Villains (The Verve Pipe album)

Villains
Studio album by
the Verve Pipe
ReleasedMarch 26, 1996
Recorded1995–1996
StudioStudio D and The Plant, Sausalito, CA, Ocean Way Recording, Hollywood, CA
GenreAlternative rock, post-grunge
Length53:40, 54:23 (Original)
LabelRCA
ProducerJerry Harrison
The Verve Pipe chronology
Pop Smear
(1993) 		Villains
(1996) 		The Verve Pipe
(1999)
Singles from Villains
  1. "Photograph"
    Released: February 1996
  2. "Cup Of Tea"
    Released: July 16, 1996[1]
  3. "The Freshmen"
    Released: January 21, 1997[1]
  4. "Villains"
    Released: 1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Robert Christgau(C)[3]

Villains is the third studio album and first major label release by American rock band the Verve Pipe. It was released in March 1996. The band received its first hit in "Photograph", which peaked in the top 10 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks. A year after the release of the album, a reformatted version of "The Freshmen" peaked at number 1 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. The single was also the band's sole appearance on the Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked at number 5. The success of the song helped this album go platinum. To date, it is the Verve Pipe's best selling album. The album was originally pressed in a blue case to match the color of the artwork, which included the slower recording of "The Freshmen," before it was later re-recorded and added to subsequent pressings.

  1. ^ a b RCA's Verve Pipe Earns Freshman Standing – Billboard Magazine Google Books
  2. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r233041
  3. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Verve pipe".