Bivouac (album)

Bivouac is the second studio album by American punk band Jawbreaker, released on Tupelo Recording Company and Communion Records in 1992 on CD, LP and cassette.[5]

Bivouac
Cover of CD release
Studio album by Jawbreaker
Released	December 1, 1992[1]
Recorded	October 1991
Studio	Razor's Edge, San Francisco, California
Genre	Punk rock[1] pop punk[1]
Length	55:08
Label	Tupelo, Communion[2]
Jawbreaker chronology
Unfun (1990) Bivouac (1992) 24 Hour Revenge Therapy (1994)
Singles from Bivouac
"Chesterfield King" Released: 1992

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
Pitchfork	(8.8/10)[4]

In contrast to their later albums which were entirely written by Schwarzenbach,[6] Bivouac has been described as Jawbreaker's "most collaborative" album; the songs "Sleep", "P.S. New York is Burning", and "Like a Secret" were written "in full or in part" by bassist Chris Bauermeister, while "Parabola" was a collaborative effort between all three band members.[7][8] The tracks "You Don't Know..." and "Pack It Up" are covers. The former was recorded and co-written by Joan Jett and released on her album Bad Reputation under its full title, "You Don't Know What You've Got." "Pack It Up" is a variation of the song of the same name from The Pretenders' second eponymous album with the lyrics rewritten, retaining only the music and the phrase, "You guys are the pits of the world." Bivouac is the only Jawbreaker studio album to have had any cover songs on its original release.

Packaging

The cassette and LP releases of Bivouac have an album cover featuring a drawing of a topless woman with a rabbit mask.[9][10] The cover of the CD release is just the portion of the image showing the band name and album title; and the full drawing is revealed when the insert is unfolded.[11] The album's cassette release has been pressed on clear, yellow, blue and clear yellow shells.

Track listing

Vinyl tracks

All songs written by Jawbreaker.

Vinyl release

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Shield Your Eyes"	3:10
2.	"Big"	5:06
3.	"Sleep"	4:06
4.	"Donatello"	3:03
5.	"P.S. New York Is Burning"	5:08
6.	"Like a Secret"	4:11
7.	"Chesterfield King"	3:55
8.	"Parabola"	3:06
9.	"Bivouac"	10:06

CD tracks

All songs written by Jawbreaker except where noted.

CD release

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Shield Your Eyes"		3:10
2.	"Big"		5:06
3.	"Chesterfield King"		3:55
4.	"Sleep"		4:06
5.	"Donatello"		3:03
6.	"Face Down"		3:06
7.	"P.S. New York Is Burning"		5:08
8.	"Like a Secret"		4:11
9.	"Tour Song"		4:39
10.	"You Don't Know..."	Joan Jett, Kenny Laguna, Ritchie Cordell	2:35
11.	"Pack It Up"	Chrissie Hynde, James Honeyman-Scott	2:51
12.	"Parabola"		3:06
13.	"Bivouac[12]"		10:06

The CD-only tracks "Tour Song", "Face Down", "You Don't Know", and "Pack It Up" were originally released on the Chesterfield King 12" EP. "You Don't Know" and "Pack It Up" are listed as "by Joan Jett and Chrissie Hynde, respectively and respectfully," but here the credits are modified to include the other songwriters.

References

1. "Bivouac - Jawbreaker | Release Info". AllMusic.
2. "Jawbreaker: Bivouac". Music.
3. Bivouac at AllMusic
4. "Jawbreaker: Bivouac". Pitchfork.
5. "TrouserPress.com :: Jawbreaker". www.trouserpress.com.
6. "The Definitive Oral History of Jawbreaker's 24 Hour Revenge Therapy". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2020-01-06.
7. Givony, Ronen (19 April 2018). 24 Hour Revenge Therapy (Or, The Strange Death of Selling Out). New York, NY. ISBN 978-1-5013-2309-6. OCLC 1004424854.
8. Irwin, Tim (Director), Schieron, Keith (Director) (August 11, 2017). Don't Break Down: A Film About Jawbreaker (Motion picture). Rocket Fuel Films, The September Club.
9. "Jawbreaker - Bivouac (LP, Album)". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
10. "Jawbreaker - Bivouac (Cassette, Album)". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
11. "Jawbreaker - Bivouac (CD, Album)". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
12. Earles, Andrew (September 15, 2014). Gimme Indie Rock: 500 Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981-1996. Voyageur Press. ISBN 9780760346488 – via Google Books.