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Mighty Joe Moon

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Mighty Joe Moon
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 20, 1994 (1994-09-20)
Studio
Genre
Length46:24
Label
ProducerPaul Kimble
Grant Lee Buffalo chronology
Fuzzy
(1993)
Mighty Joe Moon
(1994)
Copperopolis
(1996)
Singles from Mighty Joe Moon
  1. "Lone Star Song"
    Released: 1994
  2. "Mockingbirds"
    Released: 1994
  3. "Honey Don't Think"
    Released: 1995
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
The Guardian[4]
Q[5]
Rolling Stone[6]
The Village VoiceC+[7]

Mighty Joe Moon is the second studio album by American rock band Grant Lee Buffalo, released in 1994 by Slash Records and Reprise Records.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Grant Lee Phillips

No.TitleLength
1."Lone Star Song"4:34
2."Mockingbirds"4:40
3."It's the Life"2:57
4."Sing Along"4:26
5."Mighty Joe Moon"2:49
6."Demon Called Deception"2:51
7."Lady Godiva and Me"5:02
8."Drag"3:05
9."Last Days of Tecumseh"1:02
10."Happiness"3:00
11."Honey Don't Think"2:43
12."Side by Side"6:54
13."Rock of Ages"4:14

Personnel

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Credits adapted from liner notes.[8]

  • Grant Lee Phillips – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, banjo, dobro, mandolin, harmonica
  • Paul Kimble – bass, piano, pump organ, electric organ, vocals
  • Joey Peters – drum set, tumbuk, tambourine, tablas, maracas, marimba, shakers, acquired hunks of metal
  • Greg Adamson – cello on "Mockingbirds"
  • Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar on "Lady Godiva and Me"

Charts

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Chart (1994) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] 48
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[10] 23
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[11] 8
Scottish Albums (OCC)[12] 26
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 38
UK Albums (OCC)[14] 24
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[15] 16

References

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  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Mighty Joe Moon – Grant Lee Buffalo". AllMusic. Retrieved July 21, 2009.
  2. ^ Johnson, K. C. (October 20, 1994). "Grant Lee Buffalo: Mighty Joe Moon (Slash)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). "Grant Lee Buffalo". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
  4. ^ Sullivan, Caroline (September 23, 1994). "Grant Lee Buffalo: Mighty Joe Moon (London 828 541-2)". The Guardian. London.
  5. ^ "Grant Lee Buffalo: Mighty Joe Moon". Q. No. 98. November 1994. p. 112.
  6. ^ Weisel, Al (October 6, 1994). "Grant Lee Buffalo: Mighty Joe Moon". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 5, 2007. Retrieved December 5, 2007.
  7. ^ Christgau, Robert (November 29, 1994). "Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
  8. ^ Mighty Joe Moon (liner notes). Grant Lee Buffalo. Slash Records. 1994. 4-45714.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Grant Lee Buffalo – Mighty Joe Moon". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  10. ^ "Charts.nz – Grant Lee Buffalo – Mighty Joe Moon". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  11. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Grant Lee Buffalo – Mighty Joe Moon". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  12. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  13. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Grant Lee Buffalo – Mighty Joe Moon". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  14. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  15. ^ "Grant Lee Buffalo Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 9, 2020.