Teenager of the Year (album)

Teenager of the Year is the second solo studio album by American musician Frank Black. The album was released in 1994 by 4AD in the United Kingdom and Elektra Records in the United States. It was co-produced by Eric Drew Feldman, who also played keyboards and bass guitar on the album.^[14] Teenager also features work by several backing musicians, including Lyle Workman, Nick Vincent, Moris Tepper and Black's Pixies bandmate Joey Santiago.

ReleasedMay 20, 1994 (1994-05-20)^[1]

Studios

• American Recording Co. (Calabasas, California)
• Castle Oaks (Calabasas, California)
• The Clubhouse (Burbank, California)
• The Chapel (Los Angeles, California)
• Can-Am (Los Angeles, California)

Genres

• Alternative rock
• nerd rock^[2]

Length62:51

Quick facts Studio album by Frank Black, Released ...

Teenager of the Year
Studio album by Frank Black
Released	May 20, 1994 (1994-05-20)[1]
Studios	American Recording Co. (Calabasas, California) Castle Oaks (Calabasas, California) The Clubhouse (Burbank, California) The Chapel (Los Angeles, California) Can-Am (Los Angeles, California)
Genres	Alternative rock nerd rock[2]
Length	62:51
Labels	4AD Elektra
Producers	Eric Drew Feldman Frank Black Alistair Clay
Frank Black chronology
Frank Black (1993) Teenager of the Year (1994) The Cult of Ray (1996)
Singles from Teenager of the Year
"Headache" Released: 1994

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Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Chicago Tribune	[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[5]
Entertainment Weekly	A−[6]
Mojo	[7]
NME	8/10[8]
Pitchfork	8.5/10[9]
Rolling Stone	[10]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[11]
Select	4/5[12]
Spin Alternative Record Guide	8/10[13]

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The album reached No. 2 on Billboard's Heatseekers chart and No. 131 on the Billboard 200 chart in 1994.^[15][16] The single "Headache" reached No. 10 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart that year.^[17]

Although not originally well-received, the record is now widely praised by both critics and fans.^[18] The album is often cited as the high-point of Francis' post-Pixies catalogue,^[3][14][18] and was ranked No. 94 on Pitchfork's "Top 100 Albums of the 1990s".^[18] The album is included in the book "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die".^[19]