Last Splash

Infobox Album |
Name = Last Splash
Type = Album
Artist = The Breeders


Released = August 8, 1993
Recorded = Coast Recorders & Brilliant Studios, San Francisco, California; Refraze, Dayton, Ohio
Genre = Alternative
Length = 39:38
Label = 4AD/Elektra Records
Producer = Kim Deal/Mark Freegard
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Aoz8j1vg8zzza link]
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/321336/review/5944997?utm_source=Rhapsody&utm_medium=CDreview link] |
Last album = "Pod"
(1990)
This album = "Last Splash"
(1993)
Next album = "Title TK"
(2002)Singles
Name = Last Splash
Type = studio
single 1 = Cannonball
single 1 date = August 9, 1993
single 2 = Divine Hammer
single 2 date = October 7, 1993
single 3 = Saints
single 3 date = 1994

"Last Splash" is the second album by indie rock band The Breeders, released August 31, 1993 (see 1993 in music). Originally formed as a side project for Pixies bassist Kim Deal, The Breeders quickly became her primary recording outlet.

"Last Splash" peaked at #33 on Billboard's Top 200 album chart. By June, 1994, the album was certified Platinum by the RIAA for shipment in excess of one million units.

The title of the album is taken from a lyric from its lead single, "Cannonball." The video for "Cannonball" was directed by Spike Jonze and Kim Gordon, while the video for "Divine Hammer" was directed by the same two and Richard Kern.

The song "Cannonball" has been used in many movie trailers, including "" and "Dude, Where's My Car?".

A looped guitar sample of "S.O.S." was used by the English electronic music band The Prodigy in their 1996 hit single "Firestarter."

Track listing

All tracks were written by Kim Deal, except where noted.
# "New Year" – 1:56
# "Cannonball" – 3:33
# "Invisible Man" – 2:48
# "No Aloha" – 2:07
# "Roi" – 4:11
# "Do You Love Me Now?" – 3:01
# "Flipside" (Kim Deal / Kelley Deal) – 1:59
# "I Just Wanna Get Along" – 1:44
# "Mad Lucas" – 4:36
# "Divine Hammer" – 2:41
# "S.O.S." – 1:31
# "Hag" – 2:55
# "Saints" – 2:32
# "Drivin' on 9" (Dom Leone / Steve Hickoff) – 3:22
# "Roi (Reprise)" – 0:42

"Drivin' on 9" is a cover of alternative folk band Ed's Redeeming Qualities.

Personnel

*Kim Deal - producer, guitar, lead vocals, moog, casiotone
*Kelley Deal - guitar, Kenmore 12-stitch, vocals, lead vocals (on "I Just Wanna Get Along")
*Josephine Wiggs - bass, double bass, vocals, cello, drums (on "Roi")
*Jim MacPherson - drums
*Carrie Bradley - violin, vocals
*Mark Freegard - producer, engineer
*Sean Leonard - assistant engineer
*Daniel Presley - engineer ("Divine Hammer")
*Andy Taub - assistant engineer
*Kevin Westenberg - portraits
*Jason Love - photography
*Vaughan Oliver - art direction, design
*Paul MoMenamin - design assistant

Album charts

Charting singles

External links

*MusicBrainz album|id=dc750ced-b1e0-4bc6-a344-df15a9c84f57|name =Last Splash