Cheshire Cat (album)

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Cheshire Cat
Studio album by Blink-182
Released	February 17, 1994 (original) 1995 (CD re-issue) March 5, 1996 (Taiwan) November 3, 1998 (re-release)
Recorded	1993-1994 at Westbeach Recorders in Hollywood, California
Genre	Skate punk[1], pop punk, punk rock
Length	41:55
Label	Cargo Music, Grilled Cheese
Producer	O, Blink 182
Professional reviews
AbsolutePunk.net (73%) link All Music Guide link
Blink-182 chronology
Buddha (1993) Cheshire Cat (1994) Dude Ranch (1997) Singles from Chesire Cat "Carousel" Released: 1995 "M+M's" Released: 1995 "Wasting Time" Released: November 21, 1996

Cheshire Cat is the debut studio album by Blink-182, released on February 17, 1994. Two songs on this album, "Carousel" and "M+M's" appear on the Greatest Hits album. Two singles were released from this album: "M+M's" and "Wasting Time".

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 2.1 Band Line-Up During Recording 2.2 Additional 2.3 Producers 3 References

[edit] Track listing

1. "Carousel" * † - 3:14
2. "M+M's" ‡ - 2:39
3. "Fentoozler" * ‡ - 2:04
4. "Touchdown Boy" † - 3:10
5. "Strings" * ‡ - 2:25
6. "Peggy Sue" † - 2:38
7. "Sometimes" * ‡ - 1:08
8. "Does My Breath Smell?" † - 2:38
9. "Cacophony" ‡ - 3:05
10. "TV" * ‡ - 1:41
11. "Toast And Bananas" * † - 2:42
12. "Wasting Time" ‡- 2:49
13. "Romeo And Rebecca" * † - 2:34
14. "Ben Wah Balls" † - 3:55
15. "Just About Done" † - 2:16
16. "Depends" § - 2:48

• All songs written by Tom DeLonge and Mark Hoppus.
• Additional lyrics on "Wasting Time" by Jeff Forrest.

* = originally appeared on Buddha
† = Lead vocals by Tom Delonge
‡ = Lead vocals by Mark Hoppus
§ = Lead vocals by both

In the song "Depends," after the music is finished, Mark recites a quote from the film Airplane!, you can also hear some remains of the guitar riff from Guns N Roses hit-single "Sweet Child O' Mine".

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Band Line-Up During Recording

• Tom DeLonge - Vocals/Guitars
• Mark Hoppus - Vocals/Bass
• Scott Raynor - Drums

[edit] Additional

• Matt Houts - Introduction to "Ben Wah Balls"
• Engineer: Steve Kravac

[edit] Producers

• O; Tracks 2, 4, 6, 9, 12, 15, 16
• blink-182; Tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14

[edit] References

1. ^ Blink-182 - Skate-Punk - Punk - Alternative/Punk - Musik - www.real.com

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