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Brick by Brick

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Brick by Brickis the ninth studio album by American singerIggy Pop,released in June 1990 byVirgin Records.

Brick by Brick
Studio albumby
Iggy Pop
ReleasedJune 1990
RecordedFebruary 15 – March 23, 1990
Studio
  • Ocean Way,Hollywood
  • Hollywood Sound, Hollywood
Genre
Length54:09
LabelVirgin
ProducerDon Was
Iggy Popchronology
Instinct
(1988) 		Brick by Brick
(1990) 		American Caesar
(1993)

Production and content

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After attracting mixed reviews for much of his 1980s output, Pop hired producerDon Was,who was a longtime fan of Pop's bandthe Stooges,as producer and opted for ahard rocksound.[1]Many songs on the album incorporate a lyrical theme of the United States facing dangers of cultural decay and implosion.[1]SlashandDuff McKaganofGuns N' Rosesfame were featured on the album as songwriters and performers. The cover was drawn by American cartoonistCharles Burns.[3]The album's personnel includes studio musiciansWaddy WachtelandKenny Aronoff.The album is the first studio album that features Pop contributing guitar. He plays a majority of the guitar parts along with Wachtel and Slash. Was would go on to produce Pop's albumAvenue B(1999).

Release

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The album peaked at number 90 on theBillboard200and stayed on the charts for 37 weeks.[4]The song "Livin' on the Edge of the Night" was released before the album as a soundtrack for the hit movieBlack RainstarringMichael DouglasandAndy García.The song reached number 16 on Modern Rock Tracks.[5]"Candy" reached number 30 on Mainstream Rock Tracks, number 5 onModern Rock Tracksand number 28 on theBillboardHot 100.The first single from the album, "Home", reached number 2 on Modern Rock Tracks.[5]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[6]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[9]
Select4/5[10]

The album gave Pop some of his strongest reviews since hisDavid Bowiecollaborations,[citation needed]and "Candy",withthe B-52'svocalistKate Pierson,became his firstMTVhit. The video for the song found fairly heavy rotation on that station. Videos were also made for "Home", "Butt Town" and "Livin' on the Edge of the Night".

"Butt Town" received high praise from the MTV animated duoBeavis and Butt-Head;the latter stated, "This song has the best lyrics I've ever heard."[citation needed]

Track listing

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All songs written by Iggy Pop, except where noted.

  1. "Home" – 4:00
  2. "Main Street Eyes" – 3:41
  3. "I Won't Crap Out" – 4:02
  4. "Candy"(withKate PiersonofThe B-52's) – 4:13
  5. "Butt Town" – 3:34
  6. "The Undefeated" – 5:05
  7. "Moonlight Lady" – 3:30
  8. "Something Wild" (John Hiatt) – 4:01
  9. "Neon Forest" – 7:05
  10. "Starry Night" – 4:05
  11. "Pussy Power" – 2:47
  12. "My Baby Wants to Rock & Roll" (lyrics: Pop; music:Slash) – 4:46
  13. "Brick by Brick" – 3:30
  14. "Livin' on the Edge of the Night" (Jay Rifkin,Eric Rackin) – 3:38
Alternate versions
  • The 1990 Virgin cassette version ofBrick by Brick(7567–91381–4) lacks the song "Livin' on the Edge of the Night".
  • "Pussy Power" (Acousticdemoversion released on "Candy"single) – 2:38
  • "My Baby Wants to Rock and Roll" (Acousticdemo version released on "Candy" single)
  • "The Undefeated" (Acoustic demo version released on "Candy" & "The Undefeated" singles) – 3:37
  • "Butt Town" (Acoustic demo version released on "Candy" single)
  • "L.A. Blues" (Acoustic demo version released on "The Undefeated" single) – 2:21
  • "Brick By Brick" (Acoustic demo version released on "The Undefeated" single) – 3:32
  • "Livin' on the Edge of the Night" (Remix) – 3:11

