Mighty Joe Moon is the second studio album by American rock band Grant Lee Buffalo, released in 1994 by Slash Records and Reprise Records.

Mighty Joe Moon
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 20, 1994 (1994-09-20)
Studio
Genre
Length46:24
Label
ProducerPaul Kimble
Grant Lee Buffalo chronology
Fuzzy
(1993)
Mighty Joe Moon
(1994)
Copperopolis
(1996)
Singles from Mighty Joe Moon
  1. "Lone Star Song"
    Released: 1994
  2. "Mockingbirds"
    Released: 1994
  3. "Honey Don't Think"
    Released: 1995
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
The Guardian[4]
Q[5]
Rolling Stone[6]
The Village VoiceC+[7]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Grant Lee Phillips

No.TitleLength
1."Lone Star Song"4:34
2."Mockingbirds"4:40
3."It's the Life"2:57
4."Sing Along"4:26
5."Mighty Joe Moon"2:49
6."Demon Called Deception"2:51
7."Lady Godiva and Me"5:02
8."Drag"3:05
9."Last Days of Tecumseh"1:02
10."Happiness"3:00
11."Honey Don't Think"2:43
12."Side by Side"6:54
13."Rock of Ages"4:14

Personnel

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Credits adapted from liner notes.[8]

  • Grant Lee Phillips – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, banjo, dobro, mandolin, harmonica
  • Paul Kimble – bass, piano, pump organ, electric organ, vocals
  • Joey Peters – drum set, tumbuk, tambourine, tablas, maracas, marimba, shakers, acquired hunks of metal
  • Greg Adamson – cello on "Mockingbirds"
  • Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar on "Lady Godiva and Me"

Charts

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Chart (1994) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] 48
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[10] 23
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[11] 8
Scottish Albums (OCC)[12] 26
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 38
UK Albums (OCC)[14] 24
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[15] 16

References

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  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Mighty Joe Moon – Grant Lee Buffalo". AllMusic. Retrieved July 21, 2009.
  2. ^ Johnson, K. C. (October 20, 1994). "Grant Lee Buffalo: Mighty Joe Moon (Slash)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). "Grant Lee Buffalo". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
  4. ^ Sullivan, Caroline (September 23, 1994). "Grant Lee Buffalo: Mighty Joe Moon (London 828 541-2)". The Guardian. London.
  5. ^ "Grant Lee Buffalo: Mighty Joe Moon". Q. No. 98. November 1994. p. 112.
  6. ^ Weisel, Al (October 6, 1994). "Grant Lee Buffalo: Mighty Joe Moon". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 5, 2007. Retrieved December 5, 2007.
  7. ^ Christgau, Robert (November 29, 1994). "Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
  8. ^ Mighty Joe Moon (liner notes). Grant Lee Buffalo. Slash Records. 1994. 4-45714.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Grant Lee Buffalo – Mighty Joe Moon". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  10. ^ "Charts.nz – Grant Lee Buffalo – Mighty Joe Moon". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  11. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Grant Lee Buffalo – Mighty Joe Moon". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  12. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  13. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Grant Lee Buffalo – Mighty Joe Moon". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  14. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  15. ^ "Grant Lee Buffalo Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 9, 2020.