- Nirvana (album)
Infobox Album | Name = Nirvana
Type =Compilation album
Artist = Nirvana
Released =October 29 ,2002
Recorded = 1988-1994
Genre = Grunge
Length = 49:38
Label = DGC
Producer =Scott Litt ,Butch Vig , Nirvana
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Ahc861v04zzba link]
*Pitchfork (7.0/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/20402-nirvana link]
*"Rolling Stone " Rating|4|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/258385/review/5943219/nirvana link]Last album = "
From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah "
(1996)
This album = "Nirvana"
(2002)
Next album = "With the Lights Out "
(2004)"Nirvana" is the self-titled
compilation album from the American grunge band, Nirvana. It was released in October 2002.ignificance
"Nirvana" was the third Nirvana album to be released following the death of singer/guitarist
Kurt Cobain in April 1994, and the first to feature studio material. It contains the previously unreleased "You Know You're Right ," a song recorded during the band's final studio session onJanuary 30 ,1994 . The album also includes a brief selection of the band's more popular songs, culled mostly from 1991's "Nevermind " and 1993's "In Utero ", but also containing three pre-"Nevermind" songs and two recorded during the band'sMTV Unplugged set in late 1993. "Nirvana" opened at #3 on theBillboard 200 . The album has sold millions of copies worldwide.Lawsuit
"Nirvana" was released following the settlement of a long-standing legal dispute between Cobain's widow,
Courtney Love , and surviving Nirvana membersKrist Novoselic andDave Grohl . Much of the dispute centered around "You Know You're Right," which Novoselic and Grohl had wanted to release on a long-delayed Nirvanabox set . However, Love blocked the song's release, and sued Novoselic and Grohl over control of Nirvana's legacy.Love's lawsuit maintained that "You Know You're Right" was a "potential 'hit' of extraordinary artistic and commercial value." [ [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1444878/20010629/nirvana.jhtml Love Blocks Nirvana Release - News Story | Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV News ] ] She believed that "You Know You're Right" would be "wasted" on a box set, and instead belonged on a single-disc compilation similar to the Beatles' "1". [ [http://www.jimdero.com/News2002/CobainMar10.htm A piece of Kurt Cobain ] ] In September 2002, it was announced by the Nirvana camp that the lawsuit had been settled, and that "You Know You're Right" would be released on "Nirvana", a one-CD history of the band." [ [http://www.nirvanaclub.com/index.php?section=news&file=09_2002.htm [NFC: The Internet Nirvana Fan Club ] ] This paved the way for the box set, "
With the Lights Out " which was released two years later.Track listing
"All songs by Kurt Cobain unless otherwise noted:"
#"You Know You're Right " (previously unreleased) – 3:38
#"About a Girl " "(from Bleach)" – 2:49
#"Been a Son " "(from the "Blew" EP)" – 2:23
#"Sliver" "(fromIncesticide )" – 2:14
#"Smells Like Teen Spirit " "(fromNevermind )" (Cobain/Grohl/Novoselic) – 5:01
#"Come as You Are" "(fromNevermind )" – 3:39
#"Lithium" "(fromNevermind )" – 4:17
#"In Bloom " "(fromNevermind )" – 4:15
#"Heart-Shaped Box " "(fromIn Utero )" – 4:41
#"Pennyroyal Tea " (Scott Litt remix) "(from thePennyroyal Tea single)" – 3:38
#"Rape Me " "(fromIn Utero )" – 2:51
#"Dumb" "(fromIn Utero )" – 2:34
#"All Apologies " "(fromMTV Unplugged in New York )" – 3:51
#"The Man Who Sold the World" (David Bowie ) "(fromMTV Unplugged in New York )" – 3:47Bonus tracks
#"Where Did You Sleep Last Night (MTV Unplugged in New York)" (
Lead Belly ) – 5:08 ("appears on vinyl and international CD copies only")
#"Something in the Way (MTV Unplugged in New York)" – 4:01 ("appears onvinyl andJapan ese CD copies only")Album charts
Charting singles
Note: "You Know You're Right" was only released as a
promotional single and downloadable single. Retail singles were not released.Credits
*
Steve Albini - Engineer, Mixing
*James Barber - Project Director
*Corbis Bettman -Photography
*Chad Channing - drums on "About a Girl " and "Been a Son "
*Kurt Cobain -Guitar , Vocals
*Jack Endino - Engineer, Mixing
*Robert Fisher - Art Direction
*Steve Fisk - Engineer, Mixing
*David Fricke - Liner Notes
*Lori Goldston -Cello
*Dave Grohl - drums (except on tracks 2-4), Vocals
*Adam Kasper - Engineer, Mixing
*Scott Litt - Producer, Mixing
*Bob Ludwig - Mastering
*Michael Meisel - Project Director
*Frank Micelotta -Photography
*Nirvana - Producer
*Krist Novoselic - Bass
*Frank Ockenfels -Photography
*Dan Peters - drums on "Sliver"
*Charles Peterson -Photography
*Redferns -Photography
*John Silva - Project Director
*Pat Smear -Guitar
*Andy Wallace - Mixing
*Butch Vig - Producer, Engineerales
*American Sales: 1 million, (Certified 1 X Platinum 12/03/02)
*Switzerland: 2002;Gold, 2003;Platinum.
*Japanese sales:2 November 2002 , 21 weeks, 165,191.
*Korea: 2002; 19,534 copies.
*Italy: 2002; 130,000 copies; Platinum.References
* [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1444878/20010629/nirvana.jhtml Courtney Love Sues Grohl And Novoselic, Blocks Nirvana Rarity] by Teri van Horn, "MTV News",
June 29 2001
* [http://www.jimdero.com/News2002/CobainMar10.htm A piece of Kurt Cobain] byJim DeRogatis ,March 10 2002 succession box
before = "One by One " byFoo Fighters
title = Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
years =November 4 -November 10 2002
after = "The Best of 1990-2000 " byU2
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