The Virginian (album)
| The Virginian | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | July 29, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1996–1997 | |||
| Genre | Alternative country | |||
| Length | 30:31 | |||
| Label | Mint/Bloodshot | |||
| Producer | Brian Connelly[1] | |||
| Neko Case and her Boyfriends chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   link |
| Pitchfork Media | 7.3/10 link |
| Rolling Stone | link[dead link] |
The Virginian is the 1997 debut studio album by American vocalist Neko Case, whose backing band at that time consisted of a rotating group of musicians referred to as "Her Boyfriends".[2] It was Case's first solo record after previously being a member of Vancouver pop punk bands Maow and Cub.[3]
Guest musicians on the album include Carl Newman,[4] Carolyn Mark, Rose Melberg, Matt Murphy, Brian Connelly,[1] and Darryl Neudorf. Case and Newman would later form The New Pornographers with other Vancouver musicians.[4]
The song "Karoline" was a re-recording of the song "Rebecca Lash" which Case had written and recorded with her previous band Maow. "Misfire" is a cover of a Queen song, originally recorded on the band's Sheer Heart Attack album. A video for "Timber" was shot; however, CMT did not air it, calling it too dark. Case herself was unhappy with the video and did not want it aired.
Track listing[edit]
- "Timber" – 2:45 (Neko Case, Brad Lambert, Eric Napier)
- "Bowling Green" – 2:16 (Terry Slater, Jacqueline Ertel)
- "Jettison" – 3:13 (Case, Ford Pier)
- "High on Cruel" – 2:02 (Case, David Carswell)
- "Karoline" – 2:24 (Case, Carswell)
- "Lonely Old Lies" – 3:34 (Case, Lambert, Napier, Carl Newman)
- "Honky Tonk Hiccups" – 2:22 (Matt Murphy)
- "The Virginian" – 3:29 (Case, Lambert, Napier, Newman)
- "Duchess" – 2:55 (Scott Engel)
- "Thanks a Lot" – 2:35 (Eddie Miller, Don Sessions)
- "Somebody Led Me Away" – 2:46 (Lola Jean Dillon)
- "Misfire" – 2:10 (John Deacon)
References[edit]
- ^ a b Fontana, Kaitlin (2011). Fresh at Twenty: The Oral History of Mint Records. ECW Press p. 176. ISBN 978-1-7709-0052-3.
- ^ Harvilla, Rob (May 30, 2018). "Neko Case Is Still Fighting". The Ringer. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ Greene, Sarah (July 5, 2016). "An Essential Guide to Neko Case". Exclaim!. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ a b Hudson, Alex (August 27, 2014). "The New Pornographers: Together Forever". Exclaim!. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
