Gentlemen (album)

"What Jail Is Like" redirects here. For the EP, see What Jail Is Like EP.
Gentlemen
Studio album by
the Afghan Whigs
ReleasedOctober 5, 1993
Studio
Genre
Length48:56
LabelElektra
ProducerGreg Dulli
The Afghan Whigs chronology
Uptown Avondale
(1992) 		Gentlemen
(1993) 		Black Love
(1996)
Singles from Gentlemen
  1. "Gentlemen"
    Released: 6 September 1993
  2. "Debonair"
    Released: February 1994
  3. "What Jail Is Like"
    Released: August 1994

Gentlemen is the fourth studio album by American alternative rock band the Afghan Whigs. It was recorded primarily at Ardent Studios in Memphis, with the band's frontman Greg Dulli producing, and released on October 5, 1993, by Elektra Records.[1]

Written by Dulli on tour for the band's 1992 album Congregation, Gentlemen is composed as a troubling song cycle that follows a toxic relationship as it ends.[2] Noted for Dulli's grimly acerbic lyrics and influences from soul music, it is considered by critics to be the Afghan Whigs' greatest record,[2] an essential release from the 1990s, and among the best-written breakup albums.[3] The album was remastered in deluxe format for its 21st anniversary and covered extensively in a dedicated volume of the 33⅓ music book series.

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  2. ^ a b Weiss, Dan (November 12, 2014). "The Afghan Whigs Dissect 'Gentlemen,' Track By Track". Spin. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
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