Amorica

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This article is about the Black Crowes album. For the name given in ancient times to the part of Brittany, see Armorica.

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Amorica
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The original cover of the album, which features visible pubic hair. Editions sold by big box retailers have airbrushed out the hair.
Studio album by The Black Crowes
Released November 1, 1994 (1994-11)
Recorded May–June 1994
Genre Blues rock, hard rock
Length 54:13
Label American
Producer Jack Joseph Puig
The Black Crowes chronology
The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion
(1992)The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion1992		 Amorica
(1994)		 Three Snakes and One Charm
(1996)Three Snakes and One Charm1996
Censored cover
Censored version of the cover

Amorica is the third album by The Black Crowes. Spawned from their unreleased scrapped album Tall, Amorica was released in late 1994 on American Recordings and re-issued in the UK in 1998 with two bonus tracks. The album was banned from some stores like Walmart and Kmart, due to its sexually explicit album cover, which features a woman's crotch wearing a United States flag thong with pubic hair sticking out. The picture was from the cover of a July 1976 Hustler magazine. The image was censored and replaced with a black background which only featured the triangle.[1] Amorica eventually reached Gold status in the United States, shipping 500,000 copies.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 4.5/5 stars[2]
Entertainment Weekly B−[3]
NME (8/10)[4]
Q 4/5 stars[4]
Robert Christgau (dud)[5]
Rolling Stone 4/5 stars[6]

In July 2014, Guitar World magazine chose Amorica as one of "50 Iconic Albums That Defined 1994".[7]

Track listing

All songs written by Chris Robinson and Rich Robinson.

  1. "Gone" – 5:08
  2. "A Conspiracy" – 4:46
  3. "High Head Blues" – 4:01
  4. "Cursed Diamond" – 5:56
  5. "Nonfiction" – 4:16
  6. "She Gave Good Sunflower" – 5:48
  7. "P.25 London" – 3:38
  8. "Ballad in Urgency" – 5:39
  9. "Wiser Time" – 5:33
  10. "Downtown Money Waster" – 3:40
  11. "Descending" – 5:42

Bonus tracks

  1. "Song of the Flesh (Bonus Track In UK 1998 Reissue)" – 3:45
  2. "Sunday Night Buttermilk Waltz (Bonus Track In UK 1998 Reissue)" – 2:46
  3. "Tied Up and Swallowed (Bonus Track In US Release)" - 4:16
  4. "Chevrolet (Bonus Track In Japan Edition)" - 3:32

Personnel

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1994 Billboard 200 11

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1994 "A Conspiracy" Mainstream Rock Tracks 5
Modern Rock Tracks 23
1995 "High Head Blues" Mainstream Rock Tracks 8
"Wiser Time" Mainstream Rock Tracks 7

References

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External links

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  2. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Amorica at AllMusic
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