America's Sweetheart is the debut album of singer Courtney Love , released by Virgin on February 10, 2004 . The album reached number 53 on the Billboard 200 , but it didn’t pay off, and Love herself later called the release of this disc an “error.”
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| Courtney Love Studio Album | ||||||||||
| Date of issue | February 10, 2004 | |||||||||
| Genres | Grunge Alternative rock | |||||||||
| Duration | 46:39 | |||||||||
| Producers | Josh Abraham James barber Courtney Love Matt Serletik | |||||||||
| A country |  USA | |||||||||
| Label | Virgin | |||||||||
| Professional reviews | ||||||||||
| Timeline Courtney Love | ||||||||||
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Content
Style, reviews from critics
The reaction of music critics to the album turned out to be mostly negative. Sal Sinkemani from Slant Magazine gave him two points out of five, calling the disc “a combination of wild, laryngeal and dull rock with more elegant and accessible ballads,” which “is almost impossible to listen to.” The reviewer did not appreciate Courtney Love's vocals, indicating that she was not able to keep the notes for a long time, and her “rattling and tearing” voice resembled “hoarse howls.” Among the other shortcomings of the album, Sinkemani singled out the narrowness of the theme of the songs (they are mainly devoted to drugs and sex) and badly written, silly-sounding lyrics. The critic concluded his devastating review with the argument that the album best demonstrates the level of degradation of the singer [1] .
Only a little higher (two and a half points out of five) was rated by Steven Thomas Erlevine from Allmusic.com . He called the album “sloppy and predictable,” noting that Love sounds very out of date — her raucous vocals and melodies give the impression of “a mix of bad LA punk and bad LA metal”, and some guitar riffs give the impression of plagiarism with Led Zeppelin . In the singer’s attempt to remind herself, according to Erlevine, there is “neither weight nor power”, and ultimately the disc does not look like a full record or at least some work of art, but just like a mediocre scandal in the tabloid press [2] .
List of Songs
| No. | Title | The words | Duration |
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| one. | "Mono" | Love, Perry, P. Schemel, L. Schemel | 3:39 |
| 2. | “But Julian, I'm a Little Bit Older Than You” | Love, P. Schemel, L. Schemel | 2:48 |
| 3. | "Hold on to Me" | Love | 3:45 |
| four. | "Sunset Strip" | Love, Perry, P. Schemel, Best | 5:32 |
| five. | "All the Drugs" | Love, P. Schemel, Best, C. Whitemayer | 4:31 |
| 6. | "Almost Golden" | Love, Barber | 3:25 |
| 7. | "I'll Do Anything" | Love, Perry, P. Schemel, Best | 3:01 |
| eight. | "Uncool" | Love, Perry, P. Schemel, Best, Taupin | 4:37 |
| 9. | "Life Despite God" | Love, Perry, P. Schemel, Best | 4:16 |
| ten. | Hello | Love, Perry, P. Schemel, Best | 3:10 |
| eleven. | Zeplin Song | Love, Perry, Maloney | 2:48 |
| 12. | "Never Gonna Be the Same" | Love, Perry, P. Schemel, Best | 5:07 |
Bonus Tracks
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| 13. | "Fly" | Love, Perry, P. Schemel, Best | 2:43 | ||||||
Record Members
Musicians
- Courtney Love - vocals , guitar
- Patty Schemel
- Samantha Maloney
- Jerry Best
- Chris Whitemyer
- Emily Otemn
- Joe Gore
- Scott McCloud
Production
- Producers: Josh Abraham , James Barber , Courtney Love , Matt Serletik
- Engineers: Jamie Candiloro, Greg Collins, Ryan Williams, Joe Zook
- Mixing: Chris Lord Elge, David Toner, Andy Wallace, Joe Zuck
- Guitar Programming: Chris Whitemayer
- Illustrations: Olivia de Berardinis
- Photographer: David La Chapelle
- Drawings: Courtney Love
Chart Positions
Album
| Chart (2006) | Position |
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| Swedish Albums Chart | 13 |
| New Zealand RIANZ Album Chart | 26 |
| Australian ARIA Official Albums Chart | 40 |
| Billboard 200 (US) | 52 |
| UK Albums Chart | 56 |
| Austrian albums chart | 62 |
| French albums chart | 85 |
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart | Position |
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| 2004 | "Mono" | US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks | 18 |
| "Mono" | Australian Alternative / Indie Radio Play Chart | 12 | |
| "Mono" | UK Singles Chart | 41 | |
| "Hold on to Me" | US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks | 39 | |
| "All The Drugs" | Australian Alternative / Indie Radio Play Chart | 9 | |
| Zeplin Song | Australian Alternative / Indie Radio Play Chart | 29th |
Notes
- ↑ Sal Cinquemani. America's Sweetheart review . Slant Magazine (February 15, 2004). Date of treatment August 30, 2012.
- ↑ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. America's Sweetheart review . AllMusic.com. Date of treatment August 30, 2012. Archived October 23, 2012.