Orange Ave.

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Orange Ave.
7Mary3 Orange Ave cover.jpg
Studio album by
Seven Mary Three
ReleasedJuly 14, 1998
RecordedFebruary 1998 – March 1998
at Ardent Studios in Memphis, TN and
Morrisound Recording in Tampa, FL
GenreRock, post-grunge
Length47:27
LabelAtlantic
ProducerTom Morris
Jason Pollock
Jason Ross
Seven Mary Three chronology
B-Sides & Rarities
(1997) 		Orange Ave.
(1998) 		The Economy of Sound
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic2.5/5 stars[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music2/5 stars[2]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide2.5/5 stars[3]
Rock Hard8/10[4]

Orange Ave. is the fourth studio album by American post-grunge band Seven Mary Three. It was released on July 14, 1998, on Atlantic Records. The album peaked at #121 on the Billboard 200.[5] The album is named after a street running through downtown Orlando, Florida, the band's hometown.[6]

The album's only Billboard-charting single was "Over Your Shoulder" (#7 on Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks and #16 on Hot Modern Rock Tracks).[citation needed] "Each Little Mystery" was also released as a single, but did not chart.

In an interview with Rolling Stone, Giti Khalsa discussed the band's progression and explained the fourth album's style:

"We made American Standard when we were fresh out of college, and it represented that time. With RockCrown, it was very much a response to going from playing bars and fraternities to getting a record deal to selling a million records in a year. And Orange Ave. is a response to the last few years and us being a little further away than at the beginning and being able to look back and go, 'Okay, I get it now.'"[7]

Critical reception[]

The A.V. Club wrote that "though Seven Mary Three still won't be mistaken for a creative dynamo—its diversity generally means there's a wider variety of forgettable rock songs from which to choose on Orange Ave.—it's certainly not so difficult to endure, sort of like the work of an accomplished but underwhelming bar band."[8] The Sun Sentinel wrote that "by forgetting trends and focusing on their own experience, Seven Mary Three has made Orange Ave. a dark horse contender for the year's best rock album."[9]

Track listing[]

All songs written and arranged by Seven Mary Three.

  1. "Peel" – 2:08
  2. "Over Your Shoulder" – 4:18
  3. "Chasing You" – 3:38
  4. "Each Little Mystery" – 2:45
  5. "In-Between" – 3:09
  6. "Joliet" – 4:20
  7. "Super-Related" – 3:24
  8. "Flagship Eleanor" – 3:01
  9. "Southwestern State" – 4:41
  10. "Hang On" – 2:58
  11. "Blessing In Disguise" – 4:33
  12. "Devil's Holy Joke" – 8:18
    • "Devil's Holy Joke" ends at 3:20, followed by the hidden track "Talk to You Like That" beginning at 4:16.

Album credits[]

  • Jason Ross – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Jason Pollock – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Casey Daniel – bass
  • Giti Khalsa – drums
  • Kevin McKendree – keyboards
  • Paul Smith – additional guitar

Production[]

  • Producers: Tom Morris, Jason Pollock, and Jason Ross
  • Engineering: Tom Morris with Matt Martone
  • Mixing: Tom Morris, except Tracks 3 and 5 mixed by Jack Joseph Puig
  • Mastering: Mike Fuller and Tom Morris
  • Art Direction: Larry Freemantle and Seven Mary Three
  • Photography: Danny Clinch

References[]

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 7: MUZE. p. 355.CS1 maint: location (link)
  3. ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 998.
  4. ^ "SEVEN MARY THREE - Orange Ave". ROCK HARD Heavy-Metal-Magazin.
  5. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums, 1955-2001. Record Research. 2001. p. 782.
  6. ^ Emmons, M. F. "SEVEN MARY THREE FEELS AT HOME ON ORANGE AVENUE". OrlandoSentinel.com.
  7. ^ Seven Mary Three Biography MusicianGuide.com. Retrieved on 11-07-08
  8. ^ "Seven Mary Three: Orange Ave". Music.
  9. ^ GLOVER, -DAMON ADAMS- PAUL L. HODGES- ADRIAN GREGORY. "NEWSBOYS SHARPEN THEIR EDGE". Sun-Sentinel.com.
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