Goldfly

Goldfly is the second studio album by the rock band Guster, released in 1997.[3][4] The album was recorded in December 1996 at the House of Blues Studios in Encino, California. It sold around 20,000 copies as an independent release, before being picked up by Sire Records.[5] The Sire version was remixed by Mike Shipley.[6]

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Goldfly
Studio album by
Guster
Released4 March 1997
RecordedDecember 1996
GenreRock
Length42:11
LabelHybrid
ProducerSteve Lindsey
Guster chronology
Parachute
(1994)		 Goldfly
(1997)		 Lost and Gone Forever
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Pitchfork5.6/10[2]

There are three versions of the album. The original, rare, independently released version has the hidden song "Melanie" before the first song. The version released on Hybrid/Sire Records has the hidden song as the eleventh track. The third version, distributed to members of Guster's rep program, is a bad CD pressing of the album which contains "Melanie" as the first track, while "Getting Even" and "Bury Me" are combined as a single track.

Track listing
  1. "Great Escape"
  2. "Demons"
  3. "Perfect"
  4. "Airport Song"
  5. "Medicine"
  6. "X-Ray Eyes"
  7. "Grin"
  8. "Getting Even"
  9. "Bury Me"
  10. "Rocketship"
  11. "Melanie" (unlisted bonus track)

Personnel

Guster
  • Ryan Miller - guitar, lead vocals
  • Adam Gardner - guitar, lead vocals
  • Brian Rosenworcel - percussion, background vocals

Additional musicians

References
  1. "Goldfly - Guster | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. "Guster: Goldfly: Pitchfork Review". January 26, 2001. Archived from the original on 2001-01-26.
  3. "Guster Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  4. Edgers, Geoff (Jan 2000). "Making the Grade". Spin. 16 (1): 42.
  5. Sansone, Glen (May 1998). "On the Verge". CMJ New Music Monthly (57): 16.
  6. Rosen, Craig (Jan 31, 1998). "Hybrid label links with Sire Records". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 5. pp. 18, 90.
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