American Thighs

American Thighs is the debut studio album by American alternative rock band Veruca Salt.[2] It was originally released through Minty Fresh on September 27, 1994.[3] The title is a reference to a line from the AC/DC song "You Shook Me All Night Long".[4]

American Thighs
Studio album by
Veruca Salt
ReleasedSeptember 27, 1994 (1994-09-27)
StudioIdful Music, Chicago, Illinois
Genre
Length52:24
LabelMinty Fresh
ProducerBrad Wood
Veruca Salt chronology
American Thighs
(1994)		 Blow It Out Your Ass It's Veruca Salt
(1996)
Singles from American Thighs
  1. "Seether" / "All Hail Me"
    Released: October 11, 1994
  2. "Number One Blind"
    Released: June 23, 1995
  3. "Victrola"
    Released: July 25, 1995

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
NME7/10[6]
Rolling Stone[7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[8]
The Village VoiceA−[9]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, calling it "a pure pop album masquerading as the next big thing."[5] Nick Kelly of Hot Press said, "Given that this is their first record, you can’t help asking yourself how a band so young can sing songs so good."[10]

Spin placed it at number 8 on its list of the 20 best albums of 1994.[11] In 2014, Rolling Stone placed it at number 21 on its list of the 40 best alternative rock albums of 1994.[12]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Get Back"Nina Gordon3:12
2."All Hail Me"Louise Post3:05
3."Seether"Gordon3:16
4."Spiderman '79"Post5:16
5."Forsythia"Gordon4:45
6."Wolf"Post4:19
7."Celebrate You"Post4:20
8."Fly"Post3:38
9."Number One Blind"
3:43
10."Victrola"Post2:19
11."Twinstar"Gordon3:16
12."25"Gordon7:56
13."Sleeping Where I Want" (CD release only)Gordon3:19
Total length:52:24

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Veruca Salt

Additional musicians

Production

  • Brad Wood – production, recording, mixing
  • Casey Rice – additional engineering
  • John McEntire – additional engineering
  • Roger Seibel – mastering

Charts
Chart (1994–95) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[13] 26
UK Albums (OCC)[14] 47
US Billboard 200[15] 69
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[16] 1
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References
  1. Danaher, Michael (August 4, 2014). "The 50 Best Grunge Songs (1/3)". Paste. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
  2. Marks, Craig (January 1995). "Thigh Masters". Spin. p. 24.
  3. Kot, Greg (September 18, 1994). "The Sound And The Flurry". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  4. Borzillo, Carrie (December 10, 1994). "Veruca Salt Rocks The Charts". Billboard. Vol. 106 no. 50. pp. 7, 41. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  5. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "American Thighs – Veruca Salt". AllMusic. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  6. Dalton, Stephen (October 8, 1994). "Veruca Salt: American Thighs". NME. p. 43.
  7. Ahearn, Kim (November 3, 1994). "Veruca Salt: American Thighs". Rolling Stone. No. 694. p. 100. Archived from the original on December 19, 2007. Retrieved April 26, 2004.
  8. Harris, Keith (2004). "Veruca Salt". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Fireside Books. p. 849. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  9. Christgau, Robert (February 21, 1995). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  10. Kelly, Nick (November 2, 1994). "American Thighs". Hot Press. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  11. Sheffield, Rob (December 1994). "20 Best Albums of '94". Spin. Vol. 10 no. 9. pp. 76–78. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  12. Eddy, Chuck (April 17, 2014). "1994: The 40 Best Records From Mainstream Alternative's Greatest Year – 21. Veruca Salt, 'American Thighs'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  13. "Australiancharts.com – Veruca Salt – American Thighs". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  14. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  15. "Veruca Salt Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  16. "Veruca Salt Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
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