Deluxe (Better Than Ezra album)

Deluxe
Studio album by Better Than Ezra
Released	Original: November 16, 1993 CD: February 28, 1995
Recorded	May & June 1993
Genre	Alternative
Length	50:37
Label	Swell Records (1993) Elektra Records (1995)
Producer	Dan Rothchild
Better Than Ezra chronology
Surprise (1990) Deluxe (1993) Friction, Baby (1996)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Deluxe is an album by Better Than Ezra. It has been released by two labels: the original version in 1993 by Swell Records and the 1995 version by Elektra Records. This is the band's best known album for their biggest single "Good." It is also their debut major label album as Surprise was entirely self-released and sold.

Track listing

1. "In the Blood" – 4:32
2. "Good" – 3:05
3. "Southern Gürl" – 4:15
4. "The Killer Inside" – 4:47
5. "Rosealia" – 4:36
6. "Cry in the Sun" – 5:21
7. "Teenager" – 4:21
8. "Ether" (Untitled on disc) – 1:29
9. "Summerhouse" – 2:38
10. "Porcelain" – 3:56
11. "Heaven" – 4:21
12. "This Time of Year" – 4:05
13. "Coyote" – 2:10
    • "Der Pork und Beans" (aka "Streetside Jesus") – This hidden song begins playing at the 4:20 mark of track 13, 2 minutes and 10 seconds after the end of "Coyote."

All songs were composed by Kevin Griffin except "Heaven" by Kevin Griffin and Tom Drummond.

Personnel

• Kevin Griffin - Guitar, Vocals
• Tom Drummond - Bass
• Cary Bonnecaze - Drums, Vocals

Additional Personnel

• Lili Haydn - Violin
• Melanie Owen - Vocals
• Dan Rothchild - Vocals
• Walt Thompson - Hammond Organ
• Martin Tillman - Cello

Singles

Rosealia

"Rosealia" was the third single from this album. Written by singer and guitarist Kevin Griffin, the song is about a woman in an abusive relationship. The single peaked at #71 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[2] During a concert in Albuquerque on Monday, September 21, 2009, Kevin Griffin explained to the audience that while living for a short time in Santa Fe, NM he had a job waiting tables at The Pink Adobe restaurant. The restaurant's owner was a woman named Rosalea Murphy, and he wrote this song as a tribute to her.

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1995	Heatseekers	3
1995	The Billboard 200	35

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1995	"Good"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	3
1995	"Good"	Modern Rock Tracks	1
1995	"Good"	The Billboard Hot 100	30
1995	"Good"	Top 40 Mainstream	17
1995	"In the Blood"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	6
1995	"In the Blood"	Modern Rock Tracks	4
1995	"Rosealia"	Modern Rock Tracks	24
1995	"Rosealia"	The Billboard Hot 100	71
1995	"Rosealia"	Top 40 Mainstream	39

References

1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ Chart data from AllMusicGuide