Earwig (Blake Babies album)

Earwig is the second album by the Blake Babies, released in 1989 (see 1989 in music).[7][8]

Earwig
Studio album by
Blake Babies
Released1989
RecordedMarch 1988 - July 1989
GenreAlternative rock
Length39:39
LabelMammoth Records[1]
ProducerGary Smith[2]
Blake Babies chronology
Nicely, Nicely
(1987)		 Earwig
(1989)		 Sunburn
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]
Spin Alternative Record Guide7/10[6]

Critical reception

Trouser Press called the album "consistently attractive textured guitar pop."[1] The Rolling Stone Album Guide called it "a strong debut."[5]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Juliana Hatfield except as noted.

  1. "Cesspool" – 3:16 (Hatfield, John Strohm)
  2. "Dead and Gone" – 3:47 (Hatfield, Strohm)
  3. "Grateful" – 3:07
  4. "You Don't Give Up" – 3:40
  5. "Your Way Or The Highway" – 2:42
  6. "Rain" – 3:34 (Strohm)
  7. "Lament" – 3:27 (Hatfield, Strohm)
  8. "Alright" – 2:31
  9. "Loose" – 2:49 (The Stooges)
  10. "Take Your Head Off My Shoulder" – 1:26 (Hatfield, Strohm)
  11. "From Here To Burma" – 2:03 (Hatfield, Strohm)
  12. "Don't Suck My Breath" – 2:49
  13. "Outta My Head" – 2:02
  14. "Steamie Gregg" – 1:31
  15. "Not Just A Wish" - 1:44

Personnel

Production

References
  1. "Blake Babies". Trouser Press. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  2. MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 118.
  3. "Earwig - Blake Babies | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  4. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 657.
  5. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 64.
  6. Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. p. 47.
  7. "Reunited Blake Babies revisit demo days - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com.
  8. Buckley, Peter (October 14, 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781843531050 – via Google Books.



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