''Pure Juice'' is the debut album by

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band

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, released in 1997 by Maverick Recording Company.

Background and promotion

After signing with Madonna's

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in late 1996, Summercamp began working on their major label debut. Summercamp would be heavily hyped in the press, with Madonna telling MTV that the band were better than Oasis. ''Pure Juice'' was released on June 17, 1997, and that same month the band joined the 1997 edition of the Lollapalooza festival, which ran to August. To further promote the album, a music video was made for the single "Drawer".

Reception

"Drawer" peaked at #21 on the Modern Rock chart in the US, receiving airplay in the summer of 1997. Another single, "Should I Walk Away", became a top ten hit in Japan. Jason Ankeny of

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gave the album two and a half stars, labelling it "derivative and highly formulaic" and "heavily influenced by late-'70s radio". Sky Daniels of ''R&R'' magazine commented that, "Summercamp continues a natural progression for Santa Barbara bands, beginning with a harder faster approach than its predecessors, but still yielding the prerequisite humm-ability that living in Paradise elicits."

Appearances in other media

In 1998, "On Her Mind" appeared in the film ''

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'', and in 2000 the song "Nowhere Near" appeared on the soundtrack for '' Digimon: The Movie''. "Play It By Ear" was also used in the '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' episode " Crush".

Track listing

All songs produced by Chris Shaw and

Band members

* Tim Cullen - guitars and vocals * Sean McCue - guitars and vocals * Misha Feldmann - bass/backing vocals * Tony Sevener - drums/backing vocals

Additional personnel

* Chris Shaw -

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and mixing * Dave Nottingham, Tom Fiore & James Murray - 2nd engineers * Eddy Schreyer at Oasis Mastering * David Young -

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(Bliss Artist Management) * David Levine -

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- A&R * Jamie Young & David Lande - legal representation * Todd Gelfand - business management (Gelfand, Rennert and Feldman) * Kevin Reagan & Larimie Garcia - art direction/design * Karl Hentz - cover photo * Larry Mills, Chris Strother,

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, Kristen Lauck - inside photos

References

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