Cockamamie

This article is about the Jen Trynin album. For other uses, see Decalcomania.
Cockamamie
Studio album by
Jen Trynin
Released1994
Recorded1994
GenreIndie rock, alternative rock
LabelSquint, Warner Bros.
ProducerMike Denneen[1]
Jen Trynin chronology
Cockamamie
(1994) 		Gun Shy, Trigger Happy
(1997)
Singles from Cockamamie
  1. "Better Than Nothing"
    Released: 1995

Cockamamie is the debut album from Boston-based musician Jen Trynin. First released in 1994,[2][3] the album failed to do well on the charts when re-released by Warner Bros. Records in 1995, in spite of positive reviews. "Better Than Nothing" was released as a single.[4]

The story of how this album came to be and the process regarding its release on Warner Bros. is chronicled in Trynin's 2006 book Everything I'm Cracked Up to Be.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Robert Christgau(neither)[5]
Los Angeles Times[6]
Spin5/10[7]

Billboard called the album "one of the year's best debuts."[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Jen Trynin.

  1. "Happier"
  2. "Better Than Nothing"
  3. "Everything Is Different Now"
  4. "One Year Down"
  5. "Snow"
  6. "All This Could Be Yours"
  7. "Too Bad You're Such A Loser"
  8. "Knock Me Down"
  9. "If I Had Anything To Say (Don't You Think I Would Have Said It All?)"
  10. "Beg"
  11. "Do It Alone"

Personnel

  • Paul Bryan - bass
  • Jerry Deupree - drums
  • David Gregory - drums
  • Mike Levesque - drums
  • Aimee Mann - vocals
  • Michael Rivard - bass
  • Clayton Scoble - backing vocals
  • Milt Sutton - drums, percussion
  • Jennifer Trynin - guitar, vocals

References

  1. ^ a b Staff (1995-07-15). "Album Reviews". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 66.
  2. ^ a b AllMusic review
  3. ^ "Rocker GRRRL Memoir Charts Swift Decline". Jewish Journal. 6 April 2006.
  4. ^ Saunders, Michael (19 Sep 1997). "'Gun Shy' no more: Jen Trynin's as smart as her pop". The Boston Globe. p. E15.
  5. ^ Christgau, Robert (2000). "Jennifer Trynin". Christgau's Consumer Guide. St. Martin's Griffin.
  6. ^ Willman, Chris (30 July 1995). "'Cockamamie' a Great First Trynin". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  7. ^ Kelly, Christina (August 1995). "Cockamamie". Spin. Vol. 11, no. 5. p. 93.
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