Pink Pearl
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Pink Pearl is the fourth album
by American
singer/songwriter Jill Sobule
, released in 2000. (see 2000 in music
).
The record, whose name is both a model of pencil eraser
by Eberhard Faber
and a slang term for the clitoris
, contains the singles "One of These Days" and "Rainy Day Parade".
The album includes the satirical "Heroes", which suggests that every potential hero turns out to be deeply flawed:
The album's "Mary Kay" is a joking yet sympathetic take on Mary Kay Letourneau
, the teacher who had sex with a 13-year-old student. "Lucy at the Gym" is a portrait of anorexia
.
The song "Mexican Wrestler" was later covered by Emma Roberts
on the TV series Unfabulous
, for which Sobule writes the music, and also appeared on Roberts' 2005 album Unfabulous and More: Emma Roberts
. The track "Rainy Day Parade" was featured on the soundtrack to the Ben Stiller
film Mystery Men
.
The track "Rock Me to Sleep," co-written with Richard Barone
, was featured on the television shows Felicity, Dawson's Creek
, and The West Wing. It was also covered by Sally Timms
of the Mekons on her 1999 album, Cowboy Sally's Twilight Laments for Lost Buckaroos.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
singer/songwriter Jill Sobule
Jill Sobule
Jill Sobule is an American singer-songwriter best known for the 1995 single "I Kissed a Girl", and "Supermodel" from the soundtrack of the 1995 film Clueless...
, released in 2000. (see 2000 in music
2000 in music
See also:* 2000 in music Record labels established in 2000-Events:*January – Gary Glitter is released from jail, two months before his sentence for sexual offences ends.*January 1**John Tavener is knighted in the New Year's Honours List....
).
The record, whose name is both a model of pencil eraser
Eraser
An eraser or rubber is an article of stationery that is used for rubbing out pencil markings. Erasers have a rubbery consistency and are often white or pink, although modern materials allow them to be made in any color. Many pencils are equipped with an eraser on one end...
by Eberhard Faber
Eberhard Faber
Eberhard Faber GmbH was founded in 1922 in Neumarkt, near Nuremberg, Germany, as a pencil factory. It was taken over in 1978 by Staedtler, a stationery company with global presence...
and a slang term for the clitoris
Clitoris
The clitoris is a sexual organ that is present only in female mammals. In humans, the visible button-like portion is located near the anterior junction of the labia minora, above the opening of the urethra and vagina. Unlike the penis, which is homologous to the clitoris, the clitoris does not...
, contains the singles "One of These Days" and "Rainy Day Parade".
The album includes the satirical "Heroes", which suggests that every potential hero turns out to be deeply flawed:
- William FaulknerWilliam FaulknerWilliam Cuthbert Faulkner was an American writer from Oxford, Mississippi. Faulkner worked in a variety of media; he wrote novels, short stories, a play, poetry, essays and screenplays during his career...
drunk and depressed - Dorothy ParkerDorothy ParkerDorothy Parker was an American poet, short story writer, critic and satirist, best known for her wit, wisecracks, and eye for 20th century urban foibles....
mean, drunk and depressed - And that guy in Seven Years in TibetSeven Years in TibetSeven Years in Tibet is an autobiographical travel book written by Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer based on his real life experiences in Tibet between 1944 and 1951 during the Second World War and the interim period before the Communist Chinese People's Liberation Army invaded Tibet in...
turned out to be a Nazi - The founding fathers all had slaves
- The explorers slaughtered the braves
- The Old Testament GodJehovahJehovah is an anglicized representation of Hebrew , a vocalization of the Tetragrammaton , the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible....
can be so petty
The album's "Mary Kay" is a joking yet sympathetic take on Mary Kay Letourneau
Mary Kay Letourneau
Mary Kay Fualaau , formerly known as Mary Kay Letourneau, is an American schoolteacher who was imprisoned from 1997 to 2004 for having sexual intercourse with her 13-year-old student, Vili Fualaau. She gave birth to two of Fualaau's children while incarcerated...
, the teacher who had sex with a 13-year-old student. "Lucy at the Gym" is a portrait of anorexia
Anorexia nervosa
Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by refusal to maintain a healthy body weight and an obsessive fear of gaining weight. Although commonly called "anorexia", that term on its own denotes any symptomatic loss of appetite and is not strictly accurate...
.
The song "Mexican Wrestler" was later covered by Emma Roberts
Emma Roberts
Emma Rose Roberts is an American actress, model and singer. She is the daughter of actor Eric Roberts and niece of Julia Roberts. Roberts became known for her role as Addie Singer in the Nickelodeon television series Unfabulous. She released her debut album, which also served as the show's...
on the TV series Unfabulous
Unfabulous
Unfabulous is an American children's television series that aired on Nickelodeon The series is about an "unfabulous" junior high school student, played by Emma Roberts...
