Sister Sweetly

Sister Sweetly
Studio album by
Big Head Todd and the Monsters
Released1993
RecordedJune–August 1992
StudioPaisley Park, Chanhassen, Minnesota, US
GenreRock
Length48:35
LabelGiant
ProducerDavid Z
Big Head Todd and the Monsters chronology
Midnight Radio
(1991) 		Sister Sweetly
(1993) 		Strategem
(1994)
Singles from Lost in Love
  1. "Bittersweet"
    Released: 1993
  2. "Broken Hearted Savior"
    Released: 1993
  3. "Circle"
    Released: 1993

Sister Sweetly is the third album by the Colorado rock band Big Head Todd and the Monsters, released in 1993.[1][2] It was the band's first album with Giant Records.[3] Sister Sweetly sold more than 1,000,000 copies, going platinum.[4]

The album was on the charts for more than a year, but never hit the top half of the Billboard 200, peaking at number 117. The first single was "Broken Hearted Savior".[5] The band supported the album by touring with 4 Non Blondes.[6]

Production

The album was produced by David Z.[7] All of its songs were written by frontman Todd Park Mohr.[8]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[9]
Calgary HeraldC[10]

Trouser Press called the album "a revelation," writing that "by taking on mostly shorter songs, Mohr forces his writing to be tighter and more economical."[11] The Calgary Herald deemed it "flavorless, emotionless music that`s easy enough to enjoy but just as easy to forget."[10]

Track listing

All tracks are written by All songs written by Todd Park Mohr

Sister Sweetly track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Broken Hearted Savior"4:21
2."Sister Sweetly"4:33
3."Turn the Light Out"3:37
4."Tomorrow Never Comes"5:20
5."It's Alright"4:00
6."Groove Thing"3:00
7."Soul for Every Cowboy"3:07
8."Ellis Island"4:58
9."Bittersweet"6:16
10."Circle"6:10
11."Brother John"3:13
Total length:48:35

Personnel

  • Todd Park Mohr – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Rob Squires – bass, backing vocals
  • Brian Nevin – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • David Z – additional guitar, additional percussion, producer, mixer, engineer
  • Bruce McCabe – piano on track 1
  • Jevetta Steele – vocals on track 5
  • Leo Kottke – guitar on track 7
  • Brian Poer – engineer
  • George Marino – mastering
  • Ray Hahnfeldt – additional engineer
  • Tom Garneau – additional engineer
  • Tom Tucker – additional engineer
  • John Burris – pre-production engineer
  • Jeff Aldrich – A&R
  • Janet Levinson – art direction, design
  • Melodie McDaniel – photography

References

  1. ^ "Big Head Todd & the Monsters Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Moran, John (14 Apr 1993). "Monsters rocking their way to success". Hartford Courant. p. D3.
  3. ^ Renzhofer, Martin (24 Mar 1993). "SUCCESS SMILES 'SWEETLY' ON BIG HEAD TODD". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. C5.
  4. ^ "Big Head Todd and the Monsters: Music for Free". NPR. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  5. ^ Heim, Chris (26 Mar 1993). "Picks of the week". Friday. Chicago Tribune. p. O.
  6. ^ Allan, Marc D. (4 Apr 1993). "Studio's fine, but Big Head Todd prefers road". The Indianapolis Star. p. G5.
  7. ^ "Sister Sweetly by Big Head Todd & The Monsters". Billboard. 105 (12): 64. Mar 20, 1993.
  8. ^ Snider, Eric (16 Mar 1993). "Big Head Todd and the Monsters: Sister Sweetly". St. Petersburg Times. p. 5B.
  9. ^ "Big Head Todd & the Monsters – Sister Sweetly Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  10. ^ a b Alberts, Sheldon (4 Apr 1993). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald. p. C2.
  11. ^ "Big Head Todd and the Monsters". Trouser Press. Retrieved 15 December 2022.