Only Life

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Only Life
File:Feeliesonlylife.jpg
Studio album by
the Feelies
ReleasedSeptember 13, 1988[1]
Length39:17
LabelCoyote/A&M[2]
ProducerSteve Rinkoff, Bill Million, Glenn Mercer
The Feelies chronology
The Good Earth
(1986) 		Only Life
(1988) 		Time for a Witness
(1991)

Only Life is the third album by the American rock band the Feelies, released in 1988.[3][4] It was made with the same line-up that appeared on the band's previous album, The Good Earth.[5] The album contains a cover of the Velvet Underground's "What Goes On".[6]

The album peaked at No. 173 on the Billboard 200.[7] Jonathan Demme directed the video for "Away".[8]

Style

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Only Life has been described as an "updated and mature form" of its predecessor, The Good Earth. It features fewer acoustic tracks, with a "greater focus on speedy jangle-strum rockers".[9]

Production

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The album was produced by Glenn Mercer, Bill Million, and Steve Rinkoff.[10]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[11]
Robert ChristgauB+[12]
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[2]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album GuideStarStarStarHalf starFile:Star empty.svg[13]
The Philadelphia InquirerStarStarStarStar[14]
Pitchfork7.6/10[15]
Rolling StoneStarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[16]
The Rolling Stone Album GuideStarStarStarHalf starFile:Star empty.svg[6]
Spin Alternative Record Guide7/10[17]

Magnet wrote that "the songs grapple with apprehension and the longing for comfort, which the music delivers in the form of indelible hooks and transcendent rave-ups."[18] Rolling Stone wrote: "Driven by the interlocking guitars of Mercer and Bill Million, the band constructs waves of beautiful hypnotic drone, with subtle tempo shifts and percussion accents that ripple through the arrangements."[16] Trouser Press praised the "amazingly exacting sound and performances" and "riveting songs of breathless electricity."[19] USA Today listed the album at number nine on its list of the ten best albums of 1988.[20]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Glenn Mercer except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."It's Only Life" 3:01
2."Too Much"Bill Million, Glenn Mercer4:38
3."Deep Fascination" 4:07
4."Higher Ground" 4:38
5."The Undertow" 3:43
Total length:20:07
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."For Awhile" 4:05
2."The Final Word"Million, Mercer2:23
3."Too Far Gone"Million, Mercer3:38
4."Away" 5:27
5."What Goes On"Lou Reed3:37
Total length:19:10

Personnel

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  • Glenn Mercer – lead, rhythm and slide guitars, lead vocals, keyboards
  • Bill Million – electric and acoustic guitars, backing vocals, e-bow
  • Brenda Sauter – bass, backing vocals
  • Stan Demeski – drums, percussion
  • Dave Weckerman – percussion, drums

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