| Cockamamie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1994 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, alternative rock | |||
| Label | Squint Records, Warner Bros. Records | |||
| Producer | Mike Denneen[1] | |||
| Jen Trynin chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Billboard | (very favorable)[3] |
| Los Angeles Times | [4] |
| Robert Christgau |  [5] |
| Spin | 5/10[6] |
Cockamamie is the debut album from Boston-based musician Jen Trynin. First released in 1994,[2][7] the album failed to do well on the charts when re-released by Warner Bros. Records in 1995, in spite of positive reviews. The track "Better Than Nothing" was released as a single from the album.
The story of how this album came to be and the process regarding its release on Warner Bros. is chronicled in Trynin's 2006 book Everything I'm Cracked Up to Be.
Track listing
All songs written by Jen Trynin.[8]
- "Happier"
- "Better Than Nothing"
- "Everything Is Different Now"
- "One Year Down"
- "Snow"
- "All This Could Be Yours"
- "Too Bad You're Such A Loser"
- "Knock Me Down"
- "If I Had Anything To Say (Don't You Think I Would Have Said It All?)"
- "Beg"
- "Do It Alone"
- there is an untitled hidden track that begins at 4:07
Personnel
- Paul Bryan - bass
- Jerry Deupree - drums
- David Gregory - drums
- Mike Levesque - drums
- Aimee Mann - vocals
- Michael Rivard - bass
- Clayton Scoble - backing vocals
- Milt Sutton - drums, percussion
- Jennifer Trynin - guitar, vocals
Appearances in media
- All This Could Be Yours appears in the 2019 film Raising Buchanan
References
- ↑ Lundy, Zeth (16 July 2018). "How Mike Denneen of Q Division connected people -- and a music scene". Vanyaland.
- 1 2 Allmusic review
- ↑ Staff (1995-07-15). "Album Reviews". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 66.
- ↑ Willman, Chris (30 July 1995). "'Cockamamie' a Great First Trynin". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert (2000). "Jennifer Trynin". Christgau's Consumer Guide. St. Martin's Griffin.
- ↑ Kelly, Christina (August 1995). "Cockamamie". Spin. 11 (5): 93.
- ↑ "Rocker GRRRL Memoir Charts Swift Decline". 6 April 2006.
- ↑ "Jennifer Trynin - Cockamamie Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
External links
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