Cruise Yourself

Cruise Yourself is the third studio album by American post-hardcore band Girls Against Boys, released in October 1994 by record label Touch and Go.

Cruise Yourself
Studio album by Girls Against Boys
Released	October 3, 1994 (1994-10-03)
Recorded	May 1994 (1994-05)
Studio	Oz Studios, Baltimore, United States
Genre	Post-hardcore indie rock
Length	40:59
Label	Touch and Go
Producer	Ted Niceley
Girls Against Boys chronology
(I) Don't Got a Place (1994) Cruise Yourself (1994) Kill the Sexplayer (1995)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	[2]
NME	[3]
Q	[4]
Rolling Stone	[5]
Trouser Press	unfavourable[6]

Cruise Yourself has received a mixed-to-favorable response from critics.

Accolades

Year	Publication	Country	Accolade	Rank
1998	Alternative Press	United States	"The 90 Greatest Albums of the '90s"	53	[7]
2000	Rock de Lux	Spain	"Best Albums of the '90s"	102	[8]
"*" denotes an unordered list.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Girls Against Boys.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Tucked-In"	4:17
2.	"Cruise Your New Baby Fly Self"	3:11
3.	"Kill the Sexplayer"	3:16
4.	"(I) Don't Got a Place"	3:43
5.	"Psychic Know-How"	3:41
6.	"Explicitly Yours"	4:59
7.	"From Now On"	4:15
8.	"Raindrop"	3:13
9.	"The Royal Lowdown"	2:41
10.	"My Martini"	3:41
11.	"Glazed-Eye"	4:02

Personnel

Adapted from the Cruise Yourself liner notes.[9]

Girls Against Boys Alexis Fleisig – drums Eli Janney – organ, vibraphone, bass guitar, engineering Scott McCloud – lead vocals, guitar Johnny Temple – bass guitar, sampler

Production and additional personnel Ted Niceley – production Mike Rippe – additional engineering

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1994	Touch and Go	CD, CS, LP	TG134

References

1. Raggett, Ned. "Cruise Yourself". Allmusic. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
2. Christgau, Robert. "Girls Against Boys". Robert Christgau.com. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
3. columnist (October 1994). "Girls Against Boys: Cruise Yourself". NME: 52.
4. columnist (November 1994). "Girls Against Boys: Cruise Yourself". Q: 112.
5. Brackett, Nathan, ed. (November 2004). "Girls Against Boys". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. p. 332.
6. Kot, Greg (2007). "Girls Against Boys". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
7. "The 90 Greatest Albums of the '90s". Alternative Press. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
8. "Best Albums of the '90s". Rock de Lux. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
9. Cruise Yourself (booklet). Girls Against Boys. Chicago, Illinois: Touch and Go Records. 1994.CS1 maint: others (link)

External links

• Cruise Yourself at Discogs (list of releases)