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in the United Kingdom and

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in the United States. It was co-produced by former Pere Ubu member Eric Drew Feldman, who also played keyboards on the album. ''Teenager'' also features work by several backing musicians, including Lyle Workman,

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and Black's Pixies bandmate Joey Santiago. The album reached No. 2 on ''

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chart and No. 131 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart in 1994. The single "

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" reached No. 10 on ''Billboard''s

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chart that year. Although not originally well-received, the record is now widely praised by both critics and fans. The album is often cited as the high-point of Francis' post-Pixies catalogue, and was ranked No. 94 on '' Pitchfork's'' "Top 100 Albums of the 1990s".

Track listing

Personnel

;Musicians * Frank Black – vocals, guitar * Eric Drew Feldman – bass, keyboards, synthetics * Nick Vincent – drums, bass on track 11 * Lyle Workman – lead guitar * Joey Santiago – lead guitar on tracks 8, 20, 21, 22 and second lead guitar on track 15 *

– lead guitar on tracks 11 and 17 ;Technical * Eric Drew Feldman – producer * Frank Black – producer * Alistair Clay – producer (except on tracks 3, 7, 17 and 19), engineer * David Bianco – additional engineer, mixing * Andy Warwick – additional engineer * Bill Cooper – additional engineer * Efren Herrera – additional engineer * Craig Doubet – assistant engineer * Danny Alonso – assistant engineer * Wolfgang Aichholz – assistant engineer * Mike Aarvold – assistant engineer * Matt Westfield – assistant engineer * John Jackson – assistant engineer *

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– assistant engineer * Wally Traugott – mastering * V23 – design * Michael Halsband – photography

Charts

References

{{Authority control Black Francis albums 1994 albums 4AD albums Elektra Records albums