Villains (The Verve Pipe album)
1996 studio album by the Verve Pipe
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Villains is the third album and first major label release by American rock band the Verve Pipe, released in March 1996. The album contained the band's first hit single, "Photograph", which peaked in the top 10 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks. A year after the release of the album, a reformatted version of "The Freshmen" peaked at number 1 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. The single was also the band's sole appearance in the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked at number 5. The success of the song helped this album go Platinum. Villains is the Verve Pipe's best-selling album. The album originally included a slower recording of "The Freshmen," before it was replaced in subsequent pressings with a faster rerecorded version.
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 26, 1996 | |||
| Studios | Studio D and The Plant, Sausalito, Ocean Way Recording, Hollywood | |||
| Genres | Alternative rock, post-grunge | |||
| Length | 53:40, 54:23 (Original) | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer | Jerry Harrison | |||
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| Singles from Villains | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Robert Christgau | (C)[3] |
Track listing
All tracks are written by Brian Vander Ark, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Barely (If at All)" | 3:45 |
| 2. | "Drive You Mild" | 3:02 |
| 3. | "Villains" | 4:42 |
| 4. | "Reverend Girl" | 4:27 |
| 5. | "Cup of Tea" | 4:26 |
| 6. | "Myself" | 4:47 |
| 7. | "The Freshmen (Original pressings included the slower version which is 5:08)" | 4:29 |
| 8. | "Photograph" | 4:55 |
| 9. | "Ominous Man" | 4:20 |
| 10. | "Real" | 1:51 |
| 11. | "Penny Is Poison" (A.J. Dunning, Brian Vander Ark) | 3:30 |
| 12. | "Cattle" | 3:42 |
| 13. | "Veneer" | 5:32 |
| Total length: | 53:40 | |
Personnel
Adapted from the Villains booklet and liner notes.[4]
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The Verve Pipe
Artwork
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Production
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Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
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Singles
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[9] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
