Wretch (album)

Wretch
Studio album by
Kyuss
ReleasedSeptember 23, 1991 (1991-09-23)
Recorded1989–1991
Studio
Genre
Length48:49
LabelDali
Producer
  • Catherine Enny
  • Ron Krown
  • Kyuss
Kyuss chronology
Sons of Kyuss
(1990) 		Wretch
(1991) 		Blues for the Red Sun
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal8/10[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

Wretch is the first full-length album by American rock band Kyuss, released in September 1991. The tracks "Black Widow" and "Deadly Kiss" are taken from the band's debut EP, Sons of Kyuss (1990), recorded with original bassist Chris Cockrell, while the rest of the album was recorded with his replacement Nick Oliveri.[4][5] The Sons of Kyuss songs "Love Has Passed Me By", "Katzenjammer", and "Isolation Desolation" were re-recorded for Wretch, the latter's title shortened to "Isolation".

Track listing

Writing credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[4]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."(Beginning of What's About to Happen) Hwy 74"Josh Homme4:43
2."Love Has Passed Me By"Homme, Brant Bjork3:12
3."Son of a Bitch"Homme, John Garcia, Nick Oliveri6:03
4."Black Widow" (from Sons of Kyuss, 1990)Homme2:44
5."Katzenjammer"Homme, Chris Cockrell2:23
6."Deadly Kiss" (from Sons of Kyuss, 1990)Homme5:05
7."The Law"Homme, Oliveri7:53
8."Isolation"Homme2:48
9."I'm Not"Homme, Garcia4:39
10."Big Bikes"Bjork5:01
11."Stage III"Bjork4:14
Total length:48:49

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[4]

Kyuss

Production

  • Catherine Enny – producer
  • Ron Krown – producer
  • J.B. Lawrence – recording engineer
  • Chris Fuhrman – mixing engineer of all tracks except "Black Widow" and "Deadly Kiss"
  • Michael Mikulka – mixing engineer of "Black Widow" and "Deadly Kiss"
  • Carol Hibbs – mastering engineer

Artwork

  • Harlan Williams – layout, design
  • NTS – art direction
  • Mark Cieslikowski – back cover photograph

References

  1. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Wretch – Review by Eduardo Rivadavia". AllMusic. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
  2. ^ Popoff, Martin (2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 235. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
  3. ^ Brackett, Nathan. "Kyuss". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. November 2004. pg. 473, cited March 17, 2010
  4. ^ a b c Wretch (CD liner notes). Kyuss. Burbank, California: Dali Records. 1991. DALi 61256-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ Morris, Chris (January 15, 1994). "Kyuss Lands on Its Feet and Keeps Climbing". Billboard.