- Utopia Parkway
Infobox Album |
Name = Utopia Parkway
Type =Album
Artist =Fountains of Wayne
Released =April 6 ,1999
Recorded =Stratosphere Sound
Genre = Rock
Length = 45:35
Label =Atlantic Records
83177-2
Producer =Adam Schlesinger ,Chris Collingwood
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:b9c8b5z49sqk link]
*Pitchfork Media (5.1/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/17822-utopia-parkway link]
Last album = "Fountains of Wayne"
(1996)
This album = "Utopia Parkway"
(1999)
Next album = "Welcome Interstate Managers "
(2003)Utopia Parkway is an
album byFountains of Wayne . It was released in 1999 through Atlantic Records. It was preceded by Fountains of Wayne in 1996 and is followed byWelcome Interstate Managers , released in 2003. Like its predecessor, it focuses on showcasing upbeat, fun-to-createpower pop music . Utopia Parkway was named an "Album Of The Week" byPeople Magazine in 1999 upon its release, and got very good reviews in major media outlets.Utopia Parkway contains two fan favorite songs from the Fountains' live performances: "Red Dragon Tattoo," about a boy who gets a tattoo to impress a girl, and "Denise," a faux-
grunge power-pop confection where the songwriters show their intentionally bad and comic writing with "She works at Liberty Travel//She's got a heart made of gravel." "Troubled Times," originally written byChris Collingwood when he andAdam Schlesinger were in a previous incarnation of Fountains of Wayne calledPinnwheel , is also a fan favorite. The rest of the album, excepting "Utopia Parkway," was less popular than the seven or eight concert-ready pop songs from their debut.Following this album, Fountains of Wayne was dropped by their label,
Atlantic Records , after sales failed to meet expectations.Fact|date=September 2007Utopia Parkway is also the name of a major street that connects the neighborhoods of Utopia, Beechhurst and several other neighborhoods in the
Queens borough ofNew York City . The street sign on the cover of the Fountains of Wayne album is from this street.Track listing
# "Utopia Parkway"
# "Red Dragon Tattoo"
# "Denise"
# "Hat and Feet"
# "The Valley of Malls"
# "Troubled Times"
# "Go, Hippie"
# "A Fine Day For a Parade"
# "Amity Gardens"
# "Laser Show"
# "Lost in Space"
# "Prom Theme"
# "It Must Be Summer"
# "The Senator's Daughter"
# "I Know You Well" (Japan Bonus Track)
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