Mary Star of the Sea (album)

Mary Star of the Sea is the only studio album by American alternative rock band Zwan. It was released on January 28, 2003. "Honestly" and "Lyric" were released as singles.

Mary Star of the Sea
Studio album by
Zwan
ReleasedJanuary 28, 2003
Recorded2002
GenreAlternative rock
Length65:52
LabelReprise
ProducerBilly Corgan, Bjorn Thorsrud
Billy Corgan chronology
Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music
(2000)		 Mary Star of the Sea
(2003)		 TheFutureEmbrace
(2005)
Singles from Mary Star of the Sea
  1. "Honestly"
    Released: 2002
    February 24, 2003 (re-released)
  2. "Lyric"
    Released: June 3, 2003

The album is named both for the Blessed Virgin Mary, from whom bandleader Billy Corgan claimed to find comfort and guidance, and for the Catholic Church in Key West, Florida where he spent time during Zwan's early rehearsals.[1] Seven months after the album's release Corgan announced the band's dissolution, which he attributed to conflicts between the band's members.[2]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[5]
The Guardian[6]
Los Angeles Times[7]
NME8/10[8]
Pitchfork4.8/10[9]
Q[10]
Rolling Stone[11]
Spin8/10[12]
Uncut[13]

The album received mostly positive reviews. David Browne of Entertainment Weekly named Mary Star of the Sea the sixth best album of 2003.[14] The Alternative Press called the album a "return to form" for Corgan.[15] The album debuted at number 3 in the US, selling 90,000 copies in its first week, but quickly descended the charts, and fell short of the sales of any Smashing Pumpkins album.[16]

Track listing

All songs were written by Billy Corgan, except where noted.

  1. "Lyric" – 3:17
  2. "Settle Down" (Corgan, Paz Lenchantin) – 5:25
  3. "Declarations of Faith" – 4:17
  4. "Honestly" – 3:45
  5. "El Sol" (Corgan, traditional) – 3:38
  6. "Of a Broken Heart" – 3:54
  7. "Ride a Black Swan" (Corgan, traditional) – 4:53
  8. "Heartsong" – 3:08
  9. "Endless Summer" – 4:22
  10. "Baby Let's Rock!" – 3:41
  11. "Yeah!" – 3:06
  12. "Desire" – 4:14
  13. "Jesus, I"/"Mary Star of the Sea" (Traditional/Zwan) – 14:04
  14. "Come with Me" – 4:01

Deluxe edition

A deluxe edition of the album was also released, which included a bonus DVD entitled For Your Love, a 40-minute collage of interviews, studio performances, and miscellaneous footage, some of which comes from the aborted Djali Zwan album/film. The songs listed on the DVD are "My Life and Times", "Rivers We Can't Cross", "Mary Star of the Sea", "Love Lies in Ruin", "For Your Love", "Down, Down, Down", "A New Poetry", "W.P.", "Jesus, I", "God's Gonna Set This World on Fire", "To Love You", "Consumed", a different rendition of "My Life and Times", "Danger Boy", and "Spilled Milk", but they are not clips of the full songs.

Personnel

Band

Additional musicians

Production

  • Bjorn Thorsrud – producer, additional mixing
  • Alan Moulder – mixer
  • Ron Lowe – engineer
  • Manny A. Sanchez – engineer
  • Mathieu LeJeune – engineer
  • Greg Norman – engineer
  • Rob Bochnik – engineer
  • Azuolas Sinkevicius – assistant engineer
  • Lionel Darenne – assistant engineer
  • Mark Twitchell – second assistant engineer
  • Jarod Kluemper – second assistant engineer
  • Russ Arbuthnot – second assistant engineer
  • Tim Harrington – guitar sound re-enforcer
  • Linda Strawberry – assistant to Mr. Thorsrud
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering
  • Roger Lian – digital editing
  • Geoff McFetridge – design

For Your Love DVD personnel

  • Lester Cohn – director
  • Greg Sylvester, Damon Ranger, Lester Cohn, and Brian Churchwell – cameras
  • Tony "Tadpole" Mysliwiec – audio mastering
  • David May – DVD producer
  • Penny Marciano – DVD production director
  • Raena Winscott – DVD graphics coordinator
  • Davi Russo – DVD graphics design
  • Jim Atkins – authoring

Charts

Album
Chart (2003) Peak position
scope="row"US Billboard 200[17] 3
US Top Internet Albums 3
scope="row"Canadian Albums (Billboard)[18] 4
German Albums Chart[19] 17
New Zealand Albums Chart[20] 10

Singles
Date Title Chart positions
US Modern Rock US Mainstream Rock Canadian Top 40 Singles Germany[21] UK Singles Chart[22]
November 2002 "Honestly" 7 21 17 86 28
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References
  1. "Billy Corgan's Blog". Archived from the original on 2009-12-22. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
  2. Kot, Greg (April 24, 2005). "Billy Corgan comes clean, starts over". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on November 21, 2008. Retrieved September 10, 2007.
  3. "Reviews for Mary Star of the Sea by Zwan". Metacritic. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  4. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Mary Star of the Sea – Zwan". AllMusic. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
  5. Browne, David (January 24, 2003). "Mary Star of the Sea". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on May 9, 2012. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  6. Simpson, Dave (February 7, 2003). "Zwan: Mary Star of the Sea". The Guardian. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  7. Hochman, Steve (January 26, 2003). "Corgan carves a Pumpkinless path". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  8. Mulvey, John (February 4, 2003). "Zwan : Mary Star Of The Sea". NME. Archived from the original on May 16, 2009. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  9. Schreiber, Ryan (January 30, 2003). "Zwan: Mary, Star of the Sea". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  10. "Zwan: Mary Star of the Sea". Q (200): 100. March 2003.
  11. Sanneh, Kelefa (February 6, 2003). "Zwan: Mary Star Of The Sea". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 18, 2003. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  12. Klosterman, Chuck (March 2003). "Zwan: Mary Star of the Sea". Spin. 19 (3): 118–19. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  13. "Zwan: Mary Star of the Sea". Uncut (70): 95. March 2003.
  14. "Metacritic: Best Albums of 2003". Metacritic. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
  15. "Metacritic: Zwan, Mary Star of the Sea". Metacritic. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
  16. Martens, Todd. "Dixie Chicks Return 'Home' to No. 1". billboard.com. February 5, 2003.
  17. "Zwan Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  18. "Zwan Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard.
  19. "Chartverfolgung / Zwan / Longplay". musicline.de (in German). PHONONET GmbH. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
  20. "Chartbitz: Wednesday, July 18, 2007". RIANZ.com. Archived from the original on October 17, 2011. Retrieved 2007-07-18.
  21. "Chartverfolgung / Zwan / Single". musicline.de (in German). PHONONET GmbH. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
  22. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 618. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
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