Fountains Of Wayne ( Wayne City Fountains) is a pop rock band formed in 1995 in Williamstown ( Massachusetts , USA ) by bassist Adam Schlesinger and vocalist / guitarist Chris Collingwood. The group is best known for their single Stacey's Mom, which received a gold certificate from the American Association of Recording Companies and was nominated for a Grammy Award .
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Schlesinger and Collingwood met at Williams College in the 80s, but played in different groups (Collingwood - Merci Buckets , Schlesinger - Ivy). They met again in the mid-90s, when the Fountains Of Wayne group was formed. The first album, released in 1996 and called the same name as the group - Fountains Of Wayne, gained fame, two singles from it were taken into rotation by radio stations, but the album itself was declared unprofitable. The second album, Utopia Parkway, released, like the first, Atlantic Records , was well received by critics, and, it seems, liked the public, but also turned out to be unprofitable (125,000 copies sold). After two tours in support of albums and setbacks with Utopia Parkway, the band temporarily ceases to exist. In 1999, Atlantic Records says goodbye to the Fountains Of Wayne, terminating their album contract with them. Schlesinger then acted as a producer and co-author of many projects, revived the Ivy group. Collingwood also continued to play in a local band.
Rebirth Group
The group made itself felt again in early 2001 , when a cover of The Kinks' Better Things ”was recorded. In 2003, the third album Fountsins Of Wayne was released by independent label S-Curve Records, bringing them the greatest success - Welcome Interstate Managers. At the same time, clips were shot for the songs Stacy's Mom and Mexican Wine. The song Stacey's Mom became a hit, however, the clip for Mexican Wine had an ambiguous reaction and was removed from the air. In this video, the little children sang “think I'll have another glass of Mexican Wine” (“I guess I'll take another glass of Mexican wine”), and the guitarist of the group for some reason spilled wine on the naked stomach of a woman lying on the beach. Nevertheless, Welcome Interstate Managers was the first album to bring the group fame even outside the United States.
In 2005 , Out Of State Plates was released, containing old and two new songs, and from the end of 2006 the group sat down to record the new album Traffic & Weather, which was released in 2007.
Discography
- 1996 - Fountains Of Wayne
- 1999 - Utopia Parkway
- 2003 - Welcome Interstate Managers
- 2005 - Out Of State Plates (compilation)
- 2007 - Traffic and Weather
- 2011 - Sky Full Of Holes