Goo Goo Dolls (album)

1987 studio album by Goo Goo Dolls

Goo Goo Dolls

Studio album by

Goo Goo Dolls

Released| June 9, 1987
Recorded| 1986–87
Studio| Trackmaster Audio, Buffalo, New York
Genre|

* Punk rock[1]

Length| 34:00
Label|

* Mercenary
* Celluloid

Producer| Goo Goo Dolls
Goo Goo Dolls chronology
|  | Goo Goo Dolls
(1987)  | Jed
(1989)

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Reissue cover

Professional ratingsReview scores

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Allmusic| [2]

Goo Goo Dolls (also known as First Release) is the debut studio album by American rock band Goo Goo Dolls, released on June 9, 1987 by Mercenary and Celluloid Records. All of the songs were sung by bassist Robby Takac, who was originally the band's lead vocalist.[3] The album was recorded from late 1986 to early 1987 on a $750 budget at Trackmaster Audio in the band's hometown of Buffalo, New York. Later on, the band admitted in their 1999 VH1 Behind the Music special that the album was recorded under the influence of alcohol and drugs; Rzeznik stated, "[We had] a lot of beer, a lot of truck stop speed, a lot of pot...[I] don't remember a lot of it."

On December 15, 2013, the album was reissued by Charly Acquisitions as Made to Be Broken on digital-streaming services. The album contains the track listing in a different order from the original.[4]

## Track listing

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All tracks are written by the Goo Goo Dolls, except where noted.

No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Torn Apart"|  | 2:05
2.| "Messed Up"|  | 1:49
3.| "Livin' in a Hut"|  | 2:40
4.| "I'm Addicted"|  | 2:58
5.| "Sunshine of Your Love" (Cream cover)|

* Eric Clapton
* Jack Bruce
* Pete Brown

| 2:48
6.| "Hardsores"|  | 1:31
7.| "Hammerin' Eggs (The Metal Song)"|  | 2:27
8.| "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" (Blue Öyster Cult cover)| Donald Roeser| 2:18
9.| "Beat Me"|  | 2:26
10.| "Scream"|  | 1:50
11.| "Slaughterhouse"|  | 3:38
12.| "Different Light"|  | 2:04
13.| "Come On"|  | 2:14
14.| "Don't Beat My Ass (With a Baseball Bat)"|  | 3:12

## Personnel

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* Robby Takac \- lead vocals, bass guitar
* Johnny Rzeznik \- guitar, backing vocals
* George Tutuska \- drums

## References

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1. ^ Miers, Jeff (October 12, 2018). "Timeline: Goo Goo Dolls, through the years". Buffalo News. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
2. ^ "Goo Goo Dolls - The Goo Goo Dolls". Allmusic.
3. ^ Harvilla, Rob. "The Goo Goo Dolls Were Never the Cool Kids, but They're Still Standing". The Ringer. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
4. ^ "Goo Goo Fans, Goo Goo Dolls fan site". googoofans.com. Retrieved October 20, 2018.

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Goo Goo Dolls

* John Rzeznik
* Robby Takac

* George Tutuska
* Mike Malinin

Studio albums|

* Goo Goo Dolls
* Jed
* Hold Me Up
* Superstar Car Wash
* A Boy Named Goo
* Dizzy Up the Girl
* Gutterflower
* Let Love In
* Something for the Rest of Us
* Magnetic
* Boxes
* Miracle Pill
* It's Christmas All Over
* Chaos in Bloom

Extended plays|

* Bang!
* Dizzy EP
* Waiting for the Rest of It

Live albums|

* Live in Buffalo: July 4th, 2004

Compilations|

* What I Learned About Ego, Opinion, Art & Commerce
* iTunes Originals
* Greatest Hits Volume One: The Singles
* Vol.2
* Rarities

Videography|

* Music in High Places: Live in Alaska
* Live in Buffalo: July 4th, 2004

Singles|

* "There You Are"
* "I'm Awake Now"
* "We Are the Normal"
* "Only One"
* "Name"
* "Naked"
* "Long Way Down"
* "Lazy Eye"
* "Iris"
* "Slide"
* "Dizzy"
* "Black Balloon"
* "Broadway"
* "Here Is Gone"
* "Big Machine"
* "Sympathy"
* "Give a Little Bit"
* "Better Days"
* "Let Love In"
* "Stay with You"
* "Before It's Too Late (Sam and Mikaela's Theme)"
* "Real"
* "Home"
* "Notbroken"
* "All That You Are"
* "Rebel Beat"
* "Come to Me"

Related material|

* Discography
* Lance Diamond

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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