Inside (Matthew Sweet album)
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| Inside | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1986 | |||
| Studio | The Power Station, RPM Studios, Unique Recording Studios, Right Track Recording, Soundworks, The Hit Factory (New York City, New York); The Sound Factory (Hollywood, California); Can-Am Recorders (Tarzana, California); Park Avenue Sound (Massachusetts); RG Jones, Good Earth Studios, Marquee Studios, Westside Studios, Advision Studios, Air Studios, Mayfair Studios and Battery Studios, (London, UK). | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 41:22 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Matthew Sweet, David Kahne, François Kevorkian, Stephen Hague, Ron Saint Germain, Don Dixon, David M. Allen, Alan Tarney[1] | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 5/10[5] |
Inside is the debut album by alternative rock musician Matthew Sweet.[6][7] It was released on Columbia Records in 1986.[8][9] Sweet was dropped from the label after the album's release, and would not put out another record for three years.[10]
The album was recorded in multiple studios with a large number of producers and musicians, including Bernie Worrell, Chris Stamey, Scott Litt, Don Dixon, and Aimee Mann, among others.[11]
Critical reception
Trouser Press called the album "a bit like R.E.M. and early dB’s doing sincere power-pop with keyboards."[11] The Rolling Stone Album Guide wrote that the songs "come across like the snappy work of a brainy Tommy James."[4] The Spin Alternative Record Guide called Inside "notable only because it features ten different producers, none of whom have a clue what to do with Sweet's music."[5] The Chicago Reader called it "tuneful and pleasant but ... sunk by the electropop, machine-driven production Sweet was pursuing."[12]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Quiet Her" | Matthew Sweet | Scott Litt | 3:27 |
| 2. | "Blue Fools" | Sweet | David Kahne | 3:43 |
| 3. | "We Lose Another Day" |
| Stephen Hague | 3:11 |
| 4. | "Catch Your Breath" | Sweet |
| 4:00 |
| 5. | "Half Asleep" | Sweet | Simon Hanhart | 4:26 |
| 6. | "This Above All" | Sweet |
| 3:50 |
| 7. | "Save Time for Me" |
| Alan Tarney | 4:14 |
| 8. | "By Herself" |
| 3:47 | |
| 9. | "Brotherhood" |
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| 3:31 |
| 10. | "Love I Trusted" | Sweet |
| 4:15 |
| 11. | "Watch You Walking" |
| Hague | 2:57 |
