Eight Arms to Hold You | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | February 11, 1997 | |||
Recorded | June 1996 | |||
Genre | Rock [1] | |||
Length | 51:10 | |||
Label | ||||
Producer | Bob Rock | |||
Veruca Salt chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Christgau's Consumer Guide | [3] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
Entertainment Weekly | B+ [5] |
MusicHound Rock | [6] |
NME | 7/10 [7] |
Rolling Stone | [8] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [9] |
Spin | 7/10 [10] |
Wall of Sound | 36/100 [11] |
Eight Arms to Hold You is the second studio album by alternative rock band Veruca Salt. It was released on February 11, 1997, through Outpost/ Geffen Records.
The album was produced by Bob Rock. The title is a reference to the working title for The Beatles' film eventually titled Help!. [12]
Eight Arms to Hold You peaked at number 55 on the Billboard 200. The single " Volcano Girls", written by Nina Gordon, was a rock radio hit. Veruca Salt performed "Shutterbug", written by Louise Post, on Saturday Night Live. [12] [13] Besides those two, there were three other singles released from the album: "Benjamin", "The Morning Sad", and "Straight".
This was the last album to feature all of the original band members—Gordon, Post, Steve Lack, and Jim Shapiro—until the 2015 album Ghost Notes.
All music is composed by Veruca Salt
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Straight" | Louise Post | 2:32 |
2. | " Volcano Girls" | Nina Gordon | 3:18 |
3. | "Don't Make Me Prove It" | Post | 2:29 |
4. | "Awesome" | Gordon | 3:32 |
5. | "One Last Time" | Post | 4:45 |
6. | "With David Bowie" | Gordon | 2:25 |
7. | "Benjamin" | Gordon | 4:05 |
8. | "Shutterbug" | Post | 4:16 |
9. | "The Morning Sad" | Gordon | 3:08 |
10. | "Sound of the Bell" | Post | 3:59 |
11. | "Loneliness Is Worse" | Gordon | 5:00 |
12. | "Stoneface" | Gordon | 2:44 |
13. | "Venus Man Trap" | Post | 3:29 |
14. | "Earthcrosser" | Gordon | 5:28 |
Total length: | 51:10 |
Veruca Salt
Additional personnel
Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums ( ARIA) [14] | 69 |
New Zealand Albums ( RMNZ) [15] | 34 |
Swedish Albums ( Sverigetopplistan) [16] | 40 |
UK Albums ( OCC) [17] | 95 |
US Billboard 200 [18] | 55 |
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Eight Arms to Hold You | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | February 11, 1997 | |||
Recorded | June 1996 | |||
Genre | Rock [1] | |||
Length | 51:10 | |||
Label | ||||
Producer | Bob Rock | |||
Veruca Salt chronology | ||||
|
Review scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Christgau's Consumer Guide | [3] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
Entertainment Weekly | B+ [5] |
MusicHound Rock | [6] |
NME | 7/10 [7] |
Rolling Stone | [8] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [9] |
Spin | 7/10 [10] |
Wall of Sound | 36/100 [11] |
Eight Arms to Hold You is the second studio album by alternative rock band Veruca Salt. It was released on February 11, 1997, through Outpost/ Geffen Records.
The album was produced by Bob Rock. The title is a reference to the working title for The Beatles' film eventually titled Help!. [12]
Eight Arms to Hold You peaked at number 55 on the Billboard 200. The single " Volcano Girls", written by Nina Gordon, was a rock radio hit. Veruca Salt performed "Shutterbug", written by Louise Post, on Saturday Night Live. [12] [13] Besides those two, there were three other singles released from the album: "Benjamin", "The Morning Sad", and "Straight".
This was the last album to feature all of the original band members—Gordon, Post, Steve Lack, and Jim Shapiro—until the 2015 album Ghost Notes.
All music is composed by Veruca Salt
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | "Straight" | Louise Post | 2:32 |
2. | " Volcano Girls" | Nina Gordon | 3:18 |
3. | "Don't Make Me Prove It" | Post | 2:29 |
4. | "Awesome" | Gordon | 3:32 |
5. | "One Last Time" | Post | 4:45 |
6. | "With David Bowie" | Gordon | 2:25 |
7. | "Benjamin" | Gordon | 4:05 |
8. | "Shutterbug" | Post | 4:16 |
9. | "The Morning Sad" | Gordon | 3:08 |
10. | "Sound of the Bell" | Post | 3:59 |
11. | "Loneliness Is Worse" | Gordon | 5:00 |
12. | "Stoneface" | Gordon | 2:44 |
13. | "Venus Man Trap" | Post | 3:29 |
14. | "Earthcrosser" | Gordon | 5:28 |
Total length: | 51:10 |
Veruca Salt
Additional personnel
Chart (1997) | Peak position |
---|---|
Australian Albums ( ARIA) [14] | 69 |
New Zealand Albums ( RMNZ) [15] | 34 |
Swedish Albums ( Sverigetopplistan) [16] | 40 |
UK Albums ( OCC) [17] | 95 |
US Billboard 200 [18] | 55 |
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