Bill (Tripping Daisy album)

Bill is the debut studio album American rock band Tripping Daisy.[4][5] It was first released in November 1992[6] on the Dragon Street label, and then re-released on July 20, 1993 on the Island Red Label.[7][8][3] On the re-release, the track "Green Tambourine" was removed, and the two unlisted tracks were appended to the final track.

Bill
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1992
Genre
Length51:54
Label
ProducerPatrick Keel, Tripping Daisy[1]
Tripping Daisy chronology
Bill
(1992)
Get It On
(1994)
Tripping Daisy studio album chronology
Bill
(1992)
I Am an Elastic Firecracker
(1995)
Singles from Bill
  1. "My Umbrella"
    Released: 1993
  2. "Blown Away"
    Released: 1993
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]

The album had sold around 15,000 copies before it was picked up by Island. "My Umbrella" spent two weeks on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, peaking at No. 24.[7] The album is being released on vinyl in 2023 as part of the DFW Legacy Series.

Critical reception edit

Trouser Press wrote that "singer/lyricist Tim DeLaughter’s acrobatic vocals and guitarist Wes Berggren’s propulsive strumming lend Bill enough variety to keep it from sinking into blandlivion-but just barely."[1]

Track listing edit

Dragon Street release
No.TitleLength
1."My Umbrella"4:32
2."One Through Four"2:57
3."Lost and Found"3:23
4."Change of Mind"4:33
5."On the Ground"4:14
6."The Morning"2:27
7."Blown Away"4:31
8."Brown-Eyed Pickle Boy"4:50
9."Green Tambourine" (The Lemon Pipers cover)2:17
10."Miles and Miles of Pain"5:41
11."Triangle"5:52
12."Piano solo and dead air" (unlisted track)5:17
13."Pink Jelly" (unlisted track)3:17
Island re-release
No.TitleLength
1."My Umbrella"4:32
2."One Through Four"2:57
3."Lost and Found"3:23
4."Change of Mind"4:33
5."On the Ground"4:14
6."The Morning"2:27
7."Blown Away"4:31
8."Brown-Eyed Pickle Boy"4:50
9."Miles and Miles of Pain"5:41
10."Triangle"14:33
11."Triangle"5:52
12."Piano solo and dead air" (unlisted track)5:17
13."Pink Jelly" (unlisted track)3:17

Release history edit

Release history for Bill
Reigon Label Format Date Ref
United States Dragon Street Records CD 1992
Various Island Red Label July 20, 1993 [9]
Music on Vinyl LP March 23, 2023 [10]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Tripping Daisy". Trouser Press. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Bill - Tripping Daisy | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8. MUZE. p. 262.
  4. ^ "Tripping Daisy | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  5. ^ Koster, Rick (2000). Texas Music. St. Martin's Press. p. 144.
  6. ^ Strong, Martin C. (1999). "Tripping Daisy". The Great Alterantive & Indie Discography. Canongate Books Ltd. p. 662. ISBN 9780862419134 – via Internet Archive.
  7. ^ a b Borzillo, Carrie (September 9, 1995). "Tripping Daisy Blooms at Island". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 36. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 1, 120. ISSN 0006-2510.
  8. ^ Wilonsky, Robert (July 2, 1998). "Getting the business". Dallas Observer.
  9. ^ Anon. (June 26, 1993). "Indigo Goes Red" (PDF). Cashbox. 56 (42): 4. ISSN 0008-7289. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-02-14. Retrieved 2023-02-14 – via worldradiohistory.com.
  10. ^ "TRIPPING DAISY - BILL - Music On Vinyl". www.musiconvinyl.com. Archived from the original on 2023-02-14. Retrieved 2023-02-14.