B-Side Ourselves is a studio EP by American heavy metal band Skid Row, released on September 22, 1992. It consists of cover versions of songs originally recorded by artists who influenced Skid Row. As the title suggests, most of the tracks had previously featured as B-sides on the band's various singles — "Psycho Therapy" and "Delivering the Goods" appeared on the 1992 re-release of "Youth Gone Wild", "C'mon and Love Me" appeared on both "Slave to the Grind" and "In a Darkened Room", while "What You're Doing" appeared on "Wasted Time"; only the final track, a cover of "Little Wing", was previously unreleased. The EP charted at number 58 on the Billboard 200.
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| Released | September 22, 1992 | |||
| Recorded | 1992 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 18:33 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Jim Mitchell and Skid Row; Bruce Calder, Rachel Bolan, Sebastian Bach ("Delivering the Goods") | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 6/10[2] |
| Rock Hard | 8.5/10[3] |
Release and promotion
edit"Delivering the Goods" is a live recording Phoenix, Arizona on 17 March 1992 and features Judas Priest singer Rob Halford sharing lead vocals with Sebastian Bach. The track was released as a promotional single and was later included on the A Tribute to the Priest album, while a different 1992 live recording - from MTV Studios, again featuring Halford, was released on Skid Row's live EP Subhuman Beings on Tour.
"Psycho Therapy" features a guest appearance from Faster Pussycat's Taime Downe on backing vocals. Music videos were made for "Psycho Therapy" (which features a guest appearance of Joey Ramone from Ramones as an elevator operator) and "Little Wing", the latter of which was also released as a promo single. Both music videos feature on the Skid Row video album No Frills Video.
Live performances of "Psycho Therapy" and "C'mon and Love Me" feature on the Skid Row video album Road Kill. "C'mon and Love Me" was also released as a promo single and featured a rare music video from the band.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Psycho Therapy" (Ramones cover) | 2:30 | |
| 2. | "C'mon and Love Me" (Kiss cover) | Paul Stanley | 3:23 |
| 3. | "Delivering the Goods" (live; Judas Priest cover) | 4:55 | |
| 4. | "What You're Doing" (Rush cover) | 4:26 | |
| 5. | "Little Wing" (The Jimi Hendrix Experience cover) | Jimi Hendrix | 3:19 |
| Total length: | 18:33 | ||
Personnel
editSkid Row
edit- Sebastian Bach – lead vocals (tracks 2-5)
- Dave Sabo – guitar
- Scotti Hill – guitar
- Rachel Bolan – bass, backing vocals, lead vocals (track 1)
- Rob Affuso – drums, percussion
Additional musicians
edit- Taime Downe – backing vocals (track 1)
- Rob Halford – guest vocals (track 3)
Charts
edit| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] | 51 |
| Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)[5] | 33 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[6] | 15 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[7] | 48 |
| US Billboard 200[8] | 58 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[9] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Skid Row – B-Sides Ourselves". AllMusic. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 402. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
- ^ Kupfer, Thomas (1992). "Review Album: Skid Row - B-Sides Ourselves". Rock Hard (in German). No. 65. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 255.
- ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
- ^ "Skid Row Chart History". Oricon. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Skid Row – B-Side Ourselves". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
- ^ "Skid Row Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
- ^ "American album certifications – Skid Row – B-Side Ourselves". Recording Industry Association of America.
External links
edit- B-Side Ourselves at Discogs (list of releases)