Villains (The Verve Pipe album)

Villains is the second studio album, and first major label release by The Verve Pipe. It was released in March 1996. The band received its first hit in "Photograph", which peaked in the top 10 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks. A year after the release of the album, a reformatted version of "The Freshmen" peaked at number 1 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. The single was also the band's sole appearance on the Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked at number 5. The success of the song helped this album go platinum. To date, it is The Verve Pipe's best selling album.

Villains
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 26, 1996
Recorded1995-1996
StudioStudio D and The Plant, Sausalito, CA, Ocean Way Recording, Hollywood, CA.
Length53:40
LabelRCA
ProducerJerry Harrison
The Verve Pipe chronology
Pop Smear
(1993)
Villains
(1996)
The Verve Pipe
(1999)
Singles from Villains
  1. "Photograph"
    Released: 1996
  2. "Cup Of Tea"
    Released: 1996
  3. "The Freshmen"
    Released: January 27, 1997
  4. "Villains"
    Released: 1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Robert Christgau(C)[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Brian Vander Ark, except where noted.

Tracks
No.TitleLength
1."Barely (If at All)"3:45
2."Drive You Mild"3:02
3."Villains"4:42
4."Reverend Girl"4:27
5."Cup of Tea"4:26
6."Myself"4:47
7."The Freshmen"4:29
8."Photograph"4:55
9."Ominous Man"4:20
10."Real"1:51
11."Penny Is Poison" (A.J. Dunning, Brian Vander Ark)3:30
12."Cattle"3:42
13."Veneer"5:32
Total length:53:40

Personnel

Adapted from the Villains booklet and liner notes.[3]

Charts

Notes

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