Peep (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Peep
Type = Album
Artist = The Rasmus


Released = September 23, 1996
Recorded = 1995 - 1996 in Helsinki, Finland
Genre = Funk rock, Rapcore, Alternative rock
Length = 43:43
Producer = The Rasmus,Teja Kotilainen
Label = Warner Music Finland
Last album = "1st"
(1995)
This album = "Peep"
(1996)
Next album = "2nd"
(1996)
Misc = Singles
Name = Peep
Type = studio
single 1 = 1st
single 1 date = 1995
single 2 = 2nd
single 2 date = 1996
single 3 = 3rd
single 3 date = 1996

"Peep" is the debut album by Finnish alternative rock band The Rasmus (named just "Rasmus" back then), released on September 23, 1996 on Warner Music Finland.

They met their first manager and record producer, Teja Kotilainen in 1995 and signed with Warner Music Finland in February 1996. They released their first EP, called "1st", on Teja G. Records, in December 1995, which featured the songs "Frog", "Myself", "Funky Jam" and "Rakkauslaulu". The album was first released in Finland, where it went Gold, and later in Estonia and Russia, and subsequently worldwide.

Track listing

All songs are written by The Rasmus, unless where stated otherwise.

# "Ghostbusters" (Ray Parker Jr. cover) – 3:34
# "Postman" – 2:38
# "Fool" – 3:43
# "Shame" – 3:30
# "P.S." – 2:56
# "Julen Är Här Igen" – 3:30
# "Peep" – 0:48
# "Frog" – 2:32
# "Funky Jam" – 2:12
# "Outflow" – 2:50
# "Myself" – 3:53
# "Life 705" – 5:09
# "Small" – 6:22

ingles

The singles from "Peep" were not named after the songs. The names were "1st", "2nd" and "3rd". "1st" is actually an EP, containing four tracks (including the non-album song "Rakkauslaulu"). Their very first music video was made for "Funky Jam" the same year.

* The first single from the album was "1st", released in 1995.
* "2nd" was the second single, released in 1996.
* "3rd" was the last single from the album, released in 1996.

Trivia

* The album contains a hidden track after "Small". After three minutes you will hear a man saying something in Finnish and a child saying "hello".
* The song title "Julen Är Här Igen" is Swedish for "Christmas is here again", although the song has nothing to do with Christmas and is entirely in English.
* "P.S." is dedicated to singer Lauri Ylönen's older sister Hanna.

Credits

The Rasmus
* Lauri Ylönen – vocals
* Pauli Rantasalmi – guitar
* Eero Heinonen – bass
* Janne Heiskanen – drums

Additional musicians
* Timo Lavanko – saxophone on "Outflow"
* Aleksi Ahoniemi – saxophone on "Postman" and "P.S."
* Jukka Tiirikainen – trumpet on "P.S."

Additional personnel
* The Rasmus and Teja Kotilainen – producers
* Juha Heininen, Ilkka Herkman, Teja Kotilainen – recorders
* Juha Heininen, Jarno Patala – mixers
* Pauli Saastamoinen – mastering
* Dick Lindberg, Klikki – photography

External links

* [http://www.therasmus.com The Rasmus' official website]