''Creature'' is the second studio album by Canadian

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band Moist, released in 1996. It features the singles "Leave It Alone", "Resurrection", "Tangerine", and "Gasoline", all of which were hits in Canada. The album was nominated for Album of the Year and Rock Album of the Year at the 1998 Juno Awards.

Commercial performance

''Creature'' debuted at #7 on ''

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. The album was certified triple Platinum in Canada in 1997 and was among the top forty best-selling albums of 1997 in that country. Between 1996 and 2016, ''Creature'' remained among the top forty best-selling albums by Canadian artists in Canada.

Track listing

All songs written by Moist

Singles

* "Leave It Alone" * "Resurrection" * "Tangerine" * "Gasoline"

Trivia

* "Ophelia" is featured on the first edition of

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's '' Big Shiny Tunes'', which was released in 1996. * "Tangerine" won two

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, for Best Director and Best Video in 1997.

Credits

* David Usher – vocals * Mark Makoway – guitars * Kevin Young – keyboards * Jeff Pearce – bass * Paul Wilcox – drums * Matt Watkins –

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on "Creature" * Claude Lamothe –

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on "Tangerine"

References

1996 albums Moist (Canadian band) albums EMI Records albums Albums produced by Paul Northfield Albums recorded at Le Studio {{1990s-alt-rock-album-stub