, for which Sobule writes the music, and also appeared on Roberts' 2005 album Unfabulous and More: Emma Roberts
Unfabulous and More: Emma Roberts
Unfabulous and More is the soundtrack for the TV series Unfabulous. It also serves as Emma Roberts's debut album, released on September 27, 2005....
. The track "Rainy Day Parade" was featured on the soundtrack to the Ben Stiller
Ben Stiller
Benjamin Edward "Ben" Stiller is an American comedian, actor, writer, film director, and producer. He is the son of veteran comedians and actors Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara....
film Mystery Men
Mystery Men
Mystery Men is a 1999 comedy film based on a Dark Horse comic book series feature in Flaming Carrot Comics by Bob Burden, directed by TV commercial director Kinka Usher. It stars William H. Macy, Ben Stiller, and Hank Azaria as a trio of lesser superheroes with fairly unimpressive superpowers who...
.
The track "Rock Me to Sleep," co-written with Richard Barone
Richard Barone
Richard Barone is a rock musician born in Tampa, Florida who gained attention as frontman for The Bongos. He works as a songwriter, arranger, author, director, and producer, releases albums as a solo artist, tours, and has created major concert events at Carnegie Hall, Hollywood Bowl and New York's...
, was featured on the television shows Felicity, Dawson's Creek
Dawson's Creek
Dawson's Creek is an American teen drama television series which debuted on January 20, 1998, on The WB Television Network and was produced by Sony Pictures Television. The show is set in the fictional seaside town of Capeside, Massachusetts, and in Boston, Massachusetts, during the later seasons...
, and The West Wing. It was also covered by Sally Timms
Sally Timms
Sally Timms is an English singer and songwriter. Timms is best known for her long involvement with the Mekons whom she joined in 1985....
of the Mekons on her 1999 album, Cowboy Sally's Twilight Laments for Lost Buckaroos.
Track listing
- "Rainy Day Parade" (Eaton, Sobule) – 3:04
- "One of These Days" (Eaton, Sobule) – 3:53
- "Lucy at the Gym" (Eaton, Sobule) – 3:46
- "Claire" (Eaton, Sobule) – 3:39
- "Mexican Wrestler" (Eaton, Sobule) – 4:15
- "Heroes" (Eaton, Sobule) – 2:57
- "Mary Kay" (Eaton, Sobule) – 3:25
- "Somewhere in New Mexico" (Galdston, Sobule) – 4:29
- "Guy Who Doesn't Get It" (Galdston, Sobule) – 3:39
- "Someone's Gonna Break Your Heart" (Mastro, Sobule) – 3:12
- "Loveless Motel" (Sobule) – 2:48
- "Rock Me to Sleep" (BaroneRichard BaroneRichard Barone is a rock musician born in Tampa, Florida who gained attention as frontman for The Bongos. He works as a songwriter, arranger, author, director, and producer, releases albums as a solo artist, tours, and has created major concert events at Carnegie Hall, Hollywood Bowl and New York's...
, Sobule) – 2:21
Personnel
- Jill Sobule - synthesizerSynthesizerA synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, omnichordOmnichordThe Omnichord is an electronic musical instrument, introduced in 1981 and manufactured by the Suzuki Musical Instrument Corporation. It typically features a touch plate, and buttons for major, minor, and diminished chords... - Chris Carmichael - violinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
- Charlie Chadwick - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Molly Felder - background vocals
- Mickey Grimm - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, cajonCajónA cajón is a box-shaped percussion instrument originally from Peru, played by slapping the front face with the hands.-Origins and evolution:... - Tommy Hannum - pedal steel
- Brad Jones - organOrgan (music)The organ , is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard operated either with the hands or with the feet. The organ is a relatively old musical instrument in the Western musical tradition, dating from the time of Ctesibius of Alexandria who is credited with...
, bass, guitar, pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, harmoniumHarmoniumA harmonium is a free-standing keyboard instrument similar to a reed organ. Sound is produced by air being blown through sets of free reeds, resulting in a sound similar to that of an accordion...
, Moog synthesizerMoog synthesizerMoog synthesizer may refer to any number of analog synthesizers designed by Dr. Robert Moog or manufactured by Moog Music, and is commonly used as a generic term for older-generation analog music synthesizers. The Moog company pioneered the commercial manufacture of modular voltage-controlled...
, arp, pump organ - Michael Rhodes - bass
- Neal Rosengarden - percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
, drums
Production
- Producers: Jill Sobule, Robin Eaton, Brad Jones
- Engineers: Jill Sobule, Robin Eaton, David Henry, Brad Jones, Jason Lehning
- Mixing: Jill Sobule, Robin Eaton, Brad Jones
- Mastering: Steve Hall
- A&RA&RArtists and repertoire is the division of a record label that is responsible for talent scouting and overseeing the artistic development of recording artists. It also acts as a liaison between artists and the record label.- Finding talent :...
: Randy Nicklaus - Art direction: Susan McEowen
- Photography: Tom Schierlitz
- Design: James Victore