A Boy Named Goo

A Boy Named Goo
Studio album by
Goo Goo Dolls
ReleasedMarch 14, 1995
Recorded1994
StudioBearTracks Studios, Suffern, NY and Trackmaster Studios, Buffalo, NY
Genre
Length42:14
Label
ProducerLou Giordano, Goo Goo Dolls
Goo Goo Dolls chronology
Superstar Car Wash
(1993) 		A Boy Named Goo
(1995) 		Bang!
(1997)
Singles from A Boy Named Goo
  1. "Only One"
    Released: February 1995
  2. "Flat Top"
    Released: June 12, 1995[3]
  3. "Name"
    Released: September 26, 1995
  4. "Naked"
    Released: January 1996
  5. "Long Way Down"
    Released: March 1996

A Boy Named Goo is the fifth studio album by American rock band Goo Goo Dolls, released in 1995 on Warner Bros. The album was a commercial success, and was certified double-platinum by the RIAA within a year of its release.[4] This is the last Goo Goo Dolls album with George Tutuska on drums; he was replaced by Mike Malinin just before the album was released.[4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Chicago Tribune[6]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[7]
The Philadelphia Inquirer[8]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[9]
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  2. ^ "Album of the Day". Rhino Entertainment. March 14, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  3. ^ "New Music for June". Radio & Records. No. 1096. May 26, 1995. p. 78.
  4. ^ a b Miers, Jeff (12 October 2018). "Timeline: Goo Goo Dolls, through the years". Buffalo News. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  5. ^ Raggett, Ned. "A Boy Named Goo – Goo Goo Dolls". AllMusic. Retrieved May 1, 2012.
  6. ^ McKeough, Kevin (March 16, 1995). "Goo Goo Dolls: A Boy Named Goo (Warner)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  7. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). "Goo Goo Dolls". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
  8. ^ Cristiano, Nick (March 19, 1995). "Goo Goo Dolls: A Boy Named Goo (Metal Blade/Warner)". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
  9. ^ Harris, Keith (2004). "Goo Goo Dolls". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 338. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.