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Big Head Todd and the Monsters, released in 1993. It was the band's first album with Giant Records. ''Sister Sweetly'' sold more than 1,000,000 copies, going

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. The album was on the charts for more than a year, but never hit the top half of the ''Billboard'' 200, peaking at number 117. The first single was " Broken Hearted Savior". The band supported the album by touring with 4 Non Blondes.

Production

The album was produced by David Z. All of its songs were written by frontman Todd Park Mohr.

Critical reception

'' Trouser Press'' called the album "a revelation," writing that "by taking on mostly shorter songs, Mohr forces his writing to be tighter and more economical." The ''

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'' deemed it "flavorless, emotionless music that`s easy enough to enjoy but just as easy to forget."

Track listing

Personnel

* Todd Park Mohr – vocals, guitar, keyboards * Rob Squires – bass, backing vocals * Brian Nevin – drums, percussion, backing vocals * David Z – additional guitar, additional percussion, producer, mixer, engineer * Bruce McCabe – piano on track 1 * Jevetta Steele – vocals on track 5 * Leo Kottke – guitar on track 7 * Brian Poer – engineer * George Marino – mastering * Ray Hahnfeldt – additional engineer * Tom Garneau – additional engineer * Tom Tucker – additional engineer * John Burris – pre-production engineer * Jeff Aldrich – A&R * Janet Levinson – art direction, design * Melodie McDaniel – photography

References

{{Authority control Big Head Todd and the Monsters albums 1993 albums Giant Records (Warner) albums