''Orange Ave.'' is the fourth

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by American

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band

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. It was released on July 14, 1998, on

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. The album peaked at #121 on the ''Billboard'' 200. The album is named after a street running through downtown

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, the band's hometown. The album's only ''

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''-charting single was "Over Your Shoulder" (#7 on

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and #16 on

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). "Each Little Mystery" was also released as a single, but did not chart.

Critical reception

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'' wrote that "though Seven Mary Three still won't be mistaken for a creative dynamo—its diversity generally means there's a wider variety of forgettable rock songs from which to choose on ''Orange Ave.''—it's certainly not so difficult to endure, sort of like the work of an accomplished but underwhelming bar band." The ''

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'' wrote that "by forgetting trends and focusing on their own experience, Seven Mary Three has made ''Orange Ave.'' a dark horse contender for the year's best rock album."

Track listing

All songs written and arranged by Seven Mary Three. #"Peel" – 2:08 #"Over Your Shoulder" – 4:18 #"Chasing You" – 3:38 #"Each Little Mystery" – 2:45 #"In-Between" – 3:09 #"Joliet" – 4:20 #"Super-Related" – 3:24 #"Flagship Eleanor" – 3:01 #"Southwestern State" – 4:41 #"Hang On" – 2:58 #"Blessing In Disguise" – 4:33 #"Devil's Holy Joke" – 8:18 #*"Devil's Holy Joke" ends at 3:20, followed by the

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"Talk to You Like That" beginning at 4:16.

Album credits

* Jason Ross – lead vocals, rhythm guitar * Jason Pollock – lead guitar, backing vocals * Casey Daniel – bass * Giti Khalsa – drums *

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– keyboards * Paul Smith – additional guitar

Production

*Producers: Tom Morris, Jason Pollock, and Jason Ross *Engineering: Tom Morris with Matt Martone *Mixing: Tom Morris, except Tracks 3 and 5 mixed by

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*Mastering: Mike Fuller and Tom Morris *Art Direction: Larry Freemantle and Seven Mary Three *Photography: Danny Clinch

References

{{Authority control 1998 albums Seven Mary Three albums Atlantic Records albums Albums recorded at Morrisound Recording