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] | |||
Matthew Sweet chronology | ||||
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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] |
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]
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]
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]
All songs written by Matthew Sweet, except where indicated.
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] | |||
Matthew Sweet chronology | ||||
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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] |
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]
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]
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]
All songs written by Matthew Sweet, except where indicated.