- The Golden Age (Cracker album)
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The Golden Age 
Studio album by Cracker Released April 2, 1996 Genre Alternative Length 48:17 Label Virgin Producer Dennis Herring
David LoweryProfessional reviews Cracker chronology Kerosene Hat
(1993)The Golden Age
(1996)Gentleman's Blues
(1998)The Golden Age is Cracker's third album. They made a video for "I Hate My Generation".
Contents
Track listing
All tracks written by David Lowery and Johnny Hickman, except where noted.
- "I Hate My Generation" – 2:57
- "I'm a Little Rocket Ship" – 3:23
- "Big Dipper" (Lowery) – 5:40
- "Nothing to Believe in" (Lowery/Hickman/Rupe) – 3:25
- "The Golden Age" – 3:44
- "100 Flower Power Maximum" (Lowery/Hickman/Rupe) – 2:39
- "Dixie Babylon" – 7:09
- "I Can't Forget You" (Lowery) – 4:08
- "Sweet Thistle Pie" – 5:00
- "Useless Stuff" – 2:19
- "How Can I Live Without You" – 3:27
- "Bicycle Spaniard" – 4:26
Chart performance
Chart (1996) Peak
positionThe Billboard 200 63 Musicians
Cracker:
- David Lowery - lead & backing vocals, guitar, synthesizer, Peavey analog filter, mellotron, handclaps, string arrangements, bass
- Johnny Hickman - lead guitar, backing vocals, guitar three hand, synthesizer, baritone guitar, talkbox, harmonica
- Bob Rupe - bass, synthesizers, synthesized bass, backing vocals
- Charlie Quintana - drums
Guests:
- Dennis Herring - acoustic guitar, mellotron, string arrangements
- Charlie Gillingham - organ
- David Immergluck - pedal steel, backing vocals
- Johnny Hott - percussion, programming
- David Campbell - string arrangements
- Eddie Bayers - drums, percussion
- Jim Cox - piano
- Rob Hajacos - fiddle
- John Hobbs - piano
- Tony Maimone - bass
Strings
- Arranged & conducted by David Campbell:
- Bob Becker, Denyse Buffum - viola
- Larry Corbett - cello, viola
- Armen Garabedian - violin
- Peter Kent - violin, concert master
- Sid Page - violin, concert master
- Suzie Katayama - cello, contractor
- Bob Peterson - violin
- Katia Popov - violin
- Michelle Richards - violin
- Bonnie Douglas Shure - violin
- Paul Shure - violin, theremin
Production
- Produced By Dennis Herring & David Lowery
- Joe Chiccarelli - engineer, recording
- Wayne Cook - engineer
- Chris Fuhrman - engineer, overdubs
- Richard Hasal - engineer, overdubs
- Amy Hughes - assistant engineer
- Jim Labinski - assistant engineer
- Marc Mann - engineer
- Skidd Mills - assistant engineer
- John Morand - assistant engineer
- Csaba Petocz - engineer
- Steve Sisco - mixing
- Andy Wallace - mixing
- Howie Weinberg - mastering
- David Work - digital manipulation
David Lowery · Johnny Hickman · Frank Funaro · Sal Maida
Kenny Margolis · Davey Faragher · Bob Rupe · Brandy Wood · Victor Krummenacher · Bruce Hughes · Phil Jones · Johnny Hottsman · David Lovering · Michael Urbano · Joey Peters · Johnny HottStudio albums Cracker (1992) · Kerosene Hat (1993) · The Golden Age (1996) · Gentleman's Blues (1998) · Forever (2002) · Countrysides (2003) · Greenland (2006) · Sunrise in the Land of Milk and Honey (2009)Singles/EP's Teen Angst (What the World Needs Now) (1992) · Tucson (1993) · Low (1993) · Get Off This (1994) · Euro-Trash Girl (1994) · I Hate My Generation (1996) · Nothing To Believe In (1996) · The Good Life (1998) · The World Is Mine (1998) · Shine (2002) · Merry Christmas, Emily (2002) · Something You Ain't Got (2006) · Give Me One More Chance (2006) · Everybody Gets One For Free (2006)Compilations The Virgin Years (1995) · Garage D'Or (2000) · Hello, Cleveland! Live at the Metro (2002) · O' Cracker Where Art Thou? (2003) · Get On With It: The Best of Cracker (2006) · Greatest Hits Redux (2006) ·Tribute album appearances If I Were a Carpenter (1994) · Encomium: A Tribute to Led Zeppelin (1995) · Eyesore: A Stab At The Residents (1996) · Sweet Relief II: Gravity Of The Situation: The Songs of Vic Chesnutt (1996) · Burning London: The Clash Tribute (1999) · This Is Where I Belong: The Songs of Ray Davies & The Kinks (2002)Categories:- 1996 albums
- Cracker albums
- Virgin Records albums
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