Personnel

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  • Iggy Pop – vocals, acoustic guitar (tracks: A2, A3, A5–A7, B1, B3, B6), electric guitar (tracks: A3, A4, B2, B4, B5)
  • Waddy Wachtel– acoustic guitar (tracks: A2, A3, A5, B6), electric guitar (tracks: A2, A4, A6, B2)
  • Charley Drayton– bass (tracks: A2–A4, A6, B1–B3)
  • Chuck Domanico– acoustic bass on "Moonlight Lady"
  • Duff McKagan– bass (tracks: A1, A5, B4, B5)
  • Slash– electric guitar (tracks: A1, A5, B4, B5)
  • Jamie Muhoberac– keyboards (tracks: A2, A4, A7, B2, B5, B6); piano on "The Undefeated"; organ on "Starry Night"
  • Kenny Aronoff– drums (tracks: A1–B5)
  • David Lindley– violin, mandolin on "Main Street Eyes"; slide guitar, bouzouki on "I Won't Crap Out" and "Moonlight Lady"; electric guitar, slide guitar on "Starry Night"; saxophone on "My Baby Wants to Rock & Roll"
  • David McMurray – saxophone on "Neon Forest"
  • Kate Pierson– duet on "Candy"
  • John Hiatt– duet on "Something Wild"
  • Ed Cherney– "annoying vocal whine" on "Something Wild"
  • Sweet Pea Atkinson,Sir Harry Bowens, Donald Ray Mitchell – backing vocals on "Neon Forest" and "Starry Night"
  • Alex Brown – backing vocals on "Pussy Power"
  • The Leeching Delinquents (Tom Black, John James,Whitehorn Kirst,Kreg Sludgemottom, Scott Slam, Joe Cooper, Josh Richmond, Paul H. Saylor, Scott Philips, Joel Randell, Darrell Spades, Brian Small, Ewreck Benson,Mickey Finn,Billy Rowe,Man Ray Wheaton, Mike Savage, E. Shepherd Stevenson, Bobby Durango) – backing vocals on "The Undefeated"
  • Scott Hackwith,Dale Lavi – backing vocals

Technical

  • Produced byDon Was
  • Ed Cherney– recording, mi xing
  • Clark Germain, Dan Bosworth, Eric Rudd, Martin Schmelzle – engineer
  • Mastered byGreg Fulginiti
  • Suchi Asano Osterberg – production coordination
  • Melanie Nissen – art direction
  • Charles Burns– cover illustration

Charts

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Chart performance forBrick by Brick
Chart (1990) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[11] 81
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[12] 83
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[13] 43
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14] 34
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[15] 19
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 13
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 35
UK Albums(OCC)[18] 50
USBillboard200[19] 90

References

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  1. ^abcdDeming, Mark."Brick by Brick– Iggy Pop ".AllMusic.RetrievedMay 7,2016.
  2. ^Horton, Ross (July 4, 2019)."This reissue of Iggy's Zombie Birdhouse is every bit as frustrating and fascinating as the original".The Line of Best Fit.RetrievedJune 17,2021.
  3. ^Sullivan, Darcy (February 1992)."The Charles Burns Interview by Darcy Sullivan".The Comics Journal.RetrievedApril 13,2018.
  4. ^"Iggy Pop – Chart history for Billboard 200".Billboard.Archived fromthe originalon 13 May 2017.Retrieved14 July2017.
  5. ^ab"Iggy Pop – Chart history for Alternative Songs".Billboard.Archived fromthe originalon 23 July 2017.Retrieved14 July2017.
  6. ^Kot, Greg(July 22, 1990)."Pop On Pop: Iggy Rates His Own Music (And So Do We)".Chicago Tribune.Archivedfrom the original on August 9, 2020.RetrievedNovember 25,2020.
  7. ^Larkin, Colin(2011). "Iggy Pop".The Encyclopedia of Popular Music(5th concise ed.). London:Omnibus Press.ISBN978-0-85712-595-8.
  8. ^Evans, Paul (August 9, 1990)."Brick by Brick review".Rolling Stone.RetrievedApril 7,2016.
  9. ^Coleman, Mark; Kemp, Rob (2004). "Iggy Pop". InBrackett, Nathan;Hoard, Christian(eds.).The New Rolling Stone Album Guide(4th ed.). New York City:Simon & Schuster.pp.645–646.ISBN0-7432-0169-8.
  10. ^Perry, Neil (August 1990). "Exile on Main Street".Select.p. 104.
  11. ^Ryan, Gavin (2011).Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010(PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 221.
  12. ^"Top RPM Albums: Issue 1004".RPM.17 July 2013.RetrievedNovember 26,2023.
  13. ^"Dutchcharts.nl – Iggy Pop – Brick by Brick"(in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  14. ^"Offiziellecharts.de – Iggy Pop – Brick by Brick"(in German).GfK Entertainment Charts.Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  15. ^"Norwegiancharts – Iggy Pop – Brick by Brick".Hung Medien. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  16. ^"Swedishcharts – Iggy Pop – Brick by Brick".Hung Medien. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  17. ^"Swisscharts – Iggy Pop – Brick by Brick".Hung Medien. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  18. ^"Official Albums Chart Top 100".Official Charts Company.Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  19. ^"Iggy Pop Chart History (Billboard200) ".Billboard.Retrieved November 17, 2021.
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