Cherry Peel
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Cherry Peel is the debut album of the Elephant 6 band Of Montreal
. It was released on Bar/None Records
in 1997. In 1999 it was reissued with additional musical contributions and the songs remixed. All subsequent reissues contain this mix. All songs were written by Kevin Barnes
.
Of Montreal
Of Montreal is an American rock band from Athens, Georgia. It was founded by frontman Kevin Barnes in 1996, named after a failed romance with a woman "of Montreal." The band is one of the bands of the Elephant 6 collective...
. It was released on Bar/None Records
Bar/None Records
Bar/None Records is an independent record label based in Hoboken, New Jersey.-Early history:Tom Prendergast started Bar/None in early 1986. Having previously worked in pirate radio and booked and promoted bands in his native Ireland, Prendergast moved to Hoboken in 1982 and started Pier Platters...
in 1997. In 1999 it was reissued with additional musical contributions and the songs remixed. All subsequent reissues contain this mix. All songs were written by Kevin Barnes
Kevin Barnes
Kevin L. Barnes is the singer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter for the indie rock group Of Montreal, part of the Elephant 6 Collective. Barnes started the band on his own and, although providing several stories as to the origin of the name, is said to have named it after a failed romance...
.
Track listing
- "Everything Disappears When You Come Around" – 2:33
- "Baby" – 2:31
- "I Can't Stop Your Memory" – 3:25
- "When You're Loved Like You Are" – 2:33
- "Don't Ask Me to Explain" – 2:46
- "In Dreams I Dance with You" – 2:05
- "Sleeping in the Beetle Bug" – 2:18
- "Tim I Wish You Were Born a Girl" – 1:46
- "Montreal" – 2:30
- "This Feeling (Derek's Theme)" – 2:42
- "I Was Watching Your Eyes" – 1:51
- "Springtime Is the Season" – 2:13
- "At Night Trees Aren't Sleeping" – 1:49
- "You've Got a Gift" – 4:50
Credits
- Derek AlmsteadDerek AlmsteadDerek Griffin Almstead is an American musician/engineer closely tied to the Elephant 6 Collective.-Background:Born in Lexington, Virginia, he spent his childhood in Tishomingo, Oklahoma, and later Manassas, Virginia. In 1995 he moved to Athens, Georgia, where he became involved with Elephant 6...
- drums, vocals - Bryan Poole - bass, guitar, vocals
- Kevin BarnesKevin BarnesKevin L. Barnes is the singer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter for the indie rock group Of Montreal, part of the Elephant 6 Collective. Barnes started the band on his own and, although providing several stories as to the origin of the name, is said to have named it after a failed romance...
- guitar, vocals