Garbage
Released: 7 August 1995 (Europe), 15 August 1995 (USA)
Recorded: April 1994 – May 1995, Smart Studios (Madison, Wisconsin, USA)
Label: Mushroom (UK), Almo Sounds (Americas), BMG (Japan, South Africa), White (Australia, Asia)
Format: Audio CD
Length: 50:51
Charts: #6 UK, #20 US
Sales: 5 Million+
Ratings: Q Magazine 4/5, AllMusic 4.5/5, Rolling Stone 4/5, NME 8/10, The Guardian 4/5, Music Week 5/5
Track listing:
1. Supervixen – 3:55
2. Queer – 4:36
3. Only Happy When It Rains – 3:56
4. As Heaven Is Wide – 4:44
5. Not My Idea – 3:41
6. A Stroke of Luck – 4:44
7. Vow – 4:30
8. Stupid Girl – 4:18
9. Dog New Tricks – 3:56
10. My Lover's Box – 3:55
11. Fix Me Now – 4:43
12. Milk – 3:53
Singles:
Vow, Only Happy When It Rains, Queer, Stupid Girl, Milk
Credits:
Garbage:
Shirley Manson: vocals, guitar
Steve Marker: guitars, bass, samples and loops
Duke Erikson: guitars, keyboards, six-string and fuzz bass
Butch Vig: drums, loops, noise and EFX
Additional musicians:
Mike Kashou: bass & fuzz bass (on tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 & 12)
Clyde Stubblefield: drums (on tracks 2 & 5)
Pauli Ryan: percussion (on tracks 3, 5, 8 & 10)
Les Thimmig: clarinet (on track 2)
Production:
Recorded and produced by Garbage
Recorded at Smart Studios in Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Second engineer: Mike Zirkel
Mastered: Howie Weinberg (Masterdisk)
Editing and post production: Scott Hull (Masterdisk)
Additional loops: David Frangioni & Rich Mendelson c/o EastWest
Other personnel:
Creative direction: Robin Sloane
Art direction: Janet Wolsburn & Garbage
Logo: Adrian Britteon
Photos: Stéphane Sednaoui
Additional photos: Clifford LeCuyer and Photo 24
Management: SOS Management Ltd
A&R: Gary Ashley at Mushroom, Bob Bortwick at Almo
Legal: Bill Berrol
Publishing:
All songs written by Garbage 1995 Vibecrusher Music/Irving Music, Inc (BMI)/Deadarm Music (ASCAP) except: "Stupid Girl" written by Garbage 1995 and Strummer/Jones, Nineden Ltd/EMI Virgin Music, Inc (ASCAP)
Samples credits:
"Queer" loop from "Man of Straw" by Single Gun Theory (Nettwerk/I.R.S. Records)
"Not My Idea" loop from Headless Chickens (Flying Nun)
"Stupid Girl" loop from "Train in Vain" by The Clash (arrangement with Sony Music)
Other credits:
Shirley Manson appears courtesy of Radioactive Records.
Version 2.0
Released: 11 May 1998 (worldwide)
Recorded: March 1997 – February 1998, Smart Studios (Madison, Wisconsin, USA)
Label: Mushroom (UK), Almo Sounds (Americas), BMG (Japan, South Africa), White (Australia, Asia)
Format: Audio CD
Length: 49:38
Charts: #1 UK, #13 US
Sales: 5 Million
Ratings: Rolling Stone 4/5, Spin 8/10, AllMusic 3/5
Track listing:
1. Temptation Waits – 4:36
2. I Think I'm Paranoid – 3:38
3. When I Grow Up – 3:24
4. Medication – 4:08
5. Special – 3:43
6. Hammering in My Head – 4:52
7. Push It – 4:02
8. The Trick Is to Keep Breathing – 4:11
9. Dumb – 3:50
10. Sleep Together – 4:03
11. Wicked Ways – 3:43
12. You Look So Fine – 5:23
Singles:
Push It, I Think I'm Paranoid, Special, The Trick Is to Keep Breathing, When I Grow Up, You Look So Fine
Credits:
Garbage:
Shirley Manson: vocals, electric guitar
Steve Marker: electric & acoustic guitars, synthesizers, laptop, programming, noises, bass
Duke Erikson: electric & acoustic guitars, synthesizers, programming, atmospherics, mellotron
Butch Vig: electric guitars, drums, EFX, programming
Additional musicians:
Todd Malcolm Michilles: record scratching (on track 2)
Jon J. Vriesacker: violin (on tracks 4 and 8)
Michael Masley: cymbalom (on tracks 4 and 8)
Production:
Recorded and produced by Garbage
Mixed at Smart Studios in Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Engineer: Billy Bush
Assistant engineer: Mike Zirkel
Mastering: Scott Hull and Howie Weinberg (Masterdisk)
Other personnel:
Art direction: Garbage
Design: Ade Britteon
3D: Miocael Faherty (Modelbox UK Ltd)
Band photo: Stéphane Sednaoui
Management: Borman, Moir Entertainment
A&R: Korda Marshall (Mushroom), Bob Bortwick (Almo)
Publishing:
All songs written by Garbage 1998 Deadarm Music/Almo Music Corp (ASCAP) and Vibecrusher Music/Irving Music, Inc (BMI); administered by Rondor Music.
