Regretfully Yours
Studio album by
Superdrag
ReleasedMarch 26, 1996
RecordedEasley Recording (Memphis, Tennessee), RPM Studios (New York)
GenreAlternative rock
Power pop
Indie rock
Length41:30
LabelElektra
ProducerTim O'Heir[1]
Superdrag chronology
The Fabulous 8-Track Sound of Superdrag
(1995)		 Regretfully Yours
(1996)		 Head Trip in Every Key
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]

Regretfully Yours is the debut album by Superdrag, released on Elektra Records in 1996.[4][5] The first single, "Sucked Out", expressed disdain for the music industry.[6] It was an MTV Buzz Bin hit.[7] "Sucked Out" reached #17 on Billboard's Modern Rock chart.

A vinyl version—which didn't appear at the time of the original release despite the album's retro aesthetic—was released in 2012 on SideOneDummy Records.[8]

The album peaked at No. 158 on the Billboard 200.[9]

Critical reception

The Encyclopedia of Popular Music wrote that the album "suffered from a cleaner production than their independent debut, losing some of the band's rough power pop charm in the process."[3] Trouser Press wrote: "That [John] Davis’ vulnerably sweet and sour songwriting is in full effect is the album's saving grace, but the audible sense of what Superdrag is about has changed a lot."[1]

Track listing

All songs written by John Davis.

  1. "Slot Machine" - 2:36
  2. "Phaser" - 3:19
  3. "Carried" - 2:15
  4. "Sucked Out" - 2:46
  5. "Cynicality" - 3:20
  6. "Destination Ursa Major" - 3:55
  7. "Whitey's Theme" - 4:42
  8. "Truest Love" - 2:41
  9. "What If You Don't Fly" - 2:14
  10. "Garmonbozia" - 3:38
  11. "N.A. Kicker" - 2:37
  12. "Nothing Good Is Real" - 4:43
  13. "Rocket" - 2:46

Personnel

  • John Davis: vocals, guitars, piano, organ, mellotron
  • Brandon Fisher: guitars
  • Tom Pappas: bass
  • Don Coffey, Jr.: drums

References

  1. 1 2 "Superdrag". Trouser Press. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  2. ↑ Regretfully Yours at AllMusic
  3. 1 2 Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 854.
  4. ↑ "Superdrag | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  5. ↑ "The Modern Age". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. August 31, 1996 – via Google Books.
  6. ↑ "SUPERDRAG HOLDS ITS OWN AS TOP DOG". courant.com.
  7. ↑ Reighley, Kurt B. (October 9, 2006). "Songwriting With Superdrag". Seattle Weekly.
  8. ↑ "Superdrag's 'Regretfully Yours' to Receive Vinyl Reissue". exclaim.ca.
  9. ↑ "Superdrag". Billboard.
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