''Avenue B'' is the twelfth studio album by American rock singer Iggy Pop, released in 1999. A

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was made for the single "Corruption." The album cover was shot by Jeff Wall.

Critical reception

"Avenue B" elicited a mixed reaction from music critics. The album holds a score of 52/100 on review aggregate site ''Album of the Year'', indicating mixed reviews.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Iggy Pop, except where noted #"No Shit" – 1:21 #"Nazi Girlfriend" – 2:57 #"Avenue B" – 5:19 #"Miss Argentina" – 4:14 #"Afraid to Get Close" – 0:59 #"

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" ( Johnny Kidd) – 4:35 #"Long Distance" – 4:56 #"Corruption" (Hal Cragin,

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, Pop) – 4:23 #"She Called Me Daddy" – 1:52 #"I Felt the Luxury" (William Martin,

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, Pop, Christopher Wood) – 6:30 #"Español" (Whitey Kirst, Pop) – 4:10 #"Motorcycle" – 2:42 #"Facade" – 5:28

B-sides and alternate versions

* "Corruption" (Single edit) – 4:00 * "Rock Star Grave" (B-side to "Corruption") – 4:30 * "Hollywood Affair" (featuring Johnny Depp; B-side to "Corruption") – 2:53

Personnel

*Iggy Pop – vocals, guitar, keyboards *

– guitar *Pete "Damien" Marshall – guitar * Lenny Castro – percussion on "Avenue B" and "Español" *Hal Cragin – bass *

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– violin, viola *

– Hammond organ, Wurlitzer *Larry Mullins – drums, tabla, vibraphone, treated 808 *

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– drums *

Andrew Scheps Andrew Scheps is an American mix engineer, recording engineer, record producer, and record label owner, based in Los Angeles and the United Kingdom. He received Grammy Awards for Best Rock Album for his work on Red Hot Chili Peppers' ''Stadium A ...

– loops, mixing on "Shakin' All Over" * Chris Wood – bass *Michael Chaves – keyboards on "Nazi Girlfriend" *

Don Was Don Edward Fagenson (born September 13, 1952), known professionally as Don Was, is an American musician, record producer and record executive. Primarily a bass player, Was co-founded the funk-rock band Was (Not Was). In later years he produced so ...

– guitar on "Long Distance"

Charts

Sales

References

External links

* Iggy Pop albums 1999 albums Albums produced by Don Was Virgin Records albums {{1990s-punk-album-stub