American Caesar is a 1993 album by Iggy Pop

Iggy Pop

Iggy Pop is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Though considered an innovator of punk rock, Pop's music has encompassed a number of styles over the years, including pop, metal, jazz and blues...

. After the success of Brick by Brick

Brick by Brick

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, Pop opted to continue with that album's lyrical themes while toughening up the musical foundation. Consequently, the album is often considered one of his stronger 90's albums.

The cover of the UK

United Kingdom

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 edition contained the following text: "Parental Warning: this is an Iggy Pop record". Videos were made for "Wild America" and "Beside you". Other notable moments on the album include "Highway Song" and an ambitious cover of the 60s standard "Louie Louie" (made famous by The Kingsmen

The Kingsmen

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) for which Iggy wrote his very own set of humorous, politically-fueled lyrics. It was later used during the opening credits of Michael Moore

Michael Moore

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's Capitalism: A Love Story

Capitalism: A Love Story

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.

The first single from the album, "Wild America", reached number 25 on Modern rock tracks. The album was not as commercially successful as its predecessor, but it did fare well in the UK

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 and sold well throughout the 90s in America.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Iggy Pop, except where noted

1. "Character" (Pop, Eric Schermerhorn
   Eric Schermerhorn
   Eric Schermerhorn, is an American guitarist and composer. Born in Massachusetts on April 11th 1960, he has since lived in NYC and Los Angeles. He played with Iggy Pop on the American Caeser and Naughty Little Doggie albums, and David Bowie on the Tin Machine It's My Life....
   
   ) – 1:07
2. "Wild America" (Pop, Schermerhorn) – 5:52
3. "Mixin' the Colors" – 4:49
4. "Jealousy" – 6:04
5. "Hate" – 6:56
6. "It's Our Love" – 4:09
7. "Plastic & Concrete" – 2:55
8. "Fuckin' Alone" (Pop, Schermerhorn) – 4:56
9. "Highway Song" – 3:44
10. "Beside You" (Steve Jones
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    , Pop) – 4:29
11. "Sickness" – 3:15
12. "Boogie Boy" – 4:53
13. "Perforation Problems" – 3:15
14. "Social Life" – 4:12
15. "Louie Louie
    Louie Louie
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    " (Richard Berry
    Richard Berry
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    ) – 3:47
16. "Caesar" (Pop, Schermerhorn) – 7:09
17. "Girls of N.Y." – 4:15

B-Sides & Alternate Versions

• "Les Amants" (featuring Les Rita Mitsouko
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  ; B-Side To "Beside You" Single) - 5:16
• "Louie Louie" (Live; B-Side To "Beside You" Single) - 5:32
• "Beside You" (Acoustic Version; B-Side To "Beside You" Single) - 3:52
• "Evil California" (featuring Annie Ross & The Low Note Quintet; B-Side To "Beside You" Single)
• "Home" (Live At The Feile Festival Summer 1993; B-Side To "Beside You" Single) - 4:10
• "Mixin' The Colours" (Spanish Version; B-Side To "Louie Louie" Single) - 4:10
• "Wild America" (Radio Edit)
• "Credit Card" (B-Side To "Wild America" Single) - 2:25
• "Come Back Tomorrow" (B-Side To "Wild America" Single) - 5:08
• "My Angel" (B-Side To "Wild America" Single) - 4:10

Personnel

• Iggy Pop - guitar, vocals
• Eric Schermerhorn
  Eric Schermerhorn
  Eric Schermerhorn, is an American guitarist and composer. Born in Massachusetts on April 11th 1960, he has since lived in NYC and Los Angeles. He played with Iggy Pop on the American Caeser and Naughty Little Doggie albums, and David Bowie on the Tin Machine It's My Life....
  
   - guitar
• Malcolm Burn
  Malcolm Burn
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   - guitar, keyboards, harmonica
• Hal Cragin - bass
• Larry Mullins - drums, percussion
• Jay Joyce - guitar on "Wild America" & "Mixin' The Colours"
• Bill Dillon - guitar on "Mixin' The Colours"
• Darryl Johnson - percussion on "Mixin' The Colours"
• Henry Rollins
  Henry Rollins
  Henry Rollins is an American singer-songwriter, spoken word artist, writer, comedian, publisher, actor, and radio DJ....
  
   - backing vocals on "Wild America"
• Katell Keineg - backing vocals on "Mixin' The Colours"
• Lisa Germano
  Lisa Germano
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  - backing vocals on "Beside You"