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1991 studio album by Gumball
Special Kiss is the first album by Gumball .[3] It was released in 1991 on the Primo Scree label. It contains contributions from Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth and Teenage Fanclub .[4]
Critical reception [ edit ]
Trouser Press called the album "a locomotive blur of abrasive pop and gnarly guitar psychosis."[5] Spin wrote that "some tracks rock out a la Black Sabbath, some slam your head against the wall courtesy of blazing hardcore, and some make your stomach sick with wimpy pop."[6]
Track listing [ edit ]
"This Town" - (Fleming)
"All The Time" - (Fleming)
"Window Pain" - (Fleming)
"Wake Up" - (Gumball)
"Summer Days" - (Fleming)
"Yellow Pants" - (Fleming)
"Restless" - (Fleming)
"Gone Too Far" - (Gumball)
"Gettysburg" - (Gumball)
"Alternate Feed" - (Fleming)
"You Know" - (Teenage Fanclub and Gumball)
"Pre" - (Gumball)
"High Or Low"
"Gettysburg (Twister Mix)" - (Gumball)
Personnel [ edit ]
Don Fleming - vocals, guitar, producer
Jay Spiegel - drums, vocals ("Gone Too Far")
Eric Vermillion - bass, vocals ("Wake Up", "You Know")
Raymond McGinley - guitar, background vocals ("You Know")
Brendan O'Hare - background vocals ("You Know")
Norman Blake - background vocals ("You Know")
Gerard Love - background vocals ("You Know")
Paul Crisholm - bass ("You Know")
Thurston Moore - keyboards ("Gettysburg")
Technical
Jim Waters - engineer
James Kavoussi - engineer
Wharton Tiers - engineer
References [ edit ]
Don Fleming
Jay Spiegel
Eric Vermillion
Malcolm Riviera
Studio albums Live albums EPs