Deluxe (Better Than Ezra album)
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| Studio album by Better Than Ezra | ||||
| Released |
Original: November 16, 1993 CD: February 28, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | May & June 1993 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 50:37 | |||
| Label |
Swell Records (1993) Elektra Records (1995) | |||
| Producer | Dan Rothchild | |||
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| Singles from Deluxe | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Deluxe is an album by the alternative rock band Better Than Ezra. It has been released by two labels: the original version in 1993 by Swell Records, and the 1995 version by Elektra Records. This is the group's best known album and contains their biggest single, "Good". It is also their debut major label record, as Surprise was entirely self-released and sold.
Track listing
All songs written by Kevin Griffin, except "Heaven" by Kevin Griffin and Tom Drummond.
- "In the Blood" – 4:32
- "Good" – 3:05
- "Southern Girl" – 4:15
- "The Killer Inside" – 4:47
- "Rosealia" – 4:36
- "Cry in the Sun" – 5:21
- "Teenager" – 4:21
- – 1:29
- "Summerhouse" – 2:38
- "Porcelain" – 3:56
- "Heaven" – 4:21
- "This Time of Year" – 4:05
- "Coyote" – 6:13
- "Der Pork und Beans" (aka "Streetside Jesus") – This hidden industrial metal song begins playing at the 4:20 mark of track 13, 1 minute and 9 seconds after the end of "Coyote."
Personnel
- Kevin Griffin - Guitar, Vocals
- Tom Drummond - Bass
- Cary Bonnecaze - Drums, Vocals
Additional Personnel
- Lili Haydn - Violin
- Melanie Owen - Vocals
- Dan Rothchild - Vocals, Additional Guitar and Various Instruments
- Walt Thompson - Hammond Organ
- Martin Tillman - Cello
Singles
Rosealia
"Rosealia" was the third single from this album. Written by singer and guitarist Kevin Griffin, the song is about a woman in an abusive relationship. The single peaked at #71 on the Billboard Hot 100.[2] During a concert in Albuquerque on Monday, September 21, 2009, Kevin Griffin explained to the audience that while living for a short time in Santa Fe, NM he had a job waiting tables at The Pink Adobe restaurant. The restaurant's owner was a woman named Rosalea Murphy, and he wrote this song as a tribute to her.
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Heatseekers | 3 |
| 1995 | The Billboard 200 | 35 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1995 | "Good" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 3 |
| 1995 | "Good" | Modern Rock Tracks | 1 |
| 1995 | "Good" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 30 |
| 1995 | "Good" | Top 40 Mainstream | 17 |
| 1995 | "In the Blood" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 6 |
| 1995 | "In the Blood" | Modern Rock Tracks | 4 |
| 1995 | "Rosealia" | Modern Rock Tracks | 24 |
| 1995 | "Rosealia" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 71 |
| 1995 | "Rosealia" | Top 40 Mainstream | 39 |