Celebrity Skin - Definition and Overview

Celebrity Skin
Album by Hole
Released	September 8, 1998
Recorded	???
Genre	Grunge
Length	50 min 23 sec
Record label	Geffen
Producers	Michael Beinhorn, Eric Erlandson
Professional reviews
AMG	3.5/5	link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47D1ED847A47E20E0B11A40DEB561F61A8F1AACD83E284541D1B43844C30E79EC40A6D8B1E8B800E203E3FE2EBB5B06CCC8EE56F8906137398DE4A467285E36&sql=10:1p851va1zzha~T1)
Hole Chronology
Live Through This (1994)	Celebrity Skin (1998)

Celebrity Skin is Hole's third and final album, released on September 8, 1998 in the United States, and September 7, 1998 in the rest of the world.

The title of the album derives from the American magazine Celebrity Skin, who reportedly threatened legal action about the use of their name.

The songs were written by the band, some with the help of Billy Corgan.

Track listing

1. "Celebrity Skin" (Corgan, Eric Erlandson, Love) - 2:42
2. "Awful" (Auf der Maur, Erlandson, Love, Schemel) - 3:16
3. "Hit So Hard" (Corgan, Erlandson, Love) - 4:00
4. "Malibu" (Corgan, Erlandson, Love) - 3:50
5. "Reasons to Be Beautiful" (Auf der Maur, Charlotte Caffey, Erlandson, Love, Jordon Zadorozny) - 5:19
6. "Dying" (Corgan, Erlandson, Love) - 3:44
7. "Use Once and Destroy" (Auf der Maur, Erlandson, Love, Schemel) - 5:04
8. "Northern Star" (Erlandson, Love) - 4:58
9. "Boys on the Radio" (Auf der Maur, Erlandson, Love) - 5:09
10. "Heaven Tonight" (Erlandson, Love) - 3:31
11. "Playing Your Song" (Auf der Maur, Erlandson, Love) - 3:21
12. "Petals" (Corgan, Erlandson, Love) - 5:29

Personnel

• Craig Armstrong - strings
• Melissa Auf der Maur - bass
• David Campbell - strings
• Courtney Love - vocals
• Patty Schemel
• Chris Vrenna - beats

Production

• Producers: Michael Beinhorn, Eric Erlandson
• Engineers: Joe Barresi, Joe Chiccarelli, Rob Eaton, Frank Filipetti, Paul Northfield
• Assistant engineers: Ben Holt, Ann Mincieli, John Nelson, Paul Walton
• Mixing: Tom Lord-Alge, Chris Lord-Alge, Jack Joseph Puig
• Mixing assistants: Jim Champagne, Mike Dy, Rob Hoffman
• Mastering: Ted Jensen
• Recording: Joe Chiccarelli
• Programming: Michael Beinhorn, Paul DeCarli, Nick Franglen, Chris Vrenna
• Art direction: Joe-Mama Nitzberg, Janet Wolsborn
• Photography: Robert Dawson, Richard Prince

Charts

Album

Singles