Famous (Super Deluxe album)

1995 studio album by Super Deluxe

Famous

Studio album by

Super Deluxe

Released| 1995
Label| Tim/Kerr[1]
Producer| Martin Feveyer, Gavin Guss, Super Deluxe
Super Deluxe chronology
| Electric Holiday EP
(1995)  | Famous
(1995)  | Via Satellite
(1997)

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Famous is the debut album by the American band Super Deluxe, released in 1995.[2][3] The album was remastered and rereleased the following year by the Warner Bros. Records subsidiary Revolution Records, with an extra track.[4][5] The band supported the album with a North American tour.[6]

## Production

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The album was produced by Martin Feveyer, Gavin Guss and Super Deluxe.[7] The former Posie Mike Musberger contributed percussion to some tracks.[1] The band's demo tape of Famous served as the Tim/Kerr release.[8] "Holly's Dream Vacation" is about Holly Golightly.[9]

## Critical reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [10]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music| [11]
Fort Worth Star-Telegram| [12]
Los Angeles Times| [13]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide| [7]
USA Today| [14]
Vancouver Sun| [15]

Trouser Press wrote: "On its brief, splendid debut, the young Seattle foursome Super Deluxe demonstrates a clear awareness of ’90s noise but primarily brings Squeeze-like harmonic subtlety to winning originals rooted in that nonexistent netherworld between the original British Invaders and their softhearted new wave receptors."[16] The Los Angeles Times concluded that Super Deluxe "has a knack for mixing and matching elements from the last three decades of English pop."[13]

USA Today thought that "the honey-coated tunes of Braden Blake and John Kirsh are stirred and shaken by feverish rhythms and punchy guitars, then topped by creamy harmonies."[14] The Albuquerque Journal called the band "tuneful in its own right," but wrote that the album "gets downright boring as [it] plods along after an energetic opening."[17] The Austin American-Statesman opined that "the singer and his many voice overdubs recall the Rembrandts, while the guitars are dull, dull, dull."[18]

AllMusic praised the "upbeat, sugary songs bursting with catchy hooks and sing-along choruses."[10]

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Lizadrin"|
2.| "Famous"|
3.| "She Came On"|
4.| "Love Her Madly"|
5.| "Flustered"|
6.| "Disappearing"|
7.| "Johnny's Gone Fishin'"|
8.| "Holly's Dream Vacation"|
9.| "Smile"|
10.| "Suitcases"|
11.| "Sunshine for Now"|

## References

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1. ^ a b Rowland, Hobart (June 6, 1996). "Static". Music. Houston Press.
2. ^ "Super Deluxe Biography & History". AllMusic.
3. ^ Asher, Tizzy (December 16, 2005). "The Club Scene: Reunited Super Deluxe celebrates release of CD". Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
4. ^ Borzillo, Carrie (Apr 27, 1996). "Famed Foursome". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 17\. p. 18.
5. ^ Hughley, Marty (May 24, 1996). "Super Deluxe Only Sounds Like It Hails from Portland". Arts and Entertainment. The Oregonian. p. 37.
6. ^ Deggans, Eric (10 May 1996). "The battle of the bands". Weekend. St. Petersburg Times. p. 21.
7. ^ a b MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 1109.
8. ^ McLennan, Scott (July 16, 1996). "'Baby Bands' Get Their Walking Shoes". Worcester Telegram & Gazette. p. C3.
9. ^ Wiederhorn, Jon (Nov 16, 1995). "Kitsch me, stupid". Rolling Stone. No. 721\. p. 33.
10. ^ a b "Famous". AllMusic.
11. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7\. MUZE. p. 851.
12. ^ Philpot, Robert (June 28, 1996). "Super Deluxe, Famous, Tim Kerr Records/Revolution". Star Time. Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 32.
13. ^ a b Masuo, Sandy (7 Jul 1996). "Record Rack". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 52.
14. ^ a b Gundersen, Edna (30 July 1996). "Pop/Rock: Super Deluxe, Famous". USA Today. p. 10B.
15. ^ Monk, Katherine (17 Aug 1995). "Super Deluxe Famous Tim/Kerr". Vancouver Sun. p. C8.
16. ^ "Super Deluxe". Trouser Press. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
17. ^ Rodriguez, Kenn (7 June 1996). "Fest's Not Exactly on Cutting Edge". Albuquerque Journal. p. E13.
18. ^ Riemenschneider, Chris (14 Mar 1996). "Reviews of CDs by SXSW Bands". Austin American-Statesman. p. 34.

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