| The Good Earth | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1986 | |||
| Studio | Mixolydian Studios, Boonton, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jangle pop, post-punk, alternative rock | |||
| Length | 36:21 | |||
| Label | Coyote/Twin/Tone Records (original US release) Rough Trade (original UK release) | |||
| Producer | Glenn Mercer, Bill Million, Peter Buck | |||
| The Feelies chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The A.V. Club | A[2] |
| Classic Rock | [3] |
| Pitchfork | 9.1/10[4] |
| PopMatters | 7/10[5] |
| Rolling Stone | [6] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [7] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 8/10[8] |
| The Village Voice | A−[9] |
The Good Earth is the second album by American alternative rock band the Feelies. It was released in 1986 on Coyote Records, six years following their debut album Crazy Rhythms.[10] The original LP was contained in a sleeve designed by Glenn Mercer, featuring a front cover photo of the band by bassist Brenda Sauter and a back cover photo by John Baumgartner with coloring by Sauter.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Glenn Mercer and Bill Million
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "On the Roof" | 2:51 |
| 2. | "The High Road" | 4:20 |
| 3. | "The Last Roundup" | 2:50 |
| 4. | "Slipping (Into Something)" | 5:54 |
| 5. | "When Company Comes" | 2:15 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Let's Go" | 2:37 |
| 7. | "Two Rooms" | 2:32 |
| 8. | "The Good Earth" | 3:48 |
| 9. | "Tomorrow Today" | 5:30 |
| 10. | "Slow Down" | 3:13 |
| Total length: | 36:21 | |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Sedan Delivery" (Neil Young cover) | Neil Young | 2:53 |
| 12. | "She Said, She Said" (The Beatles cover) | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | 3:02 |
| 13. | "Slipping (Into Something)" (live at 9:30 Club, 2009) | 6:09 | |
| Total length: | 48:25 | ||
Personnel
- Glenn Mercer – lead and rhythm guitars, vocals, keyboards
- Bill Million – rhythm and lead guitars, backing vocals
- Dave Weckerman – percussion
- Brenda Sauter – bass guitar, backing vocals, violin
- Stan Demeski – drums, percussion
References
- 1 2 Raggett, Ned. "The Good Earth – The Feelies". AllMusic. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
- ↑ Phipps, Keith (September 15, 2009). "The Feelies: Crazy Rhythms / The Good Earth". The A.V. Club. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
- ↑ Dee, Johnny (November 2009). "The Feelies - The Good Earth". Classic Rock. No. 138. p. 95.
- ↑ Powell, Mike (September 14, 2009). "The Feelies: Crazy Rhythms / The Good Earth". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
- ↑ Carson, Craig (September 23, 2009). "The Feelies: Crazy Rhythms / The Good Earth". PopMatters. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
- ↑ Sheffield, Rob (September 8, 2009). "The Good Earth : The Feelies". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on September 13, 2009. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
- ↑ Considine, J. D. (2004). "The Feelies". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 296. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ↑ Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig, eds. (1995). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert (August 5, 1986). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
- ↑ "Feelies". Trouser Press. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
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