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. Teenager also features work by several backing musicians, including Lyle Workman, Moris Tepper and Black’s Pixies bandmate Joey Santiago. The album reached No. 2 on Billboard’s Heatseekers chart and No. 131 on the Billboard 200 chart in 1994. The single “Headache” reached No. 10 on Billboard’s Modern Rock Tracks chart that year. Although not originally well-received, the record is now widely praised by both critics and fans. The album is often cited as the high-point of Francis’ post-Pixies catalogue, and was ranked No. 94 on Pitchfork’s “Top 100 Albums of the 1990s”. The album is included in the book “1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die "”
Tracklisting
- Whatever Happened To Pong? (1:34)
- Thalassocracy (1:33)
- (I Want To Live On An) Abstract Plain (2:17)
- Calistan (3:22)
- The Vanishing Spies (3:37)
- Speedy Marie (3:33)
- Headache (2:52)
- Sir Rockaby (2:54)
- Freedom Rock (4:16)
- Two Reelers (3:01)
- Fiddle Riddle (3:29)
- Olé Mulholland (4:41)
- Fazer Eyes (3:36)
- I Could Stay Here Forever (2:27)
- The Hostess With The Mostest (1:56)
- Superabound (3:10)
- Big Red (2:41)
- Space Is Gonna Do Me Good (2:22)
- White Noise Maker (2:42)
- Pure Denizen Of The Citizens Band (2:20)
- Bad, Wicked World (1:57)
- Pie In The Sky (2:13)
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Whatever Happened to Pong
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- Frank Black - Headache
- Thalassocracy
- I Want to Live on an Abstract Plain
- Calistan
- The Vanishing Spies
- Speedy Marie
- Sir Rockaby
- Freedom Rock
- Two Reelers
- Fiddle Riddle
- Olé Mulholland
- Fazer Eyes
- I Could Stay Here Forever
- The Hostess with the Mostest
- Superabound
- Big Red
- Space is Gonna do me Good
- White Noise Maker
- Pure Denizen Of The Citizens Band
- Bad Wicked World
- Pie in the Sky
- Frank Black - Headache
- Superabound
- Fazer Eyes
- I Want to Live on an Abstract Plain
- Big Red
- The Vanishing Spies
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Release Information
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia URL | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teenager_of_the_Year_(album) |
| Format | Vinyl 2× LP Album Record Store Day Reissue (White) |
| Label | 4AD |
| Catalog Number | DAD 4009 LPE |
| Notes | A Record Store Day 2019 Exclusive release. Edition of 4500 according to recordstoreday.com (unclear whether or not this is for the EU and US versions combined). Includes two printed inner sleeves with identical text – one with white letters on a black background, and the other with black letters on a white background. The two records are housed in a single pocket jacket. Tracks are continuously numbered across sides. [Inner sleeves:] Recorded at American, Calabasas, California / Mixed at Can-Am, Los Angeles, California / Additional recording at Castle Oaks, Calabasas, California; The Clubhouse, Burbank, California; The Chapel, Los Angeles, California; and Can-Am, Los Angeles, California / Mastered at Tower Mastering, Los Angeles, California [Label sides A & C:] P & C 4.A.D. 1994 […] All songs published by Spime songs BMI [Label sides B & D:] Made in the EU |
| Discogs URL | Frank Black - Teenager Of The Year |