''Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt'' is the debut studio album by the
Christian alternative rock band
Breakfast with Amy
Breakfast with Amy was an American Christian alternative rock band, formed in 1986 in La Habra, California at the La Habra Four-Square church. At that time, the band consisted of vocalist David Koval, bassist Jeff "Tennessee Beans" Beahn, guitari ...
, released in 1990. Produced by the band at Casbah Studios in
Fullerton, California
Fullerton ( ) is a city located in northern Orange County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 143,617.
Fullerton was founded in 1887. It secured the land on behalf of the Atchison, Topeka and Sa ...
, ''Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt'' was the group's first release on Narrowpath Records. The album showcases songwriting and production values unorthodox for Christian musical groups in the late 1980s, demonstrating neo-psychedelic and punk rock influences cited by members, including
Echo & the Bunnymen and early
U2.
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Despite its status as a debut release on an independent record label, the album sold in excess of 8,000 copies in the first two months following its release, during which the band toured briefly to promote their debut. In 1995, due to the sustained cult status of the band among many collectors, Graydot Records re-mastered and re-released the album with a collection of additional bonus tracks, including some of the band's early demos.
The title of the album is a reference to Billy Pilgrim's epitaph in Kurt Vonnegut's 1969 novel '' Slaughterhouse-Five''.
Track listing
# "Icky" – 4:31
# "Power" – 4:11
# "Cavewoman" – 5:56
# "This Train" – 4:21
# "Mr. Ed" – 2:48
# "Funeral" – 3:40
# "Everything" – 4:15
# "Ferris Wheel" – 3:34
# "Abandoned Houses" – 3:35
# "Social Studies" – 4:09
All songs written by BWA with the exception of "Abandoned Houses", "Funeral"
Copyright 1986 by Christopher Colbert, Kim Molien, David Koval. "This Train" (Traditional)
Bonus Tracks (Graydot Records re-release of the CD with Added Tracks)
# "Ferris Wheel" (demo) – 9:07
# "Love Song" (demo) – 4:43
# "Funeral" (demo) – 5:32
Personnel
* Bob Smith — vocals, electric sitar, acoustic guitar
* Eddie Bass — bass guitar
* Christopher Colbert — guitar
* Caryn Colbert — guitar
* Paul Pelligrin — drums
* Tennessee Beans – bass guitar (tracks 6 - 10)
* Dan Bush – Engineer
References
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1990 debut albums
Breakfast with Amy albums
Narrowpath Records albums