Nurds
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| Nurds | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 9, 1980[1] | |||
| Studio | Record Plant, New York | |||
| Length | 37:49 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Roy Halee | |||
| The Roches chronology | ||||
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Nurds is the second studio album by the American musical trio the Roches, released on Warner Bros. Records in 1980.[2][3] It peaked at number 130 on the Billboard 200. Nurds was produced by Roy Halee.[4]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| Robert Christgau | B[6] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [7] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 8/10[8] |
The Rolling Stone review noted that the Roches were "not just entertaining but downright terrifying."[9] The New York Times wrote that "Maggie Roche in particular continues to write songs with droll, offbeat imagery and explicitly personal points of view."[10] The Globe and Mail praised "the anti-star sincerity in their voices and the fragile nature of their stacked vocals, which threaten to fall out of tune at the slightest provocation, but never do."[11]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nurds" | Suzzy Roche | 4:15 |
| 2. | "It's Bad for Me" | Cole Porter | 2:45 |
| 3. | "Louis" | Terre Roche | 3:34 |
| 4. | "Bobby's Song" |
| 3:17 |
| 5. | "The Boat Family" | Maggie Roche | 3:19 |
| 6. | "My Sick Mind" | T. Roche | 4:06 |
| 7. | "The Death of Suzzy Roche" |
| 3:01 |
| 8. | "Factory Girl" | Traditional | 4:48 |
| 9. | "One Season" | M. Roche | 4:42 |
| 10. | "This Feminine Position" | M. Roche | 3:57 |
| Total length: | 37:49 | ||
