Spilt Milk

Spilt Milk
Studio album by Jellyfish
Released	February 9, 1993
Recorded	Various Los Angeles, C.A. Studios
Genre	Power pop
Length	46:13
Label	Charisma Records
Producer	Albhy Galuten, Jack Joseph Puig, Andy Sturmer, Roger Manning
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Jellyfish chronology
Bellybutton (1990) Spilt Milk (1993)

Spilt Milk is an album released in 1993 Jellyfish, a band that combined Queen-like glam rock with Beatles and Beach Boys-like vocal harmonies. The song "Russian Hill," is said to be reminiscent of folksinger Nick Drake's "River Man."^{[citation needed]}

The album was recorded after frustrated guitarist Jason Falkner and bassist Chris Manning had left the band. The subject matter on this disc is very diverse: from unhealthy relationships ("All is Forgiven" and "New Mistake") to joining the circus ("Brighter Day") to masturbation ("He's My Best Friend.") It has been noted that the album seems to be a rock opera, following the fall of a rock star.

Though Andy Sturmer was raised Jewish^{[citation needed]}, Christian themes can be found in the lyrics, most notably in the songs "Joining a Fan Club" and "New Mistake."

The album contained the singles "The Ghost at Number One" (reached No. 9 on Billboard's Modern Rock Chart), "New Mistake" (which yielded a Japanese-only ten-song E.P.), "Joining a Fan Club" (covered ten years later by Puffy AmiYumi on an album written and produced by Andy Sturmer) and "Bye, Bye, Bye" (which almost appeared on Bellybutton). "He's My Best Friend" later appeared in the 1994 comedy Threesome and on its soundtrack. There were promotional videos for "The Ghost at Number One" and "New Mistake."

Outtakes and B-Sides included "Family Tree", "Worthless Heart", and "Watchin' The Rain". The latter two are covers of Jellyfish's forerunners Beatnik Beatch's songs.

Audio previews

The album can be previewed in its entirety on the Spilt Milk Last.fm page.^[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Roger Manning and Andy Sturmer, except where noted.

1. "Hush" – 2:10
2. "Joining a Fan Club" – 4:03
3. "Sebrina, Paste, and Plato" – 2:23
4. "New Mistake" – 4:03
5. "Glutton of Sympathy" – 3:49
6. "The Ghost at Number One" – 3:37
7. "Bye, Bye, Bye" – 4:02
8. "All Is Forgiven" – 4:10
9. "Russian Hill" (Sturmer) – 4:45
10. "He's My Best Friend" – 3:44
11. "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" – 3:15
12. "Brighter Day" – 6:12

Personnel

• Andy Sturmer: Vocals, Drums, Some Guitar, Keyboards & Producer.
• Roger Joseph Manning Jr.: Keyboards, Piano, Vocals & Producer.
• Tim Smith: Bass, Vocals.

Additional personnel

• Lyle Workman - Guitars.
• Jon Brion - Guitars.
• Tom "T-Bone" Wolk - Bass.

References

External links

Audio previews from Spilt Milk

• 1. "Hush"
• 2. "Joining a Fan Club"
• 3. "Sebrina, Paste And Plato"
• 4. "New Mistake"
• 5. "Glutton of Sympathy"
• 6. "The Ghost at Number One"
• 7. "Bye, Bye, Bye"
• 8. "All Is Forgiven"
• 9. "Russian Hill"
• 10. "He's My Best Friend "
• 11. "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late"
• 12. "Brighter Day"