Recorded May & June 1993 Producer Dan Rothchild | Length 53:39 Release date 16 November 1993 | |
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Released Original: November 16, 1993CD: February 28, 1995 Similar Closer, Friction - Baby, All Together Now, Greatest Hits, Before the Robots | ||
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.
Contents
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
Additional Personnel
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. 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)
Singles - Billboard (North America)
Songs
In the Blood4:33
Good3:05
Southern Gürl4:05