Out-of-State Plates

Out-of-State Plates
Compilation album by
Fountains of Wayne
ReleasedJune 28, 2005
RecordedNovember 1996 – February 2005
Genre
Length81:55
LabelVirgin
Producer
Fountains of Wayne chronology
Welcome Interstate Managers
(2003) 		Out-of-State Plates
(2005) 		Traffic and Weather
(2007)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic70/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[4]
LAS Magazine6/10[5]
Pitchfork5.9/10[6]
PopMatters5/10[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
Stylus MagazineB+[9]
Under the Radar7/10[10]
The Village VoiceA−[11]

Out-of-State Plates is a double compilation album by the American rock band Fountains of Wayne. It was released on Virgin Records on June 28, 2005.

Details

The album, a two-disc compilation of non-album tracks and previously unreleased recordings spanning the group's entire career, contain two brand new songs, "Maureen" and "The Girl I Can't Forget", as well as the first official release of the group's 1999 version of Britney Spears's "...Baby One More Time". Also featured is a rare live version of the Electric Light Orchestra song, "Can't Get It Out of My Head". According to bassist and songwriter Adam Schlesinger, "The reason we really wanted to do this compilation record is that we do like a lot of these songs and we do want people to be able to hear them. But there are also a few things that are tossed off and goofy and this seems like the proper context to present them in." Lead singer and fellow songwriter Chris Collingwood added, "The album may not hold up thematically like some of our others, but I still really like it."[12]

Track listing

All songs written by Chris Collingwood and Adam Schlesinger, except where noted.

Disc 1
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Number 45 Sunblock"Previously unreleased0:21
2."Maureen"Previously unreleased3:13
3."California Sex Lawyer"International Pop Overthrow Vol 3 compilation (2003)2:59
4."Janice's Party""Radiation Vibe" single (1996)2:45
5."Karpet King""Radiation Vibe" single4:05
6."Baby I've Changed""Hey Julie" (2004)2:06
7."I Know You Well""Denise" single (1999)3:25
8."You're Just Never Satisfied""Troubled Times" single (1999)3:07
9."I'll Do the Driving""Denise" single3:23
10."Nightlight""Red Dragon Tattoo" single (1999)3:02
11."I Want You Around""Survival Car" single (1997)2:39
12."Trains and Boats and Planes" (Burt Bacharach cover)"Stacy's Mom" single (2003)3:00
13."Places""Barbara H." single (1997)1:39
14."Can't Get It Out of My Head" (Live; ELO cover)"Sink to the Bottom" single (1997)3:53
15."Everything's Ruined" (Acoustic version)Future Soundtrack for America compilation (2004)2:44
Disc 2
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."City Folk Morning"Previously unreleased0:13
2."The Girl I Can't Forget"Previously unreleased3:24
3."...Baby One More Time" (Britney Spears cover)Previously unreleased3:20
4."Elevator Up""Stacy's Mom" single4:10
5."Comedienne""Survival Car" single3:39
6."Kid Gloves""Sink to the Bottom" single3:30
7."Today's Teardrops" (Roy Orbison cover)"Red Dragon Tattoo" single2:07
8."She's Got a Problem" (Live)"Barbara H." single3:09
9."These Days" (Nico cover)"Troubled Times" single2:34
10."I Want an Alien for Christmas"Non-album single (1997)2:19
11."The Man in the Santa Suit""I Want An Alien For Christmas" single2:40
12."Chanukah Under the Stars""I Want An Alien For Christmas" single0:15
13."Killermont Street" (Aztec Camera cover)"Hey Julie" single3:13
14."Half a Woman"Contribution to Launch magazine, Issue 122:49
15."Small Favors"Previously unreleased2:59
16."Imperia""Radiation Vibe" single1:57

Personnel

Fountains of Wayne
Additional Musicians
Technical Personnel

Charts

Chart (2005) Peak

position

US Billboard 200[13] 168

References

  1. ^ "Out-Of-State Plates Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Out-of-State Plates - Fountains of Wayne". AllMusic. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958.
  4. ^ Burr, Ty (July 15, 2005). "Out-of-State Plates Review". Entertainment Weekly. p. 73. Archived from the original on April 29, 2007. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
  5. ^ Peters, Sarah (July 27, 2005). "Out-of-State Plates Review". LAS Magazine. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  6. ^ Deusner, Stephen M. (June 29, 2005). "Out-of-State Plates". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on February 6, 2008.
  7. ^ Brecheisen, Dave (June 29, 2005). "Fountains of Wayne: Out of State Plates". PopMatters. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  8. ^ Hiatt, Brian (July 28, 2005). "Out-Of-State Plates : Fountains of Wayne : Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on July 7, 2007. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
  9. ^ Passantino, Dom (July 29, 2005). "Out-of-State Plates Review". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on March 30, 2014. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  10. ^ Grierson, Tim (August 2005). "Fountains of Wayne: Out-Of-State Plates (Virgin)". Under the Radar. Archived from the original on May 11, 2008. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  11. ^ Christgau, Robert (July 12, 2005). "Baby One More Time: Fountains of Wayne". The Village Voice. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  12. ^ Luerssen, John D. (July 1, 2007). "Fountains of Wayne: Bright Future in Sales". American Songwriter. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  13. ^ "Fountains of Wayne Album & Song Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved January 23, 2011.