- Pleased to Meet Me
Infobox Album | Name = Pleased to Meet Me
Type =Album
Artist =The Replacements
Released = July 1987
Recorded =Ardent Studios , Studio B, Memphis 1986 & 1987
Genre = Rock
Length = 32:59 (original)
1:10:51 (reissue)
Label =Sire Records
Producer =Jim Dickinson
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:g9fuxqt5ld0e link]
*Robert Christgau (A-) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=the+replacements link] *"Rolling Stone " (Not Rated) [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thereplacements/albums/album/240154/review/5941509/pleased_to_meet_me link]
*Pitchfork Media (9.3/10.0) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/145920-the-replacements-tim-pleased-to-meet-me-dont-tell-a-soul-all-shook-down link]
Last album = "Tim"
(1985)
This album = "Pleased to Meet Me"
(1987)
Next album = "Don't Tell a Soul "
(1989)"Pleased to Meet Me" is the fifth
album bythe Replacements . It was released onJuly 7 1987 (see1987 in music ).The album to some degree maintains the style of the previous album, and major label debut, "Tim". While the punk roots of the group were still apparent on "Tim", by "Pleased to Meet Me" they were there more in spirit as the band delved into other genres, such as soul and
cocktail jazz , alongside tracks featuring their customary hard rocking sound. Perhaps due to the album's recording insoul music centerMemphis, Tennessee or the influence of producerJim Dickinson , the band augmented its sound with saxophone on the tracks "I Don't Know", "Nightclub Jitters", and ahorn section on "Can't Hardly Wait" (that latter also featuring the guitar of Memphis's ownAlex Chilton ).The album's cover art mocks the band's transition from young punks to successful musicians with a major record deal, depicting a handshake between one person clad in a suit, starched white shirt, glitzy watch and diamond ring and the other wearing a ripped workshirt. The self-mocking tone continues on the song, "I Don't Know", with its chorus, "One foot in the door/The other one in the gutter." The color scheme of the cover art was an homage to the 1960 Elvis Presley Record G.I. Blues in the same way the album "Hootenanny" was done to the folk album of the same name.
This album was the first and only album recorded by the band as a trio. After "Tim",
Bob Stinson was either kicked out of the band (ostensibly for problems with drugs and alcohol, though most of the other Replacements also had serioussubstance abuse problems at the time) or quit on his own volition due to creative differences. Manywho have attributed the noticeable shift from thepost-punk of "Tim" towards a more accessible American rock and roll sound on "Pleased to Meet Me" to Bob Stinson's departure. The band recorded the demos for this album in August 1986, while Bob Stinson was still in the band .The singles from the album were "Can't Hardly Wait" (which was the inspiration for the title of a movie), as well as "Alex Chilton" and "The Ledge" (the video for which was banned from airplay on
MTV due to its lyrical content about suicide).The album peaked at #131 on the
Billboard Music Chart 's Top 200.The song Alex Chilton is playable in the game
Rock Band 2 .The album was remastered and reissued by Rhino Entertainment on September 23, 2008 with 11 additional tracks.
Track listing
All songs written by
Paul Westerberg except as indicated.ide one
# "I.O.U." – 2:57
# "Alex Chilton" (Westerberg, T. Stinson, C. Mars) – 3:12
# "I Don't Know" (Westerberg, T. Stinson, Mars) – 3:19
# "Nightclub Jitters" – 2:44
# "The Ledge" – 4:04ide two
# "Never Mind" – 2:47
# "Valentine" (Westerberg, T. Stinson, Mars) – 3:31
# "Shooting Dirty Pool" (Westerberg, T. Stinson, Mars) – 2:20
# "Red Red Wine" – 2:59
# "Skyway" – 2:04
# "Can't Hardly Wait" – 3:022008 CD reissue bonus tracks
#
- "Birthday Gal (Demo)" - 4:39
# "Valentine (Demo Version)" (Westerberg, T. Stinson, Mars) – 4:09
# "Bundle Up (Demo)" (Westerberg, T. Stinson, Mars) - 2:59
# "Photo (Demo)" - 3:46
# "Election Day" - 2:56
# "Alex Chilton (Alternate Version)" (Westerberg, T. Stinson, C. Mars) – 3:37
# "Kick It In (Demo)" - 3:33
# "Route 66" (B. Troup) - 2:57
# "Tossin' n' Turnin'" (R. Adams/M. Rene) - 2:20
# "Can't Hardly Wait (Alternate Version)" – 3:00
# "Cool Water" (B. Nolan) - 3:04*Tracks 12-15 and track 18 are studio demos.
*Tracks 16, 19, and 20 originally released as B-sides of "The Ledge".
*Tracks 17 and 21 are alternate takes.
*Track 22 was originally released as the B-side of "Can't Hardly Wait".Personnel
*
Paul Westerberg - Lead and background vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, harmonica, piano, six-string bass (on "Skyway" and "Can't Hardly Wait")
* Tommy Stinson - bass guitar, background vocals, upright bass (on "Nightclub Jitters"), acoustic guitar and guitar fills (on "Can't Hardly Wait")
* Chris Mars - Drums, cowbell, background vocals, foot tap (on "Skyway")
* Teenage Steve Douglas -Baritone sax , bass flute (on "The Ledge")
* East Memphis Slim - Organ, keyboards, background vocals, vibes (on "Skyway")
* Vito - Background vocals
* Prince Gabe - Saxophone (on "Nightclub Jitters")
*Alex Chilton - Guitar (on "Can't Hardly Wait")
* Luther Dickinson - Guitar (on "Shooting Dirty Pool")
* Max Huls - Strings (on "Can't Hardly Wait")
*The Memphis Horns (on "Can't Hardly Wait"):
**Andrew Love -Tenor sax
** Ben Jr. - Trumpet
* John Hampton - Engineer, mixing
* Joe Hardy - Engineer, mixing
* Ted Jensen - Mastering
* James Lancaster - Production Assistant, inner sleeve photography
* Daniel Corrigan - Cover and inner sleeve photography
* Glenn Parsons - DesignCharts
Album - Billboard (North America)
- "Birthday Gal (Demo)" - 4:39
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