''Goo Goo Dolls'' (also known as ''First Release'') is the debut

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by American

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band

Goo Goo Dolls The Goo Goo Dolls are an American rock band based in Buffalo, New York, composed of lead vocalist and guitarist John Rzeznik, bassist and vocalist Robby Takac, as well as several rotating members since its formation in 1986. After starting ...

, released on June 9, 1987 by Mercenary and

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. All of the songs were sung by bassist

Robby Takac Robert Carl Takac Jr. (born September 30, 1964) is an American rock bassist and vocalist. Takac is one of the founding members of the Goo Goo Dolls, along with John Rzeznik. Background Takac was born in Buffalo, New York and grew up in the Buffa ...

, who was originally the band's lead vocalist. The album was recorded from late 1986 to early 1987 on a $750 budget at Trackmaster Audio in the band's hometown of

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. Later on, the band admitted in their 1999

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'' special that the album was recorded under the influence of alcohol and drugs; Rzeznik stated, "

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a lot of beer, a lot of truck stop speed, a lot of pot... don't remember a lot of it." On December 15, 2013, the album was reissued by Charly Acquisitions as ''Made to Be Broken'' on digital-streaming services. The album contains the track listing in a different order from the original.

Track listing

Personnel

- lead vocals, bass guitar *

Johnny Rzeznik John Joseph Theodore Rzeznik (; born December 5, 1965) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and producer. He is best known as the guitarist and frontman of the rock band Goo Goo Dolls, with whom he has recorded several chart-topping hits, ...

- guitar, backing vocals *

George Tutuska George Tutuska (born February 27, 1965 in Buffalo, NY) is an American musician, best known as the former drummer of the alternative rock band Goo Goo Dolls. He grew up in South Buffalo with four sisters. He attended Medaille College in Buffalo, a ...

- drums

References

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