Native Son is the first studio album by American alternative rock band the Judybats, released in 1991 by Sire Records. The title track peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.[2]
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| Released | January 29, 1991 | |||
| Studio | Dreamland Studios, Hurley, New York | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 45:34 | |||
| Label | Sire Records | |||
| Producer | Richard Gottehrer | |||
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Promotion edit
Prior to the album's release, "She Lives (In a Time of Her Own)" had appeared on Where the Pyramid Meets the Eye: A Tribute to Roky Erickson (1990). "Don't Drop the Baby" later appeared on the Sire Records various artists sampler album Just Say Yes Volume V: Just Say Anything (1991).
Music videos were made for the songs "Native Son," "Don't Drop the Baby", "Daylight" and "She Lives (In a Time of Her Own)".
Track listing edit
All music by the Judybats, lyrics by Jeff Heiskell, except where otherwise indicated.
- "Native Son" – 3:19
- "Daylight" – 3:19
- "Convalescing in Spain" – 4:07
- "Don't Drop the Baby" – 3:42
- "She Lives (In a Time of Her Own)" (Tommy Hall, Roky Erickson) – 4:06
- "Incognito" – 3:03
- "In Like With You" – 4:06
- "Woman in the Garden" – 3:58
- "Waiting for the Rain" – 4:08
- "Counting Sheep" – 3:25
- "Perfumed Lies" (Lyrics: Johnny Sughrue) – 3:44
- "The Wanted Man" – 4:45
Personnel edit
The Judybats
- Jeff Heiskell – lead vocals
- Ed Winters – electric guitars
- Terry Casper – drums
- Peggy Hambright – keyboards, violin & vocals
- Timothy Stutz – electric bass & vocals
- Johnny Sughrue – acoustic guitar & vocals
Technical
- Richard Gottehrer – co-producer
- Jeffrey Lesser – co-producer, engineer
- David Cooke – additional engineering
- Jeff Lippay – assistant engineer
- Chris Laidlaw – assistant engineer
- Greg Calbi – mastering
- Terry Casper – design
- Peg Hambright – design, illustration
- Johnny Sughrue – photography