Villains (The Verve Pipe album)

Villains
Villains
Studio album by the Verve Pipe
Released	March 26, 1996
Recorded	1995-1996
Studio	Studio D and The Plant, Sausalito, CA, Ocean Way Recording, Hollywood, CA.
Length	53:40
Label	RCA
Producer	Jerry Harrison
The Verve Pipe chronology
Singles from Villains
	"Photograph"; Released: February 1996; "Cup Of Tea"; Released: July 16, 1996; "The Freshmen"; Released: January 21, 1997; "Villains"; Released: 1997;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
Robert Christgau	(C)^[3]

Villains is the second studio album, and first major label release by the Verve Pipe. It was released in March 1996. The band received its first hit in "Photograph", which peaked in the top 10 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks. A year after the release of the album, a reformatted version of "The Freshmen" peaked at number 1 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. The single was also the band's sole appearance on the Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked at number 5. The success of the song helped this album go platinum. To date, it is the Verve Pipe's best selling album.

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Brian Vander Ark, except where noted.

Tracks
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Barely (If at All)"	3:45
2.	"Drive You Mild"	3:02
3.	"Villains"	4:42
4.	"Reverend Girl"	4:27
5.	"Cup of Tea"	4:26
6.	"Myself"	4:47
7.	"The Freshmen"	4:29
8.	"Photograph"	4:55
9.	"Ominous Man"	4:20
10.	"Real"	1:51
11.	"Penny Is Poison" (A.J. Dunning, Brian Vander Ark)	3:30
12.	"Cattle"	3:42
13.	"Veneer"	5:32
Total length:		53:40

Personnel[]

Adapted from the Villains booklet and liner notes.^[4]

The Verve Pipe

Brian Vander Ark – Lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Brad Vander Ark – Bass guitar, backing vocals
Donny Brown – Drums, backing vocals
A.J. Dunning – Lead guitar, backing vocals
Doug Corella – Keyboards, percussion

Artwork

Sean Mosher-Smith – Art Direction, Design
Aldo Mauro – Band Photography
Slow HEARTH – Bird Photography

Management

Doug Buttleman – Management for The Fitzgerald Hartley Company
Fred Bohlander – Booking for Monterey Peninsula Artists
Howard B. Abrams – Legal

Production

Jerry Harrison – Producer
Brian Malouf – A&R
Jason Rio, Philip "Mac" Ward – Coordinators
Douglas Biro & Ria Lewerke – Creative Directors
Karl Derfler – Engineer
Doug McKean – Additional Editing
Larry "Hot" Brewer – Additional engineering
Chris Buttleman – Guitar Technician
Ted Jensen – Mastering at Sterling Sound, New York, NY
Tom Lord-Alge – Mixing
Alvaro Alencar & Mauricio Iragorri – Assistant mixing

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (1996–1997)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[5]	24
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)^[6]	1

Year-end charts[]

Chart (1997)	Position
US Billboard 200^[7]	69

Singles[]

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1996	Photograph	US Mainstream Rock Tracks	15
	Photograph	US Modern Rock Tracks	6
	Cup Of Tea	US Mainstream Rock Tracks	35
1997	"The Freshmen"	US Mainstream Rock Tracks	9
		US Modern Rock Tracks	1
		US Billboard Hot 100	5
		US Adult Top 40	7
		US Top 40 Mainstream	7
	"Villains"	US Mainstream Rock Tracks	24
	"Villains"	US Modern Rock Tracks	22

Certifications[]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[8]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b RCA's Verve Pipe Earns Freshman Standing - Billboard Magazine Google Books
^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r233041
^ http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=verve+pipe
^ Villains (booklet; inlay cover). The Verve Pipe. RCA. 1996. 07863 66809-2.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "The Verve Pipe, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
^ "The Verve Pipe, TLN". Billboard. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
^ "American album certifications – The Verve Pipe – Villains". Recording Industry Association of America.

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[Billboard-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b RCA's Verve Pipe Earns Freshman Standing - Billboard Magazine Google Books

[2] ttps://www.allmusic.com/album/r233041

[3] ttp://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=verve+pipe

[4] Villains (booklet; inlay cover). The Verve Pipe. RCA. 1996. 07863 66809-2.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[5] "The Verve Pipe, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved June 16, 2021.

[6] "The Verve Pipe, TLN". Billboard. Retrieved June 16, 2021.

[7] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved June 16, 2021.

[United_StatesThe_Verve_PipeVillainsalbumCertRef-8] "American album certifications – The Verve Pipe – Villains". Recording Industry Association of America.

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