Because They Can

Because They Can
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 21, 1995 (1995-06-21) (Japan)
Studio
  • Sound City Studios (Van Nuys, CA)
  • Capitol Studios, Cactus Studios and Conway Studios (Hollywood, CA)
  • Studio F, Nichols Canyon Studios and Quarkbrain Studios (Los Angeles, CA)
  • Granny's House (Reno, Nevada)
  • Caravell Recording Studios (Branson, Missouri)
GenrePop rock
Length55:26
LabelGeffen
Producer
Nelson chronology
After the Rain
(1990)
Because They Can
(1995)
Imaginator
(1996)

Because They Can is the second album from American rock group Nelson, released by Geffen Records in 1995.

The album had a shaky production history as a result of creative differences between brothers Matthew and Gunnar Nelson and the Geffen Records executives, the latter led by John Kalodner. After the success of their debut album, After the Rain, the band recorded the heavier and darker follow-up Imaginator. When Kalodner and other Geffen executives were displeased with it, Nelson was told to record a lighter album. After more than a year of writing and recording, Nelson came up with Because They Can. The band left Geffen shortly after the release of the album.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Gunnar Nelson: The Nelson Interview". Melodic Rock. 2001. Archived from the original on 2016-06-28. Retrieved 2012-07-04.
  2. ^ "The Popdose Interview: Gunnar Nelson". Popdose. February 11, 2011.