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America's Least Wanted

 
Album Review: America's Least Wanted
 

  • Artist: Ugly Kid Joe
  • Rating: StarStarStarStar
  • Release Date: 1992 06
  • Total Time: 59:08
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album, Contains explicit content
  • Genre: Rock

Review

Ugly Kid Joe's first full-length album reprises the hit "Everything About You" from their debut EP As Ugly as They Wanna Be and delivers a set of similar rockers and a handful of power ballads, including a revamped version of Harry Chapin's "Cats in the Cradle." Listeners who are too far removed from their adolescence to remember the joys of spitballs and Saturday schools won't find America's Least Wanted engaging in the least, but it wasn't designed for them. Ugly Kid Joe rocks for the average high school kid, the one that doesn't think about anything except girls, partying, and metal. On the whole, the band's mixture of fizzy, fuzzy riffs, sing-song melodies, and calculated obnoxiousness isn't that offensive, but it will certainly try the patience of anyone who doesn't find their cutesy vulgarity fun. For fans of the band, America's Least Wanted delivers the thrills. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Neighbor Ugly Kid Joe Ugly Kid Joe (4:43)
Goddamn Devil Ugly Kid Joe Ugly Kid Joe (4:53)
Come Tomorrow Ugly Kid Joe, Roger Lahr Ugly Kid Joe (4:54)
Panhandlin' Prince Ugly Kid Joe Ugly Kid Joe (5:41)
Busy Bee Ugly Kid Joe Ugly Kid Joe (4:08)
Don't Go Ugly Kid Joe Ugly Kid Joe (4:30)
So Damn Cool Ugly Kid Joe Ugly Kid Joe (4:24)
Same Side Ugly Kid Joe Ugly Kid Joe (4:48)
Cat's in the Cradle Harry Chapin, Sandy Chapin Ugly Kid Joe (4:01)
I'll Keep Tryin' Ugly Kid Joe, Alan Reed Ugly Kid Joe (4:58)
Everything About You Ugly Kid Joe Ugly Kid Joe (4:20)
Madman ['92 Remix][Version] Ugly Kid Joe Ugly Kid Joe (3:37)
Mr. Recordman Ugly Kid Joe Ugly Kid Joe (4:11)

Credits

Ugly Kid Joe (Producer), Ugly Kid Joe (Main Performer), Ugly Kid Joe (Remixing), Jay Baumgardner (Remixing), Jennifer Barry (Vocals (Background)), Greg Calbi (Mastering), Whitfield Crane (Vocals), Cordell Crockett (Bass), Cordell Crockett (Vocals), Cordell Crockett (Vocals (Background)), Mark Dodson (Producer), Mark Dodson (Engineer), Ryan Dorn (Producer), Klaus Eichstadt (Guitar), Klaus Eichstadt (Vocals), Klaus Eichstadt (Vocals (Background)), Dave Fortman (Guitar), Dave Fortman (Vocals), Dave Fortman (Vocals (Background)), Rob Halford (Vocals (Background)), Carrie Hamilton (Piano), Randy Long (Engineer), Randy Long (Mixing), Stephen Perkins (Percussion), Dean Pleasant (Guitar), Julia Sweeney (Vocals), Julia Sweeney (Vocals (Background)), Michael Dodson (Producer), Michael Dodson (Engineer), Michael Dodson (Mixing), Dean Pleasants (Guitar (Rhythm)), Mark Davis (Percussion), Mark Davis (Drums), Michael Levine (Photography)
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Wikipedia: America's Least Wanted
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America's Least Wanted
America's Least Wanted cover
Studio album by Ugly Kid Joe
Released September 1992
Recorded 1991 - 1992 at Devonshire Studios, North Hollywood, CA
Genre Heavy metal
Length 59:08
Label Mercury
Producer Ugly Kid Joe,
Mark Dodson,
Michael Dodson,
Ryan Dorn
Professional reviews
Ugly Kid Joe chronology
As Ugly as They Wanna Be
(EP)
(1991)
America's Least Wanted
(1992)
Menace to Sobriety
(1995)
Alternate cover
Censored cover
Censored cover

America's Least Wanted is the debut album by Ugly Kid Joe, released in September 1992 (see 1992 in music).

The title is a parody of the famous phrase "America's Most Wanted", or it could be a parody of Ice Cube's 1990 solo debut AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted.

"Cat's in the Cradle" is a cover of American singer/songwriter Harry Chapin.

Track listing (CD)

  1. "Neighbor" (Ugly Kid Joe) – 4:43
  2. "Goddamn Devil" (Ugly Kid Joe) – 4:53
  3. "Come Tomorrow" (Lahr/Ugly Kid Joe) – 4:54
  4. "Panhandlin' Prince" (Ugly Kid Joe) – 5:41
  5. "Busy Bee" (Ugly Kid Joe) – 4:08
  6. "Don't Go" (Phillips/Ugly Kid Joe) – 4:30
  7. "So Damn Cool" (Ugly Kid Joe) – 4:24
  8. "Same Side" (Ugly Kid Joe) – 4:48
  9. "Cat's in the Cradle" (Chapin) – 4:01
  10. "I'll Keep Tryin'" (Reed/Ugly Kid Joe) – 4:58
  11. "Everything About You" (Ugly Kid Joe) – 4:20
  12. "Madman" ('92 Remix) (Ugly Kid Joe) – 3:37
  13. "Mr. Recordman" (Ugly Kid Joe) – 4:11

Personnel

Charts

Album - Billboard (United States)

Year Chart Position
1992 Billboard 200 27

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1992 "Neighbor" United StatesU.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks 29
1992 "Neighbor" United KingdomUK Singles Chart 28
1992 "So Damn Cool" United KingdomUK Singles Chart 44
1993 "Busy Bee" United StatesU.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks 22
1993 "Cat's in the Cradle" United StatesU.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks 3
1993 "Cat's in the Cradle" United StatesU.S. Billboard Hot 100 6
1993 "Cat's in the Cradle" United StatesU.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream 11
1993 "Cat's in the Cradle" United KingdomUK Singles Chart 7
1993 "Busy Bee" United KingdomUK Singles Chart 39

 
 

 

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