Bill (Tripping Daisy album)

Bill
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1992
Genre
Length51:54
Label
ProducerPatrick Keel, Tripping Daisy[1]
Tripping Daisy chronology
Bill
(1992)
Get It On
(1994)
Tripping Daisy studio album chronology
Bill
(1992)
I Am an Elastic Firecracker
(1995)
Singles from Bill
  1. "My Umbrella"
    Released: 1993
  2. "Blown Away"
    Released: 1993
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]

Bill is the debut studio album American rock band Tripping Daisy.[4][5] It was first released in November 1992[6] on the Dragon Street label, and then re-released on July 20, 1993 on the Island Red Label.[7][8][3] On the re-release, the track "Green Tambourine" was removed, and the two unlisted tracks were appended to the final track.

The album had sold around 15,000 copies before it was picked up by Island. "My Umbrella" spent two weeks on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, peaking at No. 24.[7] The album is being released on vinyl in 2023 as part of the DFW Legacy Series.

Critical reception

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Trouser Press wrote that "singer/lyricist Tim DeLaughter’s acrobatic vocals and guitarist Wes Berggren’s propulsive strumming lend Bill enough variety to keep it from sinking into blandlivion-but just barely."[1]

Track listing

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Dragon Street release
No.TitleLength
1."My Umbrella"4:32
2."One Through Four"2:57
3."Lost and Found"3:23
4."Change of Mind"4:33
5."On the Ground"4:14
6."The Morning"2:27
7."Blown Away"4:31
8."Brown-Eyed Pickle Boy"4:50
9."Green Tambourine" (The Lemon Pipers cover)2:17
10."Miles and Miles of Pain"5:41
11."Triangle"5:52
12."Piano solo and dead air" (unlisted track)5:17
13."Pink Jelly" (unlisted track)3:17
Island re-release
No.TitleLength
1."My Umbrella"4:32
2."One Through Four"2:57
3."Lost and Found"3:23
4."Change of Mind"4:33
5."On the Ground"4:14
6."The Morning"2:27
7."Blown Away"4:31
8."Brown-Eyed Pickle Boy"4:50
9."Miles and Miles of Pain"5:41
10."Triangle"14:33
11."Triangle"5:52
12."Piano solo and dead air" (unlisted track)5:17
13."Pink Jelly" (unlisted track)3:17

Release history

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Release history for Bill
Reigon Label Format Date Ref
United States Dragon Street Records CD 1992
Various Island Red Label July 20, 1993 [9]
Music on Vinyl LP March 23, 2023 [10]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Tripping Daisy". Trouser Press. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Bill - Tripping Daisy | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8. MUZE. p. 262.
  4. ^ "Tripping Daisy | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  5. ^ Koster, Rick (2000). Texas Music. St. Martin's Press. p. 144.
  6. ^ Strong, Martin C. (1999). "Tripping Daisy". The Great Alternative & Indie Discography. Canongate Books Ltd. p. 662. ISBN 9780862419134 – via Internet Archive.
  7. ^ a b Borzillo, Carrie (September 9, 1995). "Tripping Daisy Blooms at Island". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 36. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 1, 120. ISSN 0006-2510.
  8. ^ Wilonsky, Robert (July 2, 1998). "Getting the business". Dallas Observer.
  9. ^ Anon. (June 26, 1993). "Indigo Goes Red" (PDF). Cashbox. 56 (42): 4. ISSN 0008-7289. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-02-14. Retrieved 2023-02-14 – via worldradiohistory.com.
  10. ^ "TRIPPING DAISY - BILL - Music On Vinyl". www.musiconvinyl.com. Archived from the original on 2023-02-14. Retrieved 2023-02-14.