Nurds

Nurds
Nurds
Studio album by the Roches
Released	1980
Studio	Record Plant, New York
Length	37:49
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Roy Halee
The Roches chronology

Nurds is the second studio album by the American musical trio the Roches, released on Warner Bros. Records in 1980.^[1]^[2] It peaked at number 130 on the Billboard 200. Nurds was produced by Roy Halee.^[3]

Critical reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]
Robert Christgau	B^[5]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide	^[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[6]
Spin Alternative Record Guide	8/10^[7]

The Rolling Stone review noted that the Roches were "not just entertaining but downright terrifying."^[8] The New York Times wrote that "Maggie Roche in particular continues to write songs with droll, offbeat imagery and explicitly personal points of view."^[9] The Globe and Mail praised "the anti-star sincerity in their voices and the fragile nature of their stacked vocals, which threaten to fall out of tune at the slightest provocation, but never do."^[10]

Track listing edit

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Nurds"	Suzzy Roche	4:15
2.	"It's Bad for Me"	Cole Porter	2:45
3.	"Louis"	Terre Roche	3:34
4.	"Bobby's Song"	T. Roche S. Roche	3:17
5.	"The Boat Family"	Maggie Roche	3:19
6.	"My Sick Mind"	T. Roche	4:06
7.	"The Death of Suzzy Roche"	S. Roche T. Roche	3:01
8.	"Factory Girl"	Traditional	4:48
9.	"One Season"	M. Roche	4:42
10.	"This Feminine Position"	M. Roche	3:57
Total length:			37:49

Credits edit

Recordist: Jon Mathias
Assistant: Dave Alhard
Maggie Roche: acoustic guitar, vocals
Suzzy Roche: acoustic guitar, vocals
Terre Roche: acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals
Jay Dee Daugherty: drums
Fred Smith: electric bass guitar
Lincoln Goines: acoustic bass guitar
Jon Mathias: electric bass guitar on "Nurds"
Gabriel Katona: synthesizer
Bob Conti: percussion
Bobby Gordon: clarinet on "Bobby's Song"
Basic tracks and vocals recorded at Record Plant, NYC
Overdubs: Redwing Studios, Tarzana, California
Finishing touches: United Western Studios, Los Angeles
Mastering: Greg Calbi

Charts edit

Year	Chart	Peak position
1980	US Billboard 200	130

References edit

^ Farber, Jim (23 Mar 2007). "Sister Act's Back". Now. Daily News. New York. p. 48.
^ Sullivan, Jim (4 Nov 1980). "'I'm in with the in crowd,' boasted Ramsey Lewis...". Arts. The Boston Globe. p. 1.
^ ^a ^b MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1996. p. 572.
^ Adams, Greg. Nurds at AllMusic. Retrieved 28 November 2007.
^ Christgau, Robert. "The Roches > Consumer Guide Reviews". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 28 November 2007.
^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 596.
^ Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. p. 334.
^ Shewey, Don (December 25, 1980). "Nurds The Roches > Album Review". Rolling Stone. No. 333/334. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
^ Palmer, Robert (7 Nov 1980). "The Pop Life". The New York Times. p. C22.
^ McGrath, Paul (22 Nov 1980). "Nurds The Roches". The Globe and Mail. p. F9.

[1] Farber, Jim (23 Mar 2007). "Sister Act's Back". Now. Daily News. New York. p. 48.

[2] Sullivan, Jim (4 Nov 1980). "'I'm in with the in crowd,' boasted Ramsey Lewis...". Arts. The Boston Globe. p. 1.

[MH-3] MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1996. p. 572.

[Allmusic-4] Adams, Greg. Nurds at AllMusic. Retrieved 28 November 2007.

[Christgau-5] Christgau, Robert. "The Roches > Consumer Guide Reviews". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 28 November 2007.

[RS-6] The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 596.

[SP-7] Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. p. 334.

[RSreview-8] Shewey, Don (December 25, 1980). "Nurds The Roches > Album Review". Rolling Stone. No. 333/334. Retrieved 1 September 2011.

[9] Palmer, Robert (7 Nov 1980). "The Pop Life". The New York Times. p. C22.

[10] McGrath, Paul (22 Nov 1980). "Nurds The Roches". The Globe and Mail. p. F9.

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