Regretfully Yours is the debut album by Superdrag, released on Elektra Records in 1996.[4][5] The first single, "Sucked Out", expressed disdain for the music industry.[6] It was an MTV Buzz Bin hit.[7] "Sucked Out" reached #17 on Billboard's Modern Rock chart.
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| Released | March 26, 1996 | |||
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| Genre | Alternative rock Power pop Indie rock | |||
| Length | 41:30 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
| Producer | Tim O'Heir[1] | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
A vinyl version—which didn't appear at the time of the original release despite the album's retro aesthetic—was released in 2012 on SideOneDummy Records.[8]
The album peaked at No. 158 on the Billboard 200.[9]
Critical reception
editThe Encyclopedia of Popular Music wrote that the album "suffered from a cleaner production than their independent debut, losing some of the band's rough power pop charm in the process."[3] Trouser Press wrote: "That [John] Davis’ vulnerably sweet and sour songwriting is in full effect is the album's saving grace, but the audible sense of what Superdrag is about has changed a lot."[1]
Track listing
editAll songs written by John Davis.
- "Slot Machine" - 2:36
- "Phaser" - 3:19
- "Carried" - 2:15
- "Sucked Out" - 2:46
- "Cynicality" - 3:20
- "Destination Ursa Major" - 3:55
- "Whitey's Theme" - 4:42
- "Truest Love" - 2:41
- "What If You Don't Fly" - 2:14
- "Garmonbozia" - 3:38
- "N.A. Kicker" - 2:37
- "Nothing Good Is Real" - 4:43
- "Rocket" - 2:46
Personnel
edit- John Davis: vocals, guitars, piano, organ, mellotron
- Brandon Fisher: guitars
- Tom Pappas: bass
- Don Coffey, Jr.: drums
References
edit- ^ a b "Superdrag". Trouser Press. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ Regretfully Yours at AllMusic
- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 854.
- ^ "Superdrag | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "The Modern Age". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. August 31, 1996 – via Google Books.
- ^ "SUPERDRAG HOLDS ITS OWN AS TOP DOG". courant.com.
- ^ Reighley, Kurt B. (October 9, 2006). "Songwriting With Superdrag". Seattle Weekly.
- ^ "Superdrag's 'Regretfully Yours' to Receive Vinyl Reissue". exclaim.ca.
- ^ "Superdrag". Billboard.