^ "NIELSEN MUSIC & BILLBOARD PRESENT CANADA 150 CHARTS" (PDF). bdsradio.com. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
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