Eight Arms to Hold You
Eight Arms to Hold You is the second studio album by alternative rock band Veruca Salt. It was released on February 11, 1997, through Outpost/Geffen Records.
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| Released | February 11, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | June 1996 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, grunge | |||
| Length | 51:10 | |||
| Label | Outpost, Geffen Records | |||
| Producer | Bob Rock | |||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide |  [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[3] |
| NME | 7/10[4] |
| Rolling Stone |  [5] |
| Spin | 7/10[6] |
Release
The album was produced by Bob Rock. The title is a reference to the working title for The Beatles' film eventually titled Help!.[7]
Eight Arms to Hold You peaked at number 55 on the Billboard 200 chart and was eventually certified gold. The single "Volcano Girls", written by Nina Gordon, was a rock radio hit. Veruca Salt performed "Shutterbug", written by Louise Post, on Saturday Night Live.[7][8] Besides those two, there were three other singles released from the album: "Benjamin", "The Morning Sad", and "Straight".
This was the last album to feature all of the original band members - Gordon, Post, Steve Lack, and Jim Shapiro - until the 2015 album Ghost Notes.
Track listing
All music is composed by Veruca Salt.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Straight" | Louise Post | 2:32 |
| 2. | "Volcano Girls" | Nina Gordon | 3:18 |
| 3. | "Don't Make Me Prove It" | Post | 2:29 |
| 4. | "Awesome" | Gordon | 3:32 |
| 5. | "One Last Time" | Post | 4:45 |
| 6. | "With David Bowie" | Gordon | 2:25 |
| 7. | "Benjamin" | Gordon | 4:05 |
| 8. | "Shutterbug" | Post | 4:16 |
| 9. | "The Morning Sad" | Gordon | 3:08 |
| 10. | "Sound of the Bell" | Post | 3:59 |
| 11. | "Loneliness Is Worse" | Gordon | 5:00 |
| 12. | "Stoneface" | Gordon | 2:44 |
| 13. | "Venus Man Trap" | Post | 3:29 |
| 14. | "Earthcrosser" | Gordon | 5:28 |
| Total length: | 51:10 | ||
Personnel
Veruca Salt
- Nina Gordon - guitar, vocals
- Louise Post - guitar, vocals
- Jim Shapiro - guitar, drums, backing vocals
- Steve Lack - bass guitar, guitar
Additional personnel
- Jim McGillveray - percussion
- Zach Ingraham - whiteboard
- Bob Rock - producer
- Randy Staub - engineer, mixing
- Brian Dobbs - engineer
- Mike Cusick - assistant engineer
- Jim Labinski - assistant engineer
- Jeff Lane - assistant engineer, mixing assistant
- Darren Grahn - assistant engineer
- George Marino - mastering
- Mike Gilles - digital editing, assistant engineer, digital programming
Chart positions
Album position
- 1997 - Eight Arms To Hold You - The Billboard 200 - No. 55[9]
- 1997 - Eight Arms To Hold You - Australian ARIA albums chart - No. 69[10]
- 1997 - Eight Arms To Hold You - New Zealand RIANZ Top 40 - No. 34[11]
- 1997 - Eight Arms To Hold You - Swedish albums chart - No. 40[12]
- 1997 - Eight Arms To Hold You - UK albums chart - No. 95[13]
Singles positions
- 1997 - "Volcano Girls" - Modern Rock Tracks - No. 8[9]
- 1997 - "Volcano Girls" - Mainstream Rock Tracks - No. 9
- 1997 - "Volcano Girls" - UK singles chart - No. 56[13]
- 1997 - "Volcano Girls" - Australian ARIA singles chart - No. 47[10]
- 1997 - "Volcano Girls" - Swedish singles chart - No. 32[12]
- 1997 - "Shutterbug" - Mainstream Rock Tracks - No. 39[9]
- 1997 - "Shutterbug" - Australian ARIA singles chart - No. 114[10]
- 1997 - "Benjamin" - UK singles chart - No. 75[13]
- 1997 - "Straight" - Mainstream Rock Tracks - No. 38
References
- Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Eight Arms to Hold You". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
- Christgau, Robert (2000-10-15). "Veruca Salt". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 9780312245603.
- Browne, David (1997-02-14). "Eight Arms to Hold You". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
- Perry, John (1997-01-03). "Eight Arms To Hold You". NME. Archived from the original on 2000-08-17. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
- O'Connor, Rob (1997-01-30). "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 6, 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-30.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - Vowell, Sarah (March 1997). "Records". Spin. SPIN Media LLC. pp. 100–1.
- Caro, Mark. "Veruca Salt reunites years after explosive breakup". chicagotribune.com. July 3, 2014. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
- Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Veruca Salt". allmusic.com. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
- "Veruca Salt - Chart history". Billboard. 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- Australian (ARIA Chart) peaks:
- "Eight Arms To Hold You": Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- "Volcano Girls": "australian-charts.com > Discography Veruca Salt". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
- "Shutterbug": "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 2015-07-15". Imgur. Archived from the original on 2015-07-16. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
- "charts.nz > Veruca Salt - Eight Arms To Hold You (album)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
- "swedishcharts.com > Discography Veruca Salt". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
- "Official Charts > Veruca Salt". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
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