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Gentlemen (album)

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Released
  
October 5, 1993

Length
  
48:56

Artist
  
The Afghan Whigs

Producer
  
Greg Dulli

Recorded
  
May–June 1993

Gentlemen (1993)
  
Black Love (1996)

Release date
  
5 October 1993

Label
  
Rhino Entertainment

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Studio
  
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee (except track 1 recorded April 1993 at Ultrasuede in Cincinnati, Ohio)

Genres
  
Alternative rock, Indie rock

Similar
  
The Afghan Whigs albums, Alternative rock albums

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Gentlemen is the fourth studio album by American alternative rock band The Afghan Whigs. It was released in October 1993 on Elektra Records/Sub Pop in America and Blast First in England, and was produced by Greg Dulli.

Contents

Gentlemen was remastered and reissued on October 28, 2014, in celebration of the album's 21st anniversary.

33⅓ Book

In 2008, writer Bob Gendron published a critical and scholarly exploration of The Afghan Whigs’ Gentlemen as part of the 33⅓ music book series exploring influential albums from pop history. Gendron’s book included extensive interviews with band members and others within Afghan Whigs’ circle regarding the creation and impact of Gentlemen.

Artwork

The album cover was inspired by Nan and Brian in Bed, New York City by Nan Goldin. In his book about Gentlemen, Gendron describes how Linda Ronstadt was allegedly furious over the album's cover.

Legacy

The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

Track listing

All tracks written by Greg Dulli except where noted.

  1. "If I Were Going" – 3:05
  2. "Gentlemen" – 3:54
  3. "Be Sweet" (Dulli/Rick McCollum) – 3:37
  4. "Debonair" – 4:15
  5. "When We Two Parted" (Dulli/McCollum) – 5:47
  6. "Fountain and Fairfax" – 4:21
  7. "What Jail Is Like" – 3:30
  8. "My Curse" (sung by Marcy Mays of Scrawl) – 5:45
  9. "Now You Know" – 4:10
  10. "I Keep Coming Back" (Leo Austell/Leo Graham) – 4:52
  11. "Brother Woodrow/Closing Prayer" – 5:40

An LP version of the album also included a bonus 12" vinyl limited edition containing the following 4 tracks, originally recorded for a radio session (Goodier Session, BBC Radio 1):

  1. "Rot" (Mays/Harshe/O’Leary)
  2. "Fountain and Fairfax"
  3. "Keep Coming Back" (Austell/Graham)
  4. "Tonight"

Reissue

A 21st-anniversary reissue of the album, entitled Gentlemen at 21, was released on October 28, 2014.

Personnel

  • Greg Dulli – vocals, rhythm guitar, producer
  • Rick McCollum – lead guitar
  • John Curley – bass, engineer
  • Steve Earle – drums
  • Harold Chichester – piano, mellotron
  • Barb Hunter – cello
  • Marcy Mays – vocals on "My Curse"
  • Jody Stephens – back vocals on "Now You Know"
  • Jeff Powell, John Hampton – engineer
  • Jeffrey Reed – assistant engineer
  • Billy Phelps – photography

    • Songs

    1If I Were Going3:05
    2Gentlemen3:53
    3Be Sweet3:36

    References

    Gentlemen (album) Wikipedia
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