Success (The Posies album)

Success
Success
Studio album by The Posies
Released	18 February 1998
Studio	Egg Studios, Seattle, Washington
Genre	Alternative rock
Label	PopLlama
Producer	The Posies, Johnny Sangster, Conrad Uno
The Posies chronology

Success is an album by the Seattle alternative rock band the Posies, released in 1998.^[5]^[6] The band broke up after the album's release; they regrouped in 2005.^[7]^[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[3]
Pitchfork	8.0/10^[4]

Critical reception

AllMusic called Success "the most laid-back album the Posies have recorded to date; freed of the glossy production of their Geffen years and of the major label pressure to record a 'hit,' they turned out an album that was more immediate, more relaxed, and more theirs."^[2]

Track listing

All songs by Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow.^[8]

"Somehow Everything"
"You’re the Beautiful One"
"Looking Lost"
"Fall Apart With Me"
"Placebo"
"Who to Blame"
"Start a Life"
"Friendship of the Future"
"Grow"
"Farewell Typewriter"
"Every Bitter Drop"
"Fall Song"

Personnel

The Posies

Production

Conrad Uno, Johnny Sangster, The Posies - producer, mixing
Mark Guenther - mastering

Artwork and Design

Rusty Willoughby - cover art, design
Bootsy Holler - photography

References

↑ "The Posies Bloom Again Thanks to Box Set - Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. November 2, 2000.
1 2 "Success - The Posies | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
1 2 Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.
↑ "The Posies: Success: Pitchfork Review". June 4, 2003. Archived from the original on June 4, 2003.
↑ "The Posies Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
↑ "Hitless In Seattle". MTV News. Archived from the original on November 24, 2020.
↑ Earles, Andrew (September 15, 2014). Gimme Indie Rock: 500 Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981-1996. Voyageur Press. ISBN 9780760346488 – via Google Books.
↑ Success (Album liner notes). The Posies. 1998.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[1] "The Posies Bloom Again Thanks to Box Set - Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. November 2, 2000.

[auto1-2] 1 2 "Success - The Posies | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.

[auto-3] 1 2 Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.

[4] "The Posies: Success: Pitchfork Review". June 4, 2003. Archived from the original on June 4, 2003.

[5] "The Posies Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.

[6] "Hitless In Seattle". MTV News. Archived from the original on November 24, 2020.

[7] Earles, Andrew (September 15, 2014). Gimme Indie Rock: 500 Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981-1996. Voyageur Press. ISBN 9780760346488 – via Google Books.

[8] Success (Album liner notes). The Posies. 1998.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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