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band

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. It was released 6 June 1995 by

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in the UK and

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in the US. Like its predecessor, '' Chrome'', it was produced by

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. "Judy Staring at the Sun" featured guest vocals by

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. On the

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mix, Donelly performed the song's chorus and second verse; on the album, however, her vocals appeared only in the chorus, and all verses were sung by

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. The single peaked at No. 22 on the ''

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chart; second single "Waydown" peaked at number 15 on the Modern Rock chart and number 24 on the

chart. The album peaked at No. 5 on the ''Billboard''

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chart, and was also the band's first album to chart on the ''Billboard'' 200, peaking at No. 163.

Track listing

All tracks written by

and Brian Futter. #"God Inside My Head" – 3:52 #"Waydown" – 3:14 #"Little Muscle" – 3:04 #"Heal" – 6:13 #"Empty Head" – 3:12 #"Receive" – 3:35 #"My Exhibition" – 2:27 #"Eat My Dust You Insensitive Fuck" – 8:06 #"Shocking" – 3:58 #"Love Tips Up" – 3:55 #"Judy Staring at the Sun" – 3:56 #"Hole" – 3:49 #"Fizzy Love" – 3:34 #"Glitter" – 4:10 (exclusive to

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edition, UK, and Australian CD edition) #"Kill My Soul" – 5:10

Personnel

–

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*Brian Futter – guitar, vocals *Dave Hawes – bass *Neil Sims –

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– vocals on "Judy Staring at the Sun" *

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– organ,

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* Audrey Riley –

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* Mark Feltham –

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;Technical *Rob Dickinson – producer *

– producer *

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– producer,

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Singles

* "Judy Staring at the Sun" (1995) ** Fontana CW CD 8, 852 307-2 (UK CD single) **# "Judy Staring at the Sun" – 3:55 **# "God Inside My Head" – 3:51 **# "Glitter" – 4:06 **# "Capacity to Change" – 4:13 ** Fontana CW 8, 852 307-0 (UK 10" vinyl single) **# "Judy Staring at the Sun" – 3:55 **# "God Inside My Head" – 3:51 **# "Waydown (Live)" **# "Crank (Live)" ** Fontana CW DD 8, 852 309-2 (Australian CD single) **# "Judy Staring at the Sun" – 3:55 **# "God Inside My Head" – 3:51 **# "Backwards Guitar" – 5:07 **# "Angelo Nero" – 4:21 ** Fontana CDP 1496, CDP 1496 (UK promo CD single) **# "Judy Staring at the Sun" (with

on vocals) – 3:57 **# "Judy Staring at the Sun" – 3:57 * "Little Muscle" (1995) ** Fontana CDP 1525 (UK promo CD single) **# "Little Muscle" – 3:04 * "Waydown" (1995) ** Fontana CW CD 7, 856 933-2 (UK CD single) **# "Waydown" – 3:16 **# "Show Me Mary (XFM Radio Session)" – 3:23 **# "Kill Rhythm (XFM Radio Session)" – 3:58 ** Fontana CW 7, 856 819-0 (UK 10" vinyl single) **# "Waydown" – 3:15 **# "Crank (XFM Radio Session)" – 3:50 **# "Wish You Were Here (XFM Radio Session)" (

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cover) – 2:48 ** Fontana 852 016-2 (Europe CD single) **# "Waydown" – 3:15 **# "Show Me Mary (XFM Radio Session)" – 3:21 ** Fontana 852 017-2 (Europe CD single) **# "Waydown" – 3:15 **# "Crank (XFM Radio Session)" – 3:49 **# "Broken Head (XFM Radio Session)" – 5:41 **# "Chrome (XFM Radio Session)" – 3:54 ** Fontana CW DD 7, 856 819-2 (UK CD single) **# "Waydown" – 3:15 **# "Broken Head (XFM Radio Session)" – 5:41 **# "Chrome (XFM Radio Session)" – 3:54 ** Fontana CDP 1432, CDP 1432 (US promo CD single) **# "Waydown" – 3:14

References

{{Authority control Catherine Wheel albums 1995 albums Albums with cover art by Storm Thorgerson Albums produced by Gil Norton Fontana Records albums