Inside is the debut album by alternative rock musician Matthew Sweet.[6][7] It was released on Columbia Records in 1986.[8][9] Sweet was dropped from the label after the album's release, and would not put out another record for three years.[10]
| Inside | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1986 | |||
| Studio | The Power Station, RPM Studios, Unique Recording Studios, Right Track Recording, Soundworks, The Hit Factory (New York City, New York); The Sound Factory (Hollywood, California); Can-Am Recorders (Tarzana, California); Park Avenue Sound (Massachusetts); RG Jones, Good Earth Studios, Marquee Studios, Westside Studios, Advision Studios, Air Studios, Mayfair Studios and Battery Studios, (London, UK). | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 41:22 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Matthew Sweet, David Kahne, François Kevorkian, Stephen Hague, Ron Saint Germain, Don Dixon, David M. Allen, Alan Tarney[1] | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 5/10[5] |
Production edit
The album was recorded in multiple studios with a large number of producers and musicians, including Bernie Worrell, Chris Stamey, Scott Litt, Don Dixon, and Aimee Mann, among others.[11]
Critical reception edit
Trouser Press called the album "a bit like R.E.M. and early dB’s doing sincere power-pop with keyboards."[11] The Rolling Stone Album Guide wrote that the songs "come across like the snappy work of a brainy Tommy James."[4] The Spin Alternative Record Guide called Inside "notable only because it features ten different producers, none of whom have a clue what to do with Sweet's music."[5] The Chicago Reader called it "tuneful and pleasant but ... sunk by the electropop, machine-driven production Sweet was pursuing."[12]
Track listing edit
All songs written by Matthew Sweet, except where indicated.
- "Quiet Her" - 3:27
- "Blue Fools" - 3:43
- "We Lose Another Day" (Sweet, Pal Shazar) - 3:11
- "Catch Your Breath" - 4:00
- "Half Asleep" - 4:26
- "This Above All" - 3:50
- "Save Time for Me" (Sweet, Jules Shear) - 4:14
- "By Herself" (Sweet, Adele Bertei) - 3:47
- "Brotherhood" (Sweet, Pal Shazar) - 3:31
- "Love I Trusted" - 4:15
- "Watch You Walking" (Sweet, Pal Shazar) - 2:57
Personnel edit
- Matthew Sweet – vocals, lead guitar (1), rhythm guitars (1), bass (1-3, 9, 11), acoustic guitar (3, 6, 8, 11), guitars (3, 7-9, 11), all instruments (4), keyboard figures (7), keyboards (8-10)
- Bernie Worrell – Yamaha DX7 (1), organ (1)
- Howard Benson – keyboards (2), programming (2), sequencing (2)
- David Kahne – keyboards (2), acoustic guitar (2)
- Rob Fisher – keyboards (5)
- Tommy Mandel – keyboards (6)
- Rob Sabino – keyboards (6)
- Alan Tarney – keyboards (7), acoustic piano (7), LinnDrum programming (7)
- John Mahoney – Synclavier programming (8)
- Jim Telfir – keyboards (9)
- David M. Allen – programming (9), sequencing (9)
- Jody Harris – rhythm guitars (1)
- Rusty Anderson – guitars (2)
- Steve Bolton – guitars (5)
- Keith Mack – guitars (6)
- John McCurry – guitar solo (8)
- John McGeoch – guitar solo (9)
- Mike Campbell – guitars (10)
- Chris Stamey – bass (1)
- Phil Spalding – bass (5)
- Gerry Thomas – keyboard bass (8), keyboards (10), keyboard solo (10), bass (10)
- Anton Fier – drums (1, 2, 6)
- Fred Maher – drum programming (3, 10, 11), keyboard programming (8), drums (8, 10), percussion (8)
- Tony Beard – drums (5)
- Debbi Peterson – backing vocals (2)
- Vicki Peterson – backing vocals (2)
- Eddie – backing vocals (4)
- Don Dixon – backing vocals (6)
- Aimee Mann – backing vocals (6)
- Adele Bertei – backing vocals (8)
- Valerie Simpson – backing vocals (8)
- Sara Sweet – backing vocals (9)
Production edit
- Steve Rallbovsky – executive producer
- Scott Litt – producer (1, 6), engineer (1, 6), mixing (2, 4, 9)
- David Kahne – producer (2)
- Stephen Hague – producer (3, 11)
- David M. Allen – producer (4, 9)
- Matthew Sweet – producer (4)
- Simon Hanhart – producer (5), engineer (5)
- Don Dixon – producer (6)
- Alan Tarney – producer (7)
- François Kervorkian – producer (8, 10)
- Ron St. Germain – producer (8, 10), recording (8, 10), mixing (8, 10)
- Tchad Blake – engineer (2)
- David Jacob – mixing (3, 11)
- Gordon Futter – engineer (4)
- Gerry Kitchenham – engineer (7)
- John Hudson – mixing (7)
- Mark Saunders – engineer (9)
- Jon Goldenberger – assistant engineer (1, 6)
- Jay Healy – assistant engineer (1), mix assistant (4)
- Mike Krowiak – assistant engineer (6)
- Noel Rafferty – assistant engineer (7)
- Acar Key – recording assistant (8, 10)
- Billy Miranda – recording assistant (8)
- Dennis Mitchell – mix assistant (8), recording assistant (10)
- Greg Calbi – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY)
- Stephen Byram – design
- Harris Savides – photography
- Tony Meilandt and AGM Management – management
References edit
- ^ a b MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 1115.
- ^ Inside at AllMusic
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 879.
- ^ a b The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 687.
- ^ a b Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. p. 391.
- ^ "Matthew Sweet | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs Cover the Eighties". The New Yorker.
- ^ "Matthew Sweet's got a thing for felines". The San Francisco Examiner. January 13, 2021.
- ^ "Matthew Sweet". MTV News.
- ^ The Rough Guide to Rock (2nd ed.). Rough Guides Ltd. 1999. p. 978.
- ^ a b "Matthew Sweet". Trouser Press. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ Wyman, Bill. "Divine Intervention: How they made Matthew sound so sweet". Chicago Reader.
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