Samples credits:
"Push It" contains an interpolation of "Don't Worry Baby" written by Brian Wilson and Roger Christian (Published by Irving Music, Inc (BMI) and Careers-BMG Music Publishing, Inc (BMI) for the US and Irving Music, Inc (BMI) worlwide excluding US).
"Push It" also contains an interpolation of "Push It" written by Herbie Azor (Published by WB Music Corp (ASCAP)).
Other credits:
Shirley Manson appears courtesy of Radioactive Records.
beautifulgarbage
Released: 1 October 2001 (worldwide), 2 October 2001 (USA)
Recorded: April 2000 – May 2001, Smart Studios,Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Label: Mushroom (UK), Interscope (N. America), Universal (S. America), PIAS (Europe), BMG (Russia, CIS), Sony Music Int'l (Japan, Asia), FMR (Australia, Asia), DGR (South Africa)
Format: Audio CD
Length: 53:01
Charts: #6 UK, #13 US
Sales: 2.5 Million
Ratings: Q Magazine 4/5, AllMusic 3.5/5, Rolling Stone (neutral), Music OMH 3/5, NME 2.5/5
Track listing:
1. Shut Your Mouth – 3:26
2. Androgyny – 3:10
3. Can't Cry These Tears – 4:16
4. Til the Day I Die – 3:28
5. Cup of Coffee – 4:31
6. Silence Is Golden – 3:50
7. Cherry Lips (Go Baby Go!) – 3:12
8. Breaking Up the Girl – 3:33
9. Drive You Home – 3:58
10. Parade – 4:07
11. Nobody Loves You – 5:08
12. Untouchable – 4:03
13. So Like a Rose – 6:19
Singles:
Androgyny, Cherry Lips (Go Baby Go!), Breaking Up the Girl, Shut Your Mouth
Credits:
Garbage:
Shirley Manson: vocals, electric guitar
Steve Marker: electric & acoustic guitars, synthesizers, laptop, programming, noises, bass
Duke Erikson: electric & acoustic guitars, synthesizers, programming, atmospherics, mellotron
Butch Vig: electric guitars, drums, EFX, programming
Additional musicians:
Daniel Schulman: bass
Matt Chamberlain: drums (on tracks 3 and 5)
Production:
Recorded and produced by Garbage
Mixed at Smart Studios in Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Engineer: Billy Bush
Other personnel:
Art direction: Garbage
Design: Me Company, Me Too, Toffee Apple
Photography: Warwick Saint, Andrew Thompson
Other credits:
Shirley Manson appears courtesy of Radioactive Records
Bleed Like Me
Released: 11 April 2005 (worldwide), 12 April 2005 (US)
Recorded: March 2003 - November 2004, Smart Studios (Madison, Wisconsin, USA), Sound City, Van Nuys, The Boat, Los Angeles, Grungeisdead, Silverlake, California
Label: Warner Bros. Records (worldwide), Geffen (North America)
Format: Audio CD
Length: 47:32
Charts: #4 UK, #4 US
Sales: 2 Million
Ratings: Alternative Press 4/5, AllMusic 3/5, Dot Music 6/10, Rolling Stone 3.5/5, NME 6/10
Track listing:
1. Bad Boyfriend – 3:46
2. Run Baby Run – 3:58
3. Right Between the Eyes – 3:55
4. Why Do You Love Me – 3:54
5. Bleed Like Me – 4:01
6. Metal Heart – 3:59
7. Sex Is Not the Enemy – 3:06
8. It's All Over But the Crying – 4:39
9. Boys Wanna Fight – 4:16
10. Why Don't You Come Over – 3:25
11. Happy Home – 6:00
Singles:
Why Do You Love Me, Sex Is Not the Enemy, Bleed Like Me, Run Baby Run
Credits:
Garbage:
Shirley Manson: vocals, electric guitar
Steve Marker: electric and acoustic guitars, synthesizers, laptop, programming, noises, bass overdubs
Duke Erikson: electric and acoustic guitars, synthesizers, programming, atmospherics, mellotron, piano (on tracks 8 & 11)
Butch Vig: electric guitars, drums, EFX, programming, bass (on track 5)
Additional musicians:
Justin Meldal-Johnson - bass
Matt Walker: drums (on tracks 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 10 & 11)
Dave Grohl: drums (on track 1)
Production:
Recorded and produced by Garbage
Track 1 produced by John King and Garbage
Recorded at Smart Studios in Madison, Wisconsin; Sound City, Van Nuys; The Boat, Los Angeles and Grungeisdead, Silverlake, California
Mixed by Butch Vig at Smart Studios
Assistant engineers: Beau Sorenson, Jay Arnold (Smart Studios); Pete Martinez (Sound City); Danny Kalb, Mark Branch & Mike Laza (The Boat)
Drum technicians: Ryan Macmillan, Chris Heuer
Mastered: Emily Lazar (The Lodge, NYC)
Mastering assistant: Sarah Register (The Lodge)
Other Personnel:
Art direction: Big Active
Design and montage: Mat Maitland at Big Active
Photo: Rankin
Band photography: Frank W. Ockenfels III
Management: Q Prime Inc.
Legal: Bill Berrol
Publishing:
All songs written by Garbage 2005 Deadarm Music/Almo Music Corp. (ASCAP) and Vibecrusher Music/Irving Music, Inc (BMI). Administered by Rondor Music.
Other credits:
Shirley Manson appears courtesy of Radioactive Records.
Dave Grohl appears courtesy of RCA Records.