Penthouse
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 8, 1995
StudioSorcerer Studios, New York City
GenreIndie pop, indie rock
Length51:14
LabelElektra
ProducerLuna, Pat McCarthy and Mario Salvati
Luna chronology
Bewitched
(1994)
Penthouse
(1995)
EP
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Consumer GuideA[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
Entertainment WeeklyC−[4]
NME7/10[5]
The Province[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[7]
Select4/5[8]

Penthouse is the third album by American alternative rock band Luna. It was ranked the 99th best album of the 1990s by Rolling Stone.[9]

Track listing

All music by Luna and lyrics by Dean Wareham, except where noted.

  1. "Chinatown" – 4:39
  2. "Sideshow by the Seashore" – 3:12
  3. "Moon Palace" – 3:46
  4. "Double Feature" – 4:27
  5. "23 Minutes in Brussels" – 6:40
  6. "Lost in Space" – 3:44
  7. "Rhythm King" – 3:16
  8. "Kalamazoo" – 6:26
  9. "Hedgehog" – 3:05
  10. "Freakin' and Peakin'" – 6:12
  11. "Bonnie and Clyde" – 5:27 (Serge Gainsbourg) (CD bonus track not featured on vinyl and cassette releases)

Personnel

Luna

with:

  • Lætitia Sadier – vocals on "Bonnie and Clyde"
  • Jane Scarpantonicello on "Moon Palace", string arrangements
  • Tom Verlaine – electric 12-string guitar on "Moon Palace" and electric guitar on "23 Minutes in Brussels"
  • Matthew Buzzell – backing vocals on "Kalamazoo"

Production

  • Pat McCarthy – producer
  • Mario Salvati – producer
  • Lou Sciancalepore – assistant engineer
  • Dave Voigt – assistant engineer
  • Susanne Dyer – assistant engineer
  • Mastered by Greg Calbi

See also

References

  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Penthouse – Luna". AllMusic. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
  2. Christgau, Robert (2000). "Luna: Penthouse". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. St. Martin's Griffin. ISBN 0-312-24560-2. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
  3. Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958.
  4. Mirkin, Steven (August 11, 1995). "Penthouse". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
  5. "Luna: Penthouse". NME. August 12, 1995. p. 41.
  6. Harrison, Tom; McLaughlin, John P.; Walsh, Michael (1995-11-02). "Still electrifying after 25 years". The Province via ProQuest.
  7. Sheffield, Rob (2004). "Luna". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 500–01. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  8. Wilkinson, Roy (September 1995). "Luna: Penthouse". Select. No. 63. p. 97.
  9. 100 Best Albums of the Nineties
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