''Chemicrazy'' is the fourth

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by Irish

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ers

That Petrol Emotion That Petrol Emotion was a London-based rock band formed in 1984 by musicians from Northern Ireland with an American vocalist. They recorded five albums between 1986 and 1994, exploring an eclectic fusion of indie rock, post-punk, garage rock and ...

. The album was released in April 1990. It was produced by

Scott Litt Scott Warren Litt (born March 10, 1954) is an American record producer who mostly works with artists in the alternative rock genre and is best known for producing six R.E.M. albums in the late 1980s and early to mid-1990s during the band's most ...

Release and commercial performance

Four singles were taken from the album: "Abandon", "Hey Venus", "Sensitize" and "Tingle". ''Chemicrazy'' peaked at No. 62 on the

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. It was a hit on ''Billboard''s College/Alternative Albums chart. The band supported the album with a North American tour.

Critical reception

The ''

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'' noted that, "after two albums of all groove and no song, the thrill is back at the incendiary level you'd expect from a band that descended from Northern Ireland's melodic punk boy wonders the Undertones." The ''

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'' wrote that "Tingle" "is a breezy love song that lopes along and is pure pop at its best." The ''

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'' called the album "a strong, no-nonsense, uncompromising rock 'n' roll record from one of music's bright new bands."

Track listing

Personnel

;That Petrol Emotion * Steve Mack – vocals, booklet design, arranger * Raymond O'Gorman – guitar *

Damian O'Neill Stephen Damian O'Neill (born 15 January 1961) is the lead guitarist in the pop music, pop-punk rock, punk musical ensemble, band, The Undertones. He joined the band following the departure of his older brother, Vincent, in 1976, and remained wit ...

– guitar * John Marchini – bass * Ciaran McLaughlin – drums with: * Scott Litt – producer, engineer * David Russo – programming, production assistant, piano on "Tingle", background vocals on "Sensitize" *

Hahn Rowe Hahn Rowe is an American violinist, guitarist, composer, and engineer/producer, involved in a wide range of projects. He also performs using the stage name Somatic. Career Originally a violinist and guitarist with New York City dream-poppers H ...

– violin on "Abandon", "Head Staggered" and "Sweet Shiver Burn" * Joan Jones – trumpet on "Tingle" * Steve Deutsch – bass on "Sweet Shiver Burn" and Help *

Clif Norrell Clif Norrell is an American record producer, recording engineer, music mixer, and musician. He has worked with many prominent artists including Bruce Springsteen, R.E.M., Jeff Buckley, No Doubt, Rush, Faith No More, Shania Twain, Mick Jagger, D ...

– engineer * Stephen Marcussen – mastering * Gary Panter – cover painting * Charles Peterson – photography

References

{{Authority control That Petrol Emotion albums 1990 albums Virgin Records albums Albums produced by Scott Litt