Adore - Definition and Overview

Adore
LP by The Smashing Pumpkins
Released	June 2, 1998 (US)
Recorded	1997
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	72 min 51 sec
Record label	Caroline
Producer	Billy Corgan, Brad Wood, Jimmy Flemion, Billy Flemion
Professional reviews
Allmusic.com	3.5 stars out of 5	link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDMISS70404042034031102&sql=A3a9gs31ia3vg)
The Smashing Pumpkins Chronology
The Aeroplane Flies High (1996)	Adore (1998)	MACHINA/The Machines of God (2000)

Adore is The Smashing Pumpkins' fourth studio album, released on June 2, 1998 in the United States. Drummer Jimmy Chamberlain did not appear on this album and was replaced by Joey Waronker, Matt Walker, Matt Cameron or a drum machine.

Track listing

1. "To Sheila" - 4:40
2. "Ava Adore" - 4:20
3. "Perfect" - 3:23
4. "Daphne Descends" - 4:38
5. "Once upon a Time" - 4:06
6. "Tear" - 5:52
7. "Crestfallen" - 4:09
8. "Appels + Oranjes" - 3:34
9. "Pug" - 4:46
10. "The Tale of Dusty and Pistol Pete" - 4:33
11. "Annie-Dog" - 3:36
12. "Shame" - 6:37
13. "Behold! the Night Mare" - 5:12
14. "For Martha" - 8:17
15. "Blank Page" - 4:51
16. "17" - 0:17

Personnel

• Billy Corgan - Producer, Art Direction, Design, Mixing
• D'Arcy Wretzky - Group Member
• Flood - Mixing
• James Iha - Group Member
• Chris Shepard - Engineer
• Bjorn Thorsrud - Engineer, Digital Editing
• Howie Weinberg - Mastering
• Howard Willing - Engineer, Assistant Engineer
• Brad Wood - Producer, Engineer
• Neal Perry - Engineer
• Matt Cameron - Drums (on "For Martha")
• Joey Waronker - Drums
• Robbie Adams - Engineer, Mixing
• Bon Harris - Programming
• Ron Lowe - Assistant Engineer
• Andy VanDette - Digital Editing, Compilation
• Eric Greedy - Mixing
• Frank Olinsky - Art Direction, Design
• Matt Walker - Drums
• Jimmy Flemion - Producer
• Ed Tinley - Assistant Engineer
• Yelena Yemchuk - Art Direction, Design, Photography
• Jay Nicholas - Mixing
• Matt Prock - Assistant Engineer
• Jeff Vereb - Engineer
• Steve Johnson - Assistant Engineer
• Billy Flemion - Producer

Chart positions

Album

1998   Adore        The Billboard 200          No. 2
1998   Adore        Top Canadian Albums        No. 2

Singles

1998   Ava Adore    The Billboard Hot 100      No. 42
1998   Perfect      The Billboard Hot 100      No. 54
1998   Ava Adore    Mainstream Rock Tracks     No. 8
1998   Ava Adore    Modern Rock Tracks         No. 3
1998   Perfect      Modern Rock Tracks         No. 3
1998   Ava Adore    Canadian Singles Chart     No. 9