14 Songs | ||||
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Released | June 15, 1993 | |||
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Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 47:57 | |||
Label | Sire/ Reprise | |||
Producer | Paul Westerberg, Matt Wallace | |||
Paul Westerberg chronology | ||||
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14 Songs is the first official solo album from Paul Westerberg, former leader of The Replacements, after the final Replacements album, All Shook Down.
The album features contributions from Ian McLagan, former keyboardist for the Faces, a band that Westerberg has often cited as a favorite.
In an interview included with a special edition of the album, he explained that he started the record jamming with drummer Josh Kelly and former Georgia Satellites bassist Rick Price, but found that the combination wasn't working, requiring him to seek other players. (The only song featuring Kelly and Price is the opener, "Knockin' On Mine.") He also revealed that the album title was a reference to Nine Stories, by J.D. Salinger.
The CD version was packaged in book form, with the disc in a pocket inside the front cover. All numbered pages in the book are page 14, including six pages at the back for "Notes."
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Entertainment Weekly | B [2] |
Los Angeles Times | [3] |
NME | 7/10 [4] |
Q | [5] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [6] |
Select | 4/5 [7] |
The Village Voice | B+ [8] |
By March 1996, 14 Songs had sold over 161,000 copies in the United States. [9]
All tracks are written by Paul Westerberg
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Knockin' On Mine" | 3:43 |
2. | "First Glimmer" | 4:55 |
3. | "World Class Fad" | 3:27 |
4. | "Runaway Wind" | 4:23 |
5. | "Dice Behind Your Shades" | 4:11 |
6. | "Even Here We Are" | 1:39 |
7. | "Silver Naked Ladies" | 4:38 |
8. | "A Few Minutes of Silence" | 3:17 |
9. | "Someone I Once Knew" | 3:06 |
10. | "Black Eyed Susan" | 3:33 |
11. | "Things" | 3:21 |
12. | "Something Is Me" | 2:18 |
13. | "Mannequin Shop" | 3:11 |
14. | "Down Love" | 2:15 |
14 Songs | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | June 15, 1993 | |||
Studio |
| |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 47:57 | |||
Label | Sire/ Reprise | |||
Producer | Paul Westerberg, Matt Wallace | |||
Paul Westerberg chronology | ||||
|
14 Songs is the first official solo album from Paul Westerberg, former leader of The Replacements, after the final Replacements album, All Shook Down.
The album features contributions from Ian McLagan, former keyboardist for the Faces, a band that Westerberg has often cited as a favorite.
In an interview included with a special edition of the album, he explained that he started the record jamming with drummer Josh Kelly and former Georgia Satellites bassist Rick Price, but found that the combination wasn't working, requiring him to seek other players. (The only song featuring Kelly and Price is the opener, "Knockin' On Mine.") He also revealed that the album title was a reference to Nine Stories, by J.D. Salinger.
The CD version was packaged in book form, with the disc in a pocket inside the front cover. All numbered pages in the book are page 14, including six pages at the back for "Notes."
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Entertainment Weekly | B [2] |
Los Angeles Times | [3] |
NME | 7/10 [4] |
Q | [5] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [6] |
Select | 4/5 [7] |
The Village Voice | B+ [8] |
By March 1996, 14 Songs had sold over 161,000 copies in the United States. [9]
All tracks are written by Paul Westerberg
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Knockin' On Mine" | 3:43 |
2. | "First Glimmer" | 4:55 |
3. | "World Class Fad" | 3:27 |
4. | "Runaway Wind" | 4:23 |
5. | "Dice Behind Your Shades" | 4:11 |
6. | "Even Here We Are" | 1:39 |
7. | "Silver Naked Ladies" | 4:38 |
8. | "A Few Minutes of Silence" | 3:17 |
9. | "Someone I Once Knew" | 3:06 |
10. | "Black Eyed Susan" | 3:33 |
11. | "Things" | 3:21 |
12. | "Something Is Me" | 2:18 |
13. | "Mannequin Shop" | 3:11 |
14. | "Down Love" | 2:15 |