For Your Own Special Sweetheart

For Your Own Special Sweetheart
Studio album by Jawbox
Released	January 1994
Recorded	August–September 1993
Genre	Post-hardcore
Length	41:42
Label	Atlantic (1994) DeSoto (2006)
Producer	Ted Niceley, Jawbox
Jawbox chronology
Novelty (1992) For Your Own Special Sweetheart (1994) Jawbox (1996)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The A.V. Club	(A)[2]
Drowned in Sound	(9/10)[3]
Pitchfork Media	(9.3/10)[4]

For Your Own Special Sweetheart is the third album by Washington D.C. post-hardcore band, Jawbox. It was produced by Ted Niceley, best known for his work with Fugazi. It was their first album after leaving Dischord Records to sign to Atlantic Records. The album was not much of a commercial success, despite being well received by critics.

"Savory" was the album's first single, followed by "Cooling Card". "Motorist" and "Jackpot Plus!" had previously been released on a Dischord single and were newly recorded for this album. "Savory" was covered by Sacramento rock band Deftones with alternative rock group Far on Deftones' B-Sides and Rarities album.

The album was remastered and reissued by DeSoto in 2009 with three bonus tracks (B-sides to the "Savory" single) and new cover art. On the original album, "U-Trau" is 3:10. On the 2006 iTunes Store re-release by DeSoto, it is 3:01.

Track listing

1. "FF=66" – 2:41
2. "Savory" – 4:39
3. "Breathe" – 2:47
4. "Motorist" – 3:43
5. "LS/MFT" – 2:50
6. "Cooling Card" – 2:51
7. "Green Glass" – 3:26
8. "Cruel Swing" – 2:16
9. "Jackpot Plus!" – 2:34
10. "Chicago Piano" – 3:30
11. "Reel" – 3:39
12. "U-Trau" – 3:10 (on the Atlantic Records release; 3:01 on the 2006 DeSoto Records release)
13. "Whitney Walks" – 3:57

The 2009 reissue included the following bonus tracks, which had previously been released on the "Savory" single:

14. "L'il Shaver" – 2:10
15. "68" – 3:17
16. "Sound on Sound" (Big Boys cover) – 4:06

Personnel

• J. Robbins – Vocals, electric guitar
• Bill Barbot – Electric guitar, vocals
• Kim Coletta – Bass guitar
• Zachary Barocas – Traps (drums)
• Ted Niceley - Producer, engineer, mixing

References

1. "For Your Own Special Sweetheart - Jawbox". Allmusic.
2. Heller, Jason (24 November 2009). "Jawbox: For Your Own Special Sweetheart". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
3. "For Your Own Special Sweetheart Review". Drowned in Sound.
4. "Jawbox: For Your Own Special Sweetheart". Pitchfork Media.