Mellow Gold

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Mellow Gold
File:MellowGold.jpg
Studio album by Beck
Released March 1, 1994
Recorded 1993
Genre
Length 47:36
Label DGC
Producer
Beck chronology
Stereopathetic Soulmanure
(1994)Stereopathetic Soulmanure1994		 Mellow Gold
(1994)		 One Foot in the Grave
(1994)One Foot in the Grave1994
Singles from Mellow Gold
  1. "Loser"
    Released: February 4, 1994
  2. "Pay No Mind (Snoozer)"
    Released: April 1994
  3. "Beercan"
    Released: 1994

Mellow Gold is the official debut studio album and third album overall by American alternative rock musician Beck, and also his major label debut. Mellow Gold was released on March 1, 1994, following the surprise success of "Loser". "Mellow Gold" is a concept album. Critics noted the album's hybrid of various styles including rock, hip hop, folk, psychedelia, and country,[1] and ironic, witty lyrics. The decidedly anti-commercial attitude of Mellow Gold became an unexpected commercial success and went platinum.

In an effort to get the album into stores such as Wal-Mart and Kmart, which do not stock albums with a "parental advisory sticker", a clean version of the album was released. Nonetheless, Wal-Mart carried the explicit version of the album, though the move is believed to have been an unintentional oversight.

Mellow Gold reached #13 in the United States and #41 in the United Kingdom. As of July 2008, Mellow Gold has sold 1.2 million copies in the US.[3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 5/5 stars[1]
Chicago Tribune 3/4 stars[4]
Entertainment Weekly B[5]
Los Angeles Times 3/4 stars[6]
NME 6/10[7]
Rolling Stone 3.5/5 stars[8]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide 5/5 stars[9]
The Village Voice A[2]

Mellow Gold received general acclaim from music critics. AllMusic and Rolling Stone gave it five out of five stars (the latter originally giving it only three and a half.)

Guitar World magazine ranked Mellow Gold at number four in the "Superunknown: 50 Iconic Albums That Defined 1994" list.[10]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Beck, except where noted. 

Samples credits

"Loser"

"Fuckin' with My Head (Mountain Dew Rock)"

"Soul Suckin' Jerk"

  • "The Big Beat" by Billy Squier

"Sweet Sunshine"

"Beercan"

Personnel

  • Beck – vocals, guitars, bass, harmonica, percussion, synthesizers, music box, producer
  • Mike Boito – organ (track 8)
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Tom Rothrock – producer, mixing
  • Rob Schnapf – producer, mixing
  • Carl Stephenson – producer, beats, sampling, sitar (track 1)
  • Petra Haden – violin (track 12)
  • David Harte – drums (tracks 2, 10, 11)
  • Rob Zabrecky – bass (track 12)
  • Robert Fisher – art direction, design
  • Ross Harris – photography
  • Mike O'Connor – drums
Additional personnel
  • DJ Smash – turntables

Charts

Charts (1994) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA Albums Chart)[11] 53
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[12] 25
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[13] 18
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[14] 81
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15] 41
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[16] 23
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[13] 18
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[17] 15
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 33
UK Albums (OCC)[19] 41
US Billboard 200[20] 13

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)[21] Gold 50,000
United States (RIAA)[22] 2× Platinum 2,000,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone


References

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  12. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Beck – Mellow Gold" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Norwegiancharts.com – Beck – Mellow Gold". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Beck – Mellow Gold" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Beck – Mellow Gold". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Beck – Mellow Gold". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Beck – Mellow Gold". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
  18. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Beck – Mellow Gold". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
  19. ↑ "Beck | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved February 12, 2014.
  20. ↑ "Beck – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Beck. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
  21. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  22. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH

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