Permanent Record: The Very Best of Violent Femmes

See also: Permanent Record - Live & Otherwise
Permanent Record: The Very Best of Violent Femmes
Greatest hits album by
Violent Femmes
ReleasedJuly 12, 2005
GenreAlternative rock
Length64:16
LabelRhino/Slash
Producervarious
Violent Femmes chronology
Something's Wrong
(2001) 		Permanent Record: The Very Best of Violent Femmes
(2005) 		BBC Live
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Blender
Pitchfork[2]

Permanent Record: The Very Best Of is a greatest hits album by the band Violent Femmes.[1] It was released on July 12, 2005.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Gordon Gano except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Gimme the Car" 5:08
2."Blister in the Sun" 2:24
3."Gone Daddy Gone"/"I Just Want to Make Love to You"Gano, Willie Dixon3:06
4."Kiss Off" 2:56
5."Add It Up" 4:45
6."Black Girls" 5:42
7."Jesus Walking On the Water" 3:08
8."Children of the Revolution"Marc Bolan4:19
9."I Held Her in My Arms" 2:53
10."Nightmares" 3:33
11."American Music" 3:50
12."Breakin' Up" 4:01
13."Color Me Once"Gano, Brian Ritchie4:12
14."I Danced"Gano, Max Dunn2:12
15."Country Death Song" (Live) 4:55
16."Freak Magnet" 2:35
Hidden track
No.TitleLength
17."Good Feeling" (Live at Rhino, 2002)4:37

Personnel

  • Gordon Gano – Lead vocals, guitar, violin (3, 4, 7, 13)
  • Brian Ritchie – Bass, vocals, xylophone (3, 4), jaw harp (6), guitar (8, 11), didgeridoo (11), reed organ (12), guitar solo (12, 14)
  • Victor DeLorenzo – Drums, vocals (tracks 1–11, 17)
  • Guy Hoffman – Drums, vocals (tracks 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)

Additional musicians

  • Michael Blair – Percussion (track 11, 13)
  • Steve Mackay – Saxophone (track 9)

References

  1. ^ a b "Permanent Record: The Very Best of the Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Violent Femmes: Permanent Record: The Very Best of Violent Femmes Album Review". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 17 December 2016.


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