Jellyfish / Bellybutton
Artist Jellyfish
Album Title: Bellybutton
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Primary Genre Alternative & Punk: Power Pop
Format CD
Released 08/07/1990
Label Charisma Records America, Inc.
Catalog No V2-86186
Bar Code No 0 7777 86186 2 1
Packaging Jewelcase
Tracks
1. The Man I Used To Be (4:34)
2. That Is Why (4:16)
3. The King Is Half-Undressed (3:47)
4. I Wanna Stay Home (4:06)
5. She Still Loves Him (4:31)
6. All I Want Is Everything (3:44)
7. Now She Knows She's Wrong (2:36)
8. Bedspring Kiss (5:03)
9. Baby's Coming Back (2:57)
10. Calling Sarah (4:03)
Date Acquired 09/10/2016
Personal Rating
Acquired from Electric Fetus - Duluth
Purchase Price 5.99

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Notes

Credits
Art Direction – Mick Haggerty, Steve Samiof
Bass – Steve McDonald
Co-producer, Engineer, Mixed By – Jack Joseph Puig
Design – R. Wippo Meckler, Re:Design
Double Bass [Upright Bass] – John Pattitucci
Guitar [Most Of The Guitars], Bass [Most Of The Basses], Backing Vocals [Some Background Singing] – Jason Falkner
Harmonica – Tommy Morgan
Management – Chris Coyle, Industrial Management, Victor Ratto
Percussion – Lenny Castro, Luis Conte
Photography By – Peter Darley Miller
Piano [Lots Of], Harpsichord, Vocals [Singing] – Roger Manning*
Producer – Albhy Galuten
Recorded By [Assited By], Mixed By [Assited By] – Ken Allerdyce, Ken Felton, Rail Rogut
Trumpet – Chuck Findley
Vocals [Most Of The Singing], Drums, Guitar [Some], Keyboards – Andy Sturmer
Written-By – A. Sturmer, R. Manning (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 7, 8, 10)

Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Charisma Records America, Inc.
Copyright (c) – Charisma Records America, Inc.
Manufactured By – Capitol Records, Inc.
Manufactured By – Capitol Jax
Recorded At – Bill Schnee Studios
Mixed At – Bill Schnee Studios
Recorded At – Studio 55, Los Angeles
Mixed At – Studio 55, Los Angeles
Recorded At – Ocean Way Recording
Mixed At – Ocean Way Recording
Published By – Virgin Songs, Inc.
Published By – Little Green Appletoons
Published By – Sunshine Suicide Songs

On the back cover:
? & ©  1990 Charisma Records America, Inc.
Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., a subsidiary of Capitol EMI Music, Inc.
On the disc:
? 1990 Charisma Records America, Inc. all rights reserved.
© 1990 Charisma Records America, Inc. made in U.S.A.
In the booklet:
Recorded and mixed at: Schnee Studios, Studio 55, Ocean Way Recording
All songs © 1990 Virgin Songs, Inc./Little Green Appletoons (BMI)/Sunshine Suicide Songs (ASCAP) except tracks 4, 6 and 9  © 1990 Virgin Songs, Inc./Little Green Appletoons (BMI) all rights for Little Green Appletoons controlled abd administered by Virgin Songs, Inc.
Printed in the USA

foobar2000 1.3.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2016-09-13 23:20:42

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Analyzed: Jellyfish / Bellybutton
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DR         Peak         RMS     Duration Track
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DR14       0.00 dB   -17.10 dB      4:34 01-The Man I Used To Be
DR15       0.00 dB   -16.23 dB      4:17 02-That Is Why
DR12      -0.99 dB   -14.77 dB      3:47 03-The King Is Half Undressed
DR14       0.00 dB   -15.54 dB      4:06 04-I Wanna Stay Home
DR14       0.00 dB   -16.35 dB      4:32 05-She Still Loves Him
DR12       0.00 dB   -14.94 dB      3:45 06-All I Want Is Everything
DR14       0.00 dB   -17.14 dB      2:36 07-Now She Knows She's Wrong
DR13      -0.72 dB   -17.22 dB      5:04 08-Bedspring Kiss
DR13      -0.96 dB   -14.92 dB      2:57 09-Baby's Coming Back
DR14       0.00 dB   -15.76 dB      4:03 10-Calling Sarah
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Number of tracks:  10
Official DR value: DR14

Samplerate:        44100 Hz
Channels:          2
Bits per sample:   16
Bitrate:           921 kbps
Codec:             FLAC
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Reviews
AllMusic Review by Mark Deming:

By the early '90s, it was hardly unusual for a band of hip young upstarts to worship at the power pop altar of bands like Big Star, Badfinger, and the Raspberries, but Jellyfish were unusual in that they also folded in a healthy portion of Cheap Trick fandom, and rather than merely admiring Cheap Trick's impressive way with a tune, they also coveted their ability to pump this sound up to arena size, and were determined to go them one better. On Jellyfish's debut album, Bellybutton, group leaders Andy Sturmer and Roger Manning had all the key ingredients of classic power pop down cold -- the sweet but biting melodies, the addictive hooks, the gorgeous stacks of harmonies, and the '60s-styled musical accents -- and then revved them up with rock star-proportioned drums and guitars on tunes like "All I Want Is Everything" (itself a canny parody of hard rock excess) and "The King Is Half Undressed," while letting their savvy production polish do the talking on "I Wanna Stay Home" and the almost-hit "Baby's Coming Back." Even the more subdued tunes on Bellybutton have a charming swagger and the playful confidence that reveals a rock star in training, and if Jellyfish often sounded like they were projecting to the last row in the upper deck on Bellybutton, they also sounded like they had the talent and the savvy to actually fill an arena with this stuff in a better world, and having Jason Falkner joining them on guitar didn't hurt one bit. Nirvana would release Nevermind 14 months later, drastically changing the playing field for left-of-the-dial music, but Bellybutton made it clear Jellyfish had more than enough talent and charisma to break out of the "alternative" ghetto with the right breaks, and if they didn't quite get them, at least they left behind a great pop record that also rocks hard, no small achievement.
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