Pure Juice

Pure Juice is the debut album by alternative rock band Summercamp, released in 1997 by Maverick Recording Company.

Pure Juice
Studio album by
Summercamp
ReleasedJune 17, 1997[1]
RecordedLos Angeles
StudioVillage Recorder[2]
Ocean
GenreAlternative rock, power pop
Length43:37
LabelMaverick
ProducerChris Shaw and Summercamp
Summercamp chronology
Old Man
(1993)		 Pure Juice
(1997)		 Tonight!
(1997)

Background and promotion

After signing with Madonna's Maverick Records in late 1996, Summercamp began working on their major label debut.[3] Summercamp would be heavily hyped in the press,[4] with Madonna telling MTV that the band were better than Oasis.[5] Pure Juice was released on June 17, 1997, and that same month the band joined the 1997 edition of the Lollapalooza festival, which ran to August.[3][6] To further promote the album, a music video was made for the single "Drawer".

Reception

"Drawer" peaked at #21 on the Modern Rock chart in the US, receiving airplay in the summer of 1997.[3][6] Another single, "Should I Walk Away", became a top ten hit in Japan.[3]

Jason Ankeny of AllMusic gave the album two and a half stars, labelling it "derivative and highly formulaic" and "heavily influenced by late-'70s radio".[1] Sky Daniels of R&R magazine commented that, "Summercamp continues a natural progression for Santa Barbara bands, beginning with a harder faster approach than its predecessors, but still yielding the prerequisite humm-ability that living in Paradise elicits."[7]

Appearances in other media

In 1998, "On Her Mind" appeared in the film BASEketball, and in 2000 the song "Nowhere Near" appeared on the soundtrack for Digimon: The Movie. "Play It By Ear" was also used in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode "Crush".

Track listing

All songs produced by Chris Shaw and Summercamp.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Drawer"Tim Cullen4:01
2."Nowhere Near"Tim Cullen2:20
3."The Bright Side"Sean McCue4:23
4."Pure Juice"Tim Cullen2:07
5."Should I Walk Away"Sean McCue3:09
6."Keep an Eye on You"Tim Cullen4:22
7."Play It By Ear"Sean McCue2:32
8."Ninety Nine"Tim Cullen3:39
9."On Her Mind"Tim Cullen3:06
10."Mountain Size"Sean McCue3:07
11."Two Shades of Grey"Sean McCue3:36
12."With Your Blessing"Tim Cullen3:03
13."Thing of the Past"Tim Cullen4:12

Band members
  • Tim Cullen - guitars and vocals
  • Sean McCue - guitars and vocals
  • Misha Feldmann - bass/backing vocals
  • Tony Sevener - drums/backing vocals

Additional personnel
  • Chris Shaw - engineering and mixing
  • Dave Nottingham, Tom Fiore & James Murray - 2nd engineers
  • Eddy Schreyer at Oasis Mastering
  • David Young - Talent manager (Bliss Artist Management)
  • David Levine - Booking agent (William Morris)
  • Guy Oseary - A&R
  • Jamie Young & David Lande - legal representation
  • Todd Gelfand - business management (Gelfand, Rennert and Feldman)
  • Kevin Reagan & Larimie Garcia - art direction/design
  • Karl Hentz - cover photo
  • Larry Mills, Chris Strother, Jodi Wille, Kristen Lauck - inside photos

References
  1. allmusic
  2. Nottingham, David (2008). The Art of Developing Fans For Life: Circle of Competence Discussion Topics. Xlibris Corporation. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  3. Crigler, Pete (2013). Majorlabelland and Assorted Oddities. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  4. https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Hits/90s/1997/Hits-1997-05-05.pdf
  5. http://www.mtv.com/news/1431635/madonnas-summercamp/
  6. https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-1997-07-10-9707100025-story.html
  7. https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-RandR-IDX/IDX/90s/97/RR-1997-05-23-OCR-Page-0100.pdf
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