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Supersexy Swingin' Sounds
Supersexy Swingin' Sounds is a remix album by White Zombie. It was released through Geffen Records in 1996 and was the band's final release. The album consists of remixes of tracks from their previous release, Astro Creep 2000, except "I'm Your Boogie Man" by KC and the Sunshine Band.
| Supersexy Swingin' Sounds | ||||
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| Remix album by | ||||
| Released | August 15, 1996 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 50:45 | |||
| Label | Geffen | |||
| Producer | Terry Date | |||
| White Zombie chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
Cover of clean version | ||||
| Audio | ||||
| "Album" playlist on YouTube | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 5/10[2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| MusicHound Rock | [4] |
| NME | 3/10[5] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [6] |
The Walmart and Kmart clean version of the album depict the cover model (Merci Montello) in a blue bikini rather than completely nude.
Track listing edit
All lyrics are written by Rob Zombie; all music is composed by White Zombie, except "I'm Your Boogie Man" by KC and the Sunshine Band
| No. | Title | Remixer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Electric Head Pt. 2 (The Ecstasy)" (Sexational After Dark mix) | Charlie Clouser | 5:00 |
| 2. | "More Human than Human" (Meet Bambi in the King's Harem mix) | Charlie Clouser | 4:20 |
| 3. | "I, Zombie" (Europe in the Raw mix) | John Fryer | 3:59 |
| 4. | "Grease Paint and Monkey Brains" (Sin Centers of Suburbia mix) | The Dust Brothers | 4:16 |
| 5. | "Blur the Technicolor" (Poker from Stud to Strip mix) | Mike "Hitman" Wilson | 5:16 |
| 6. | "Super-Charger Heaven" (Adults Only mix) | John Fryer | 5:19 |
| 7. | "El Phantasmo and the Chicken-Run Blast-O-Rama" (Wine, Women and Song mix) | Charlie Clouser | 4:00 |
| 8. | "Blood, Milk and Sky" (Miss September mix) | P.M. Dawn | 4:49 |
| 9. | "Real Solution #9" (Mambo Mania mix) | Charlie Clouser | 4:53 |
| 10. | "Electric Head Pt. 1 (The Agony)" (Satan in High Heels mix) | The Damage Twins | 4:04 |
| 11. | "I'm Your Boogie Man" (Sex on the Rocks mix) | The Dust Brothers | 4:49 |
Personnel edit
Adapted from the Supersexy Swingin' Sounds liner notes.[7]
- White Zombie
- John Tempesta – drums
- Sean Yseult – bass guitar, art direction
- Jay Yuenger – electric guitar
- Rob Zombie – vocals, illustrations, art direction
- Production and additional personnel
- Terry Date – production, engineering
- Michael Fossenkemper – engineering (8)
- Machine – programming (3, 6)
- Stephen Marcussen – mastering
- Brian Tucker – programming (5)
- Ulrich Wild – engineering
- Guitar/Bass Technician Michael Kaye
Chart positions edit
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] | 49 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[9] | 29 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[10] | 54 |
| US Billboard 200[11] | 17 |
Release history edit
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1996 | Geffen | CD, CS, LP | GEF 24976 |
References edit
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "( Supersexy Swingin' Sounds > Review )". AllMusic. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 500. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
- ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2007). "White Zombie". Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. pp. 1487–1488. ISBN 978-0857125958.
- ^ Graff, Gary (1999). "White Zombie". MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. p. 1224. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
- ^ Cigarettes, Johnny (August 17, 1996). . NME. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
- ^ Gross, Joe (2004). "White Zombie". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 870–71. ISBN 9780743201698.
- ^ Supersexy Swingin' Sounds (booklet). White Zombie. Los Angeles, California: Geffen Records. 1996.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Australiancharts.com – White Zombie – Supersexy Swingin' Sounds". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
- ^ "Charts.nz – White Zombie – Supersexy Swingin' Sounds". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – White Zombie – Supersexy Swingin' Sounds". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
- ^ "White Zombie Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
External links edit
- Supersexy Swingin' Sounds at Discogs (list of releases)
- Supersexy Swingin' Sounds at robzombie.com | The official Rob Zombie website