Great Divide (album)

Great Divide is the first major label album released by American rock band Semisonic. A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist Semisonic is an Alternative rock band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1995 (see 1995 in music) A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music MCA Inc (or Music Corporation of America) was an American Corporation in the music and television businesses In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published Semisonic is an Alternative rock band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1995 (see 1995 in music) Pleasure EP was the first release by rock band Semisonic. It was originally released in 1995 and later re-released following the success of their song Feeling Strangely Fine (1998 is the follow up by Semisonic to 1996's Great Divide recorded at Seedy Underbelly Studio, Semisonic is an Alternative rock band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1995 (see 1995 in music) It was released April 9, 1996 by MCA Records. MCA Records was an American -based record company owned by MCA Inc It was produced by Paul Fox, and recorded/mixed by Ed Thacker. Paul Fox is an American Record producer, who is best known for producing such bands as Faker; The Green Children Björk; 10000 [2]

History

Semisonic had signed a record contract with Elektra Records to record the Great Divide album. A recording contract (commonly called a record deal) is a legal agreement between a Record label and a Recording artist (or group where the artist Elektra Records is a now-dormant American Record label owned by Warner Music Group (WMG and from 2004 on operating under WMG's Atlantic Records During recording, Bob Krasnow, the president of Elektra Records had quit, and in the changeover to a new president, the label dropped Semisonic. The band then signed with MCA Records, and finished recording the album. ^[1]

Track listing

"F. N. T. " - 3:29
"If I Run" - 4:16
"Delicious" - 3:57
"Down in Flames" - 4:02
"Across the Great Divide" - 3:00
"Temptation" - 3:38
"The Prize" - 3:58
"No One Else" - 3:30
"Brand New Baby" - 3:37
"Falling" - 3:37
"In Another Life" - 4:07
"I'll Feel for You" - 4:24

References

^ Slichter, Jacob, So You Wanna Be A Rock & Roll Star, Broadway Books, ISBN 0-1679-1471-6

" Down In Flames " is the first single from the American rock band Semisonic, from the album Great Divide.