Goldfinger

• Artist: Goldfinger
• Rating:
• Release Date: February 27, 1996
• Total Time: 33:34
• Type: Contains explicit content, Lyrics are included with the album
• Genre: Rock

Review

The year 1996 was a breakthrough year for a new sound: the fusion of ska and punk. The Suicide Machines debuted, Less Than Jake made their major-label debut, but no one had more success with this new sound than Goldfinger on their self-titled debut. That could be because the band went even farther with their genre-bending, throwing metal and a touch of reggae into the mix. Or it could be because songs like the hit "Here in Your Bedroom" and "Mabel" are irresistibly catchy, creative, and, with such self-effacing lyrics as the maybe-size-does-matter line in "Mabel," hopelessly endearing. The album is an emotional roller coaster, from the self-affirming "Bedroom" ("You have changed/Cuz I still feel the same") to the confusion of "Mind's Eye" ("Every time that I see you/I act like a different man") to the oh-well-I-give-up humor of "My Girlfriend's Shower Sucks" ("It's like the shower's going pee"). And there's plenty of anger and aggression left over for songs like "Answers." The album went gold in 1998. ~ Ron DePasquale, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Mind's Eye (Lyrics)	John Feldmann	Goldfinger	(2:10)
Stay (Lyrics)	John Feldmann	Goldfinger	(2:21)
Here in Your Bedroom (Lyrics)	John Feldmann	Goldfinger	(3:10)
Only a Day (Lyrics)	John Feldmann	Goldfinger	(2:15)
King for a Day (Lyrics)	John Feldmann	Goldfinger	(3:43)
Anxiety (Lyrics)	John Feldmann	Goldfinger	(2:21)
Answers (Lyrics)	John Feldmann, Charlie Paulson	Goldfinger	(2:40)
Anything (Lyrics)	John Feldmann	Goldfinger	(2:45)
Mabel (Lyrics)	Simon Williams, John Feldmann, Charlie Paulson	Goldfinger	(2:19)
The City With Two Faces	John Feldmann	Goldfinger	(1:46)
My Girlfriend's Shower Sucks (Lyrics)	John Feldmann	Goldfinger	(1:07)
Miles Away (Lyrics)	John Feldmann	Goldfinger	(1:54)
Nothing to Prove (Lyrics)	John Feldmann, Charlie Paulson	Goldfinger	(2:31)
Pictures	John Feldmann	Goldfinger	(2:20)
[Untitled Track]		Goldfinger	(2:32)
Fuck You and Your Cat (Lyrics)		Goldfinger	(1:14)

Credits

Bruce Fowler (Trombone), Bruce Fowler (Soloist), Simon Williams (Bass), Simon Williams (Guitar (Bass)), Simon Williams (Vocals), Simon Williams (Vocals (Background)), Simon Williams (Cover Art Concept), Goldfinger (Main Performer), Paul Hampton (Piano), Paul Hampton (Organ (Hammond)), Stephen Marcussen (Mastering), Dan Regan (Horn), Jay Rifkin (Producer), Jay Rifkin (Engineer), John Feldmann (Guitar), John Feldmann (Vocals), John Feldmann (Vocals (Background)), John Feldmann (Producer), John Feldmann (Engineer), Slamm Andrews (Engineer), Efren Santana (Horn), Geoff Zanelli (Assistant Engineer), Scott Klopfenstein (Horn), Alan Forbes (Artwork), Charlie Paulson (Guitar), Charlie Paulson (Vocals (Background)), Charlie Paulson (Bells), Charlie Paulson (Fender Rhodes), Roy ? (Vocals (Background))

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