Piece of Cake is the third studio album

Studio album

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 by the grunge

Grunge

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 band Mudhoney. Recorded and released in 1992, it was their first album released through Reprise Records

Reprise Records

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. It features several songs, such as "Suck You Dry," "Blinding Sun," and "Acetone," that are consistently featured in Mudhoney's live setlist.

Although released at the peak of grunge

Grunge

Grunge is a subgenre of alternative rock that emerged during the mid-1980s in the American state of Washington, particularly in the Seattle area. Inspired by hardcore punk, heavy metal, and indie rock, grunge is generally characterized by heavily distorted electric guitars, contrasting song...

, a genre Mudhoney had helped create, the band and Piece of Cake did not get any special treatment commercial or critical wise.

Reprise reissued this album bundled with the E.P.

Extended play

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 "Five Dollar Bob's Mock Cooter Stew

Five Dollar Bob's Mock Cooter Stew

Five Dollar Bob's Mock Cooter Stew is an EP by the grunge band Mudhoney released on October 26, 1993 by Reprise Records. Mudhoney vocalist Mark Arm described this EP as a chance for the band to "get new songs out for fans in between albums."...

" and the B-Sides from the album singles in 2003 (a similar effort like Sub Pop's "Superfuzz Bigmuff

Superfuzz Bigmuff

Superfuzz Bigmuff is the debut EP by the Seattle grunge band Mudhoney. It was released in October 1988 through record label Sub Pop. The songs later appeared on their 1990 compilation album Superfuzz Bigmuff Plus Early Singles...

 Deluxe" re-issue in 2008 and Reprise's reissue of My Brother the Cow

My Brother the Cow

My Brother the Cow is the fourth album by the grunge band Mudhoney. It was released on Reprise Records on March 28, 1995 . Of note is the CD version of the album's hidden 13th track, which consists of all of the album's preceding tracks played backwards."My Brother The Cow" is notable for its...

 in 2003).

Original

1. "[Untitled 1]" – 0:38
2. "No End In Sight" – 3:34
3. "Make It Now" – 4:25
4. "When In Rome" – 3:55
5. "[Untitled 2] – 0:25
6. "Suck You Dry
   Suck You Dry
   Suck You Dry was Mudhoney's first single from their studio album Piece Of Cake . "Suck You Dry" is the only Mudhoney single which has charted in the US, peaking at 23 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart...
   
   " – 2:34
7. "Blinding Sun" – 3:39
8. "Thirteenth Floor Opening" – 2:31
9. "Youth Body Expression Explosion" – 1:59
10. "I'm Spun" – 4:04
11. "[Untitled 3]" – 0:40
12. "Take Me There" – 3:32
13. "Living Wreck" – 3:30
14. "Let Me Let You Down" – 3:57
15. "[Untitled 4]" – 0:29
16. "Ritzville" – 2:38
17. "Acetone" – 4:15

Reissue

1. "[Untitled 1]" – 0:38
2. "No End In Sight" – 3:34
3. "Make It Now" – 4:25
4. "When In Rome" – 3:55
5. "[Untitled 2] – 0:25
6. "Suck You Dry" – 2:34
7. "Blinding Sun" – 3:39
8. "Thirteenth Floor Opening" – 2:31
9. "Youth Body Expression Explosion" – 1:59
10. "I'm Spun" - 4:04
11. "[Untitled 3]" – 0:40
12. "Take Me There" – 3:32
13. "Living Wreck" – 3:30
14. "Let Me Let You Down" – 3:57
15. "[Untitled 4]" – 0:29
16. "Ritzville" – 2:38
17. "Acetone" – 4:15
18. "Over The Top" – 2:35 *
19. "King Sandbox" – 2:43 **
20. "Baby O Baby" – 3:45 **
21. "In The Blood" – 3:08 ***
22. "No Song III" – 4:11 ***
23. "Between Me & You Kid" – 3:38 ***
24. "Six Two One" – 2:34 ***
25. "Make it Now Again" – 4:35 ***
26. "Deception Pass" – 2:54 ***/*/**
27. "Underide" – 2:07 ***/*

• * originally appeared as a B-Side to "Suck You Dry
  Suck You Dry
  Suck You Dry was Mudhoney's first single from their studio album Piece Of Cake . "Suck You Dry" is the only Mudhoney single which has charted in the US, peaking at 23 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart...
  
  " (1992)
• ** originally appeared as a B-Side to "Blinding Sun" (1993)
• *** originally appeared on the E.P. "Five Dollar Bob's Mock Cooter Stew
  Five Dollar Bob's Mock Cooter Stew
  Five Dollar Bob's Mock Cooter Stew is an EP by the grunge band Mudhoney released on October 26, 1993 by Reprise Records. Mudhoney vocalist Mark Arm described this EP as a chance for the band to "get new songs out for fans in between albums."...
  
  " (1993)

Personnel

• Mark Arm
  Mark Arm
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   - vocals
  Singing
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  , guitar
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  , organ
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  , slide guitar
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  , piano
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• Steve Turner
  Steve Turner (guitarist)
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   - guitar, key bass, harmonica
  Harmonica
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  , banjo
  Banjo
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  , vocals
• Dan Peters
  Dan Peters
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   - drums
  Drum kit
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  , marimba
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  , vocals
• Matt Lukin
  Matt Lukin
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   - bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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  , vocals

Album charts

Year	Album	Chart	Position
1992	Piece of Cake	Heatseekers Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical...	No. 9
1992	Piece of Cake	Official UK Charts	No. 39
1992	Piece of Cake	Billboard Top 200	No. 189

Charting singles

Year	Single	Chart	Peak
1992	"Suck You Dry"	Modern Rock Tracks Modern Rock Tracks Alternative Songs is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in Billboard magazine since September 10, 1988. It lists the 40 most-played songs on modern rock radio stations, most of which are alternative rock songs...	No. 23