''Pop Has Freed Us'', a compilation/career retrospective by
Papas Fritas
Papas Fritas (typically stylized as pApAs fritAs) was an American indie rock band that formed in 1992 and released three studio albums before breaking up in 2000. The band's name is Spanish for "fried potatoes" (specifically " French fries" in A ...
, contains eight songs from their studio albums and nine rarities, and comes with a DVD featuring three music videos ("Afterall," "Hey Hey You Say," and "Way You Walk"). It was released in the summer of 2003 on Minty Fresh after "Way You Walk," a track from the band's third LP, ''
Buildings and Grounds
''Buildings and Grounds'' is the third studio album by Papas Fritas, released on Minty Fresh in 2000. In Australia it was distributed by local label Half a Cow, their first release of a non-Aussie album since Bettie Serveert's ''Palomine'' five ...
'', garnered mainstream exposure in a TV commercial for Dentyne Ice.
Track listing
#"Way You Walk" (Tony Goddess) – 3:48
#"Smash This World" (Goddess) – 4:08
#"Lame to Be" (Goddess, Shivika Asthana) – 3:24
#"Flash Lightning" (Tom Verlaine) – 3:00
#"High School, Maybe" (Goddess) – 1:31
#"Passion Play" (Goddess) – 3:04
#"TV Movies" (Asthana, Goddess) – 3:57
#"Holiday" (Goddess) – 2:48
#"Hey Hey You Say" (Asthana, Goddess, Keith Gendel) – 3:15
#"Let's Go Down to the Town Oasis" (Goddess) – 3:06
#"Do the Move" (Goddess) – 3:32
#"Say Goodbye" (Asthana, Goddess) – 4:05
#"Book of Love" (Lindsey Buckingham, Richard Dashut) – 3:17
#"Vertical Lives" (Gendel) – 3:46
#"People Tell Me Not to Worry" (Goddess) – 3:39
#"Questions" (Goddess) – 3:18
#"Love Just Don't Quit" (Goddess) – 2:19
1, 14, 16: from ''Buildings and Grounds
''Buildings and Grounds'' is the third studio album by Papas Fritas, released on Minty Fresh in 2000. In Australia it was distributed by local label Half a Cow, their first release of a non-Aussie album since Bettie Serveert's ''Palomine'' five ...
''; 2: from the ''Friday Night'' 7" single, 1994; 3: from the ''Passion Play'' 7" single, 1995; 4: previously unreleased (c. 1994); 5: bonus track from international releases of ''Papas Fritas''; 6-8: from ''Papas Fritas
Papas Fritas (typically stylized as pApAs fritAs) was an American indie rock band that formed in 1992 and released three studio albums before breaking up in 2000. The band's name is Spanish for "fried potatoes" (specifically " French fries" in A ...
''; 9, 12: from ''Helioself
''Helioself'' is the second album by Papas Fritas, released in 1997. According to the band's website, "''Helioself'' is the name of the mythical Sun-Ra sessions that were so powerful ... they were sealed away in a lost vault by request of the Ra ...
''; 10: from the ''Vertical Lives'' CD single (2000, Belgium) and ''Tape Op: A Compact Disc of Creative Music Recordings'' (2000, US); 11: from the ''Far From an Answer'' CD single (2000, Australia); 13: A-side of Kindercore Records Single of the Month, October 2000 (7"); 15: from ''The Men From O.R.G.A.N.'' (2002, Italy; originally titled "Solodisco" and credited to Tony Goddess); 17: from ''In Our Lifetime, Vol. 3: The Revenge of Boston'' (2002, US) and ''POPvolume#3'' (2002, France)
Personnel
* Shivika Asthana: drums, vocals
* Keith Gendel: bass, vocals
* Tony Goddess: guitar, piano, vocals
* Derek Brain: trumpet on "Let's Go Down to the Town Oasis"
* Bryan Hanna: toms and maracas on "Hey Hey You Say"
* Tom Swafford: string arrangement on "Passion Play" (Swafford and Kathleen Derbyshire, violins; Heather Morehouse, viola; Sarah Thompson, cello)
* Samantha Wood: background vocals on "Let's Go Down to the Town Oasis" and "Do the Move"
Production notes
"Hey Hey You Say" and "Say Goodbye" coproduced by Bryan Hanna. Liner notes by Tony Goddess and Jay Ruttenberg. Photography by Keith Gendel and Courtney Banfield. Layout by Shannon Showers.
References
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2003 compilation albums
Papas Fritas albums