Throwing Copper
| Throwing Copper | ||||
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| Studio album by Live | ||||
| Released | April 26, 1994 [1] | |||
| Recorded | July–September 1993 at Pachyderm Studio, Cannon Falls, Minnesota | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, post-grunge, hard rock | |||
| Length | 59:32 | |||
| Label | Radioactive | |||
| Producer | Jerry Harrison, Live | |||
| Live chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Throwing Copper | ||||
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [3] |
| Q | [4] |
| Rolling Stone | [5] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [6] |
| The Village Voice | C+[7] |
Throwing Copper is the second album by American alternative rock band Live, released on April 19, 1994 on former MCA Records subsidiary Radioactive Records. It was produced by Jerry Harrison of Talking Heads[8] and was recorded at Pachyderm Recording Studio.[9] Throwing Copper has sold over 8 million copies and was certified 8x platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.[10]
Track listing
All lyrics written by Ed Kowalczyk; all music composed by Live.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Dam at Otter Creek" | 4:43 |
| 2. | "Selling the Drama" | 3:26 |
| 3. | "I Alone" | 3:50 |
| 4. | "Iris" | 3:59 |
| 5. | "Lightning Crashes" | 5:25 |
| 6. | "Top" | 2:42 |
| 7. | "All Over You" | 3:59 |
| 8. | "Shit Towne" | 3:48 |
| 9. | "T.B.D." | 4:28 |
| 10. | "Stage" | 3:08 |
| 11. | "Waitress" | 2:49 |
| 12. | "Pillar of Davidson" | 6:46 |
| 13. | "White, Discussion" | 6:08 |
| 14. | "Horse" | 4:16 |
"Horse" is a hidden track and is not mentioned on the album cover. The tracks "Pillar of Davidson" and "Horse" were not included on the original 1994 vinyl version.[11] They were, however, included on the 2012 vinyl reissue on Music on Vinyl, which also added "Horse" to the track listing.
Cover art
The cover art is a painting by Scottish artist Peter Howson titled Sisters of Mercy. On September 23, 2005 it was sold for $186,000 by Christie's in New York. The painting is oil on canvas and measures 243 × 182 centimeters.[12] It has been suggested that the painting explores the themes of betrayal, revenge, and fear and that it shows a group of prostitutes urging a man holding a bible to throw himself off a cliff.[13]
Personnel
Live
- Ed Kowalczyk – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Chad Taylor – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Patrick Dahlheimer – bass
- Chad Gracey – drums
Technical personnel
- Jerry Harrison – production
- Lou Giordano – engineering, recording
- Ted Jensen – mastering
- Gary Kurfirst – executive production
- Tom Lord-Alge – mixing
Chart positions
Album
End-of-decade charts
| Chart (1990–1999) | Position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200[18] | 60 |
Singles
| Song | Peak chart positions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US (M.R.) | Australia | Ned | UK | Ger | ||
| "Selling the Drama"[19][20][21] | 43 | 1 | 49 | 15 | 30 | 89 | |
| "I Alone"[20][22] | — | 6 | — | 20 | 48 | — | |
| "Lightning Crashes"[20][23] | — | 1 | 13 | — | 33 | — | |
| "All Over You"[20] | — | 4 | — | — | 48 | — | |
| "White, Discussion"[20] | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||
| Preceded by The Lion King (soundtrack) by Various artists |
Billboard 200 number-one album May 6–12, 1995 |
Succeeded by Friday (soundtrack) by Various artists |
| Preceded by The Colour of My Love by Celine Dion The Memory of Trees by Enya |
Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album August 13 – September 9, 1995 January 14 – February 3, 1996 |
Succeeded by The Colour of My Love by Celine Dion (What's the Story) Morning Glory? by Oasis |
| Preceded by Greatest Hits by Bruce Springsteen |
RPM Canadian Albums Chart number-one album May 8 – June 18, 1995 (6 weeks) |
Succeeded by Pulse by Pink Floyd |
References
- ↑ "Billboard Top 200". Billboard Magazine. May 14, 1994. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
- ↑ Boldman, Gina. "Throwing Copper – Live". AllMusic. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
- ↑ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-857-12595-8.
- ↑ "Live: Throwing Copper". Q (98): 115. November 1994.
- ↑ Evans, Paul (August 11, 1994). "Live: Throwing Copper". Rolling Stone: 70. Archived from the original on November 13, 2008. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
- ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. pp. 490–91. ISBN 0-743-20169-8.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert (November 28, 1995). "Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
- ↑ "Throwing Copper – Credits" Allmusic
- ↑ "Pachyderm Recording Studio" pachydermstudio.com
- ↑ "RIAA (Gold and Platinum)" RIAA
- ↑ "Live - Throwing Copper, Label:Radioactive (RAR10997) Format: Vinyl, LP, Album" Discogs
- ↑ "Peter Howson (b. 1958) – Sisters of Mercy" Christie's
- ↑ "Peter Howson" Barton Laboratory, Dept of Chemistry, Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine
- ↑ "Throwing Copper > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles" Allmusic
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Ultratop entry for Throwing Copper" Ultratop
- ↑ "RPM – Top Albums/CDs – Volume 61, No. 14, May 08 1995" RPM Magazine via Library and Archives Canada (retrieved March 1, 2011)
- ↑ "Chartverfolgung / LIVE / Longplay" Musicline.de
- ↑ Mayfield, Geoff "Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade > Top Pop Albums of the '90s" Billboard – December 25, 1999 (retrieved October 15, 2010)
- ↑ "Ultratop entry for Selling the Drama" Ultratop
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Throwing Copper > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles" Allmusic
- ↑ "Chartverfolgung / LIVE / Single " Musicline.de
- ↑ "Ultratop entry for I Alone" Ultratop
- ↑ "Ultratop entry for Lightning Crashes" Ultratop