''Into the Pink'' is the second

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by the American rock band

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, released in 1999. It was their first release for

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. The album included the

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"Pretty Please" and "Baby Got Shot".

Production

The album was produced by

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. It was the band's first album as a trio, with Anne Marie Griffin changing from second guitar to bass guitar after the departure of the original bass guitarist.

Critical reception

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'' called the album "skeletal rock with gravely roughed-up guitars." ''

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'' wrote: "To make their potent retro cocktail, Verbena add a dash of Iggy Pop swagger and a measure of T. Rex power chords." '' The Stranger'' thought that "the distinctly crumbly crust of grunge is detectable among the sexy hot rock this time around." ''

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'' declared that "Verbena's grimy guitar rock, as well as the potent vocal interplay between ABondy and bassist Anne Marie Griffin, still sounds as deadly as a rattlesnake."

Track listing

All songs written by

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and

. #"Lovely Isn't Love" – 2:41 #"Into the Pink" – 4:06 #"Baby Got Shot" – 2:42 #"John Beverly" – 3:51 #"Pretty Please" – 2:51 #"Monkey, I'm Your Man" – 2:38 #"Prick the Sun" – 3:29 #"Oh My" – 3:46 #"Submissionary" – 2:26 #"Bang Bang" – 2:39 #"Depression Is a Fashion" – 1:52 #"Sympathy Was Dead" – 2:51 #"Big Skies, Black Rainbows" – 4:13

Personnel

Verbena *

– vocals and guitar *Anne Marie Griffin – bass guitar and vocals *Les Nuby – drums Technical personnel *Producer:

*Engineer:

Adam Kasper Adam Kasper is an American, Seattle area record producer and engineer, with platinum and gold awards, working with such bands as Aerosmith, Mudhoney, Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age, The Tragically Hip, R.E.M., Soundgarden and ...

*Mixing: Adam Kasper, Mike Cyr and

Jack Joseph Puig Jack Joseph Puig is an American audio engineer, A&R executive, and record producer. He has worked with Tonic, Hole, Jellyfish, The Black Crowes, John Mayer, Weezer, Fiona Apple, Roger Hodgson, Taxiride, Green Day, Counting Crows, No Doubt, Klaxo ...

*Design: George Mimnaugh and Alan Narmore *Photography: John Clark and Ken Schles

References

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