Mellow Gold - Definition

Mellow Gold
LP by Beck
Released	March 1, 1994
Recorded	1993
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	47 min 36 s
Record label	Geffen/Bong Load
Producer	Beck
Professional reviews
Allmusic.com	5 stars out of 5	link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDSUB040404191827192306&sql=Assb1z8oa8yvn)
Rolling Stone	Favorable	link (http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/cd/review.asp?aid=50173&cf=)
Beck Chronology
Golden Feelings (1993)	Mellow Gold (1994)	One Foot in the Grave (1994)

Mellow Gold is an album by Beck. He recorded it in 1993 after he released his first breakthrough album, Golden Feelings in 1992. Mellow Gold was released on March 1, 1994 (see 1994 in music). On the CD, the vinyl, and the tape says 1993 & 1994 on it.

Tracks

On the normal version:

1. "Loser"
2. "Pay No Mind (Snoozer)"
3. "Fuckin' With My Head (Mountain Dew Rock)"
4. "Whiskeyclone, Hotel City 1997"
5. "Soul Suckin Jerk"
6. "Truckdrivin Neighbors Downstairs (Yellow Sweat)"
7. "Sweet Sunshine"
8. "Beercan"
9. "Steal My Body Home"
10. "Nitemare Hippy Girl"
11. "Mutherfuker"
12. "Blackhole"

On the deleted version:

1. "Loser"
2. "Pay No Mind (Snoozer)"
3. "Whiskeyclone, Hotel City 1997"
4. "Soul Suckin' Jerk"
5. "Sweet Sunshine"
6. "Beercan"
7. "Steal My Body Home"
8. "Nitemare Hippy Girl"
9. "Blackhole"

The deleted version of Mellow Gold is originally released with 3-songs taken off with Track 3, Track 6 and Track 11 from the normal version.

Singles

• 1994 - Loser
• 1994 - Beercan
• 1994 - Sweet Sunshine
• 1994 - Pay No Mind (Snoozer)
• 1995 - Nitemare Hippy Girl
• 1995 - Soul Suckin' Jerk
• 1995 - Blackhole

Chart positions

Billboard Music Charts (North America) - album

1994	The Billboard 200	                No. 13

Billboard (North America) - singles

1994	Loser	The Billboard Hot 100	                No. 10
1994	Loser	Mainstream Rock Tracks	                No. 39
1994	Beercan	Modern Rock Tracks	                No. 27
1994	Loser	Modern Rock Tracks	                No. 1
1994	Loser	Top 40 Mainstream	                No. 17
1994	Loser	Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	No. 14

Personnel

• Beck - Producer
• Mike Boito - Organ
• Stephen Marcussen - Mastering
• Tom Rothrock - Producer, Mixing
• Rob Schnapf - Producer, Mixing
• Karl Stephenson - Producer
• Petra Haden - Violin
• David Harte - Drums
• Rob Zabrecky - Bass
• Robert Fisher - Art Direction, Design
• Ross Harris - Photography