World So Bright
Studio album by
Adam Schmitt
Released1991
GenrePower pop
LabelReprise Records[1]
ProducerGreg Edward, Adam Schmitt
Adam Schmitt chronology
World So Bright
(1991)		 Illiterature
(1993)

World So Bright is the debut album by the American power pop musician Adam Schmitt, released in 1991.[2][3]

Schmitt supported the album by opening for the BoDeans on a North American tour.[4]

Production

Recorded at Chicago Recording Company and in Schmitt's Champaign, Illinois, basement, the album was produced by Greg Edward and Schmitt.[5][6][7] It contains contributions from Lisa Germano, Kenny Aronoff, and Jay Bennett.[8]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[9]
Chicago Tribune[10]
The Record[4]
The Republican[11]

Trouser Press thought that the "well-crafted songs are mega-tuneful guitar-driven gems with hooks galore and lyrics that rise above the prosaic 'boy meets girl/boy loses girl/boy misses girl/boy goes looking for another girl' fodder."[8] The Chicago Tribune determined that "the album's dozen songs resound with the innate humability that informs the best work of Squeeze, XTC and the dB's."[10]

The Palm Beach Post wrote: "A hopeful romantic, [Schmitt] infuses love song after love song with memorable hooks. A tough, heartfelt delivery gives them an added edge."[12] The Republican concluded that "it's pop alright, but the hooks don't hook and the thing don't swing."[11] Rolling Stone called it "more than a promising debut, it's a confident piece of work from a canny singer-songwriter who's going to be around for a good long while."[1]

AllMusic wrote that "things are less impressive when the amps get cranked too high ('River Black'), but fortunately that's not a frequent mistake, and one that's more than redeemed by songs like the wistful, touching ballad 'Elizabeth Einstein'."[9] MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide deemed the album "a flawless disc," writing that the title track is a "symmetrical diamond."[13]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Dead End" 
2."World So Bright" 
3."Can't Get You on My Mind" 
4."River Black" 
5."Lost" 
6."Garden of Love" 
7."My Killer" 
8."Remembered Sun" 
9."Everything Turned Blue" 
10."Elizabeth Einstein" 
11."Scarlet Street" 
12."At Season's End" 

References

  1. 1 2 Wild, David (July 12, 1991). "RATING THE RECORDINGS". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Rolling Stone. p. 4F.
  2. ↑ "Adam Schmitt Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  3. ↑ Corcoran, Michael (July 21, 1991). "RECORD FILE". Chicago Sun-Times. Show. p. 2.
  4. 1 2 Jaeger, Barbara (November 7, 1991). "Adam Schmitt, 'World So Bright'". The Record. p. C1.
  5. ↑ Caro, Mark (21 June 1991). "National debuts". Chicago Tribune. Friday. p. N.
  6. ↑ Smith, Liz (12 Aug 1991). "Yes, summer is more than half over...". Newsday. News. p. 11.
  7. ↑ "Album Reviews -- World So Bright by Adam Schmitt". Billboard. 103 (25): 70. Jun 22, 1991.
  8. 1 2 "Adam Schmitt". Trouser Press. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  9. 1 2 "World So Bright - Adam Schmitt | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  10. 1 2 Kening, Dan (4 July 1991). "Adam Schmitt World So Bright". Chicago Tribune. Tempo. p. 7.
  11. 1 2 O'Hare, Kevin (August 11, 1991). "Ethereal to earthy - New discs run gamut". The Republican. p. D10.
  12. ↑ Benarde, Scott (August 18, 1991). "TROUBADOURS, GENRE FUSION LATEST IN POP". The Palm Beach Post. p. 1L.
  13. ↑ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 984.
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