Deconstruction (Meredith Brooks album)

Deconstruction is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Meredith Brooks. It was released on September 28, 1999, by Capitol Records. Following the album's disappointing commercial reception, Brooks was dropped from the record label.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[3]
Gaffa[4]
Los Angeles Times[5]
Soundi[6]

Deconstruction
Studio album by
Meredith Brooks
ReleasedSeptember 28, 1999 (1999-09-28)
Recordedc. 1998–1999
GenreAlternative rock
Length50:14
LabelCapitol
Producer
Meredith Brooks chronology
See It through My Eyes
(1997)		 Deconstruction
(1999)		 Bad Bad One
(2002)
Singles from Deconstruction
  1. "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)"
    Released: August 24, 1999[1]
  2. "Shout"
    Released: 2000

Release

Deconstruction was released on September 28, 1999. Prior to the album's release, Brooks released rough mixes of several album tracks on her official website. Fans had the opportunity to vote for their favorite songs and discuss the then-upcoming album with Brooks on the site's message board.[7]

Track listing
Deconstruction – Standard edition[8]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Shout"Brooks3:54
2."Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)" (featuring Queen Latifah)
4:37
3."I Have Everything"Brooks4:05
4."Cosmic Woo Woo"
  • Brooks
  • Larry Dvoskin
3:36
5."Nobody's Home"
5:12
6."All for Nothing"
4:43
7."I Said It"
  • Brooks
  • Nowels
3:23
8."Back to Eden"
  • Brooks
  • Nowels
3:52
9."Bored with Myself"
  • Brooks
  • Peiken
3:45
10."Careful What You Wish For"
4:27
11."Sin City"Brooks4:37
12."Back to Nowhere"Brooks4:03
Total length:50:14
Deconstruction – Japanese edition (bonus track)[9]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Little Slice"
  • Brooks
  • Dvoskin
3:25
Total length:53:39

Personnel
  • Meredith Brooks – guitar, vocals
  • Paul Bushnell – bass guitar
  • David Darling – percussion
  • Denny Fongheiser – drums
  • Davey Faragher – bass guitar
  • Mark Meadows – bass guitar
  • Rob Ladd – drums
  • Matt Laug – drums
  • Michael Parnell – keyboards
  • Queen Latifah – performer
  • Paul Trudeau – piano, keyboards
  • Producers: Meredith Brooks, David Darling, Paul Fox
  • Engineers: John Bogosian, Brian Reeves, Jeff Tomei, Tom Weir
  • Assistant engineers: David Bryant, Steve Genewick, Michael Parnell, Matt Silva
  • Mixing: Steve Genewick, Chris Lord-Alge, Mark Needham, Matt Silva
  • Mastering: Doug Sax
  • A&R: Perry Watts-Russell
  • Programming: David Darling
  • Art direction: Wendy Dougan, Tommy Steele
  • Design: Wendy Dougan
  • Artwork: Wendy Dougan
  • Photography: Dana Tynan

Notes
  1. "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1313. August 20, 1997. p. 112.
  2. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r430656
  3. Johnson, Beth (October 15, 1999). "Deconstruction Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
  4. Poulsen, Jan Opstrup (September 21, 2001). "Meredith Brooks: Deconstruction" (in Danish). Gaffa. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
  5. Nichols, Natalie (September 26, 1999). "In Brief". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
  6. Ojala, Pertti (September 1999). "Deconstruction Review" (in Finnish). Soundi. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
  7. "Brooks to Preview Songs Online". MTV News. June 2, 1999. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  8. Deconstruction (CD liner notes). Meredith Brooks. Capitol Records. 1999. CDP 7243 8 56207 0 6.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. Deconstruction (CD liner notes). Meredith Brooks. Capitol Records. 1999. TOCP-65290.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.