The Origin (album)

The Origin is the debut album by the band The Origin, released in 1990. The single, "Growing Old", peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.

Release and reception
The Origin was released on LP, CD and cassette on April 12, 1990, with 10 tracks featuring melodic alternative rock. Upon release, The Origin did not chart on the Billboard 200, but the singles were well received and played regularly on college and alternative radio at the time. Three of the album's tracks were released as singles, with one charting on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks.

Allmusic gave the album an editor rating of 2.5 out of 5 stars, with Stanton Swihart stating... "For a debut, The Origin is certainly solid. Many of the songs are vigorous and rosy, and the band knew its way around a groove, particularly sprightly piano-led ones -- "Growing Old," "Everyone Needs Love"—that show a passing familiarity with Elton John but are much jauntier... Promising in the way of chops, The Origin nevertheless still had some growing to do before their next album."

Track listing
All songs written by The Origin.

note: *"Pull The Weight" segues into "One Of These Days", which is available as a stand-alone song found on the "Everyone Needs Love" 12" single.

Personnel
The Origin
 * Michael Andrews – lead vocals, guitars
 * Daniel Silverman – acoustic piano, keyboards, backing vocals
 * Topper Rimel – bass guitar, backing vocals
 * Rony Abada – drums

Additional musicians
 * Brian Kilgore – percussion

Production

 * David Kershenbaum – producer
 * Paul McKenna – engineer, mixing (2-10)
 * Kevin W. Smith – mixing (1)
 * Craig Doubet – second engineer
 * Martin Lester – second engineer
 * Ross Hogarth – additional engineer
 * John X. Volatis – additional engineer
 * Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York, NY)
 * Melanie Nissen – art direction
 * Steve Gerdes – design
 * Annalisa – cover photography
 * Tim Neece – management