Creature (Moist album)

Creature is the second studio album by Canadian alternative rock band Moist, released in 1996.[2] It features the singles "Leave It Alone", "Resurrection", "Tangerine", and "Gasoline", all of which were hits in Canada. The album was nominated for Album of the Year and Rock Album of the Year at the 1998 Juno Awards.

Creature
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1, 1996 (Canada)
June 3, 1997 (United States)
StudioLe Studio, Morin Heights, QC & Silent Sound, Montreal, QC
GenreAlternative rock
Length44:29
LabelEMI
ProducerPaul Northfield, Moist
Moist chronology
Silver
(1994)
Creature
(1996)
Mercedes 5 and Dime
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Commercial performance

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Creature debuted at #7 on The Record's Canadian Albums Chart.[3] The album was certified triple Platinum in Canada in 1997.[4] Between 1996 and 2016, Creature was among the top forty best-selling albums by Canadian artists in that country.[5]

Track listing

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All songs written by Moist

No.TitleLength
1."Hate"3:47
2."Theme from Cola"2:37
3."Resurrection"3:58
4."Leave It Alone"4:24
5."Creature"4:18
6."Shotgun"3:01
7."Disco Days"2:32
8."Tangerine"4:02
9."Better Than You"3:55
10."Baby Skin Tattoo"4:53
11."Ophelia"3:49
12."Gasoline"3:13

Singles

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  • "Leave It Alone"
  • "Resurrection"
  • "Tangerine"
  • "Gasoline"

Trivia

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Credits

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  • David Usher – vocals
  • Mark Makoway – guitars
  • Kevin Young – keyboards
  • Jeff Pearce – bass
  • Paul Wilcox – drums
  • Matt Watkins – trumpet on "Creature"
  • Claude Lamothe – cello on "Tangerine"

References

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  1. ^ Creature at AllMusic
  2. ^ "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. February 28, 1998. p. 53 – via Internet Archive. Creature (Moist album). {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  3. ^ "Hits of the World". Billboard. October 26, 1996. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
  4. ^ "Gold/Platinum". musiccanada.com. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  5. ^ "Nielsen Music & Billboard Present Canada 150 Charts" (PDF). bdsradio.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 2, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2020.