Throwing Copper

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Throwing Copper
Studio album by Live
Released	April 26, 1994
Recorded	At Pachyderm Studio, Cannon Falls, Minnesota
Genre	Alternative rock, Post-Grunge
Length	59:25
Label	Radioactive
Producer	Jerry Harrison, Live
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Q Nov 1994, p.115 Rolling Stone Aug 11 1994, p.70
Live chronology
Mental Jewelry (1991) Throwing Copper (1994) Secret Samadhi (1997)
Singles from Throwing Copper
"Selling the Drama" "I Alone" "Lightning Crashes" "All Over You" "White, Discussion"

Throwing Copper is a 1994 album by Live. Many critics and fans consider it the band's breakthrough album, due to the commercial success of the singles "Lightning Crashes," "I Alone," "Selling the Drama" and "All Over You". It was produced by Jerry Harrison of Talking Heads and was recorded at Pachyderm Recording Studio. The cover art is a painting by Scottish artist Peter Howson titled Sisters of Mercy. To date, the album has sold over eight million copies in the U.S.

Singer/songwriter Ed Kowalczyk was asked in an Australian radio interview in 1997 if R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe had sung the backing vocals at the end of the song "Pillar of Davidson." Kowalczyk laughed and replied, "No, that's just me trying as hard as I can to sound like Michael Stipe!"

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Outtakes and B-sides 2.1 Demo tape 3 Chart positions 3.1 Album 3.2 Singles

[edit] Track listing

All songs lyrics by Kowalczyk, music by Live.

1. "The Dam at Otter Creek" – 4:43
2. "Selling the Drama" – 3:26
3. "I Alone" – 3:50
4. "Iris" – 3:59
5. "Lightning Crashes" – 5:25
6. "Top" – 2:42
7. "All Over You" – 3:59
8. "Shit Towne" – 3:48
9. "T.B.D." – 4:28
10. "Stage" – 3:08
11. "Waitress" – 2:49
12. "Pillar of Davidson" – 6:46
13. "White, Discussion" – 6:08
14. "Horse" (hidden track) – 4:16

[edit] Outtakes and B-sides

• "Lift Me Up"
• "Susquehanna"
• "We Deal in Dreams" (later released on Awake: The Best of Live)

[edit] Demo tape

A demo tape of Throwing Copper contains three outtakes and various alternate versions of released songs. The only known copy is incomplete and it is unknown if there were other tracks on this demo.

1. "The Dam at Otter Creek" (features alternate vocals)
2. "We Deal in Dreams" (alternate version than released on Awake)
3. "Iris" (features different background vocals)
4. "Lift Me Up" (unreleased outtake)
5. "Susquehanna" (unreleased outtake)
6. "Shit Towne" (features an extended ending)
7. "Waitress" (features an alternate ending)
8. "Pillar of Davidson"
9. "Top" (features drum clicks at start)
10. "Stage" (features short intro)
11. "All Over You" (features drum clicks at start; cuts off at 2:27)

[edit] Chart positions

[edit] Album

Year	Chart	Peak
1994	The Billboard 200	1
	UK	7
1995	Australian ARIA Albums Chart	1
1996	Australian ARIA Albums Chart	1

[edit] Singles

Single	Year	Chart	Peak
"Selling the Drama"	1994	The Billboard Hot 100	43
		Mainstream Rock Tracks	4
		Modern Rock Tracks	1
		Top 40 Mainstream	34
		UK	30
"I Alone"	1994	Mainstream Rock Tracks	6
		Modern Rock Tracks	6
		Billboard Hot 100 Airplay	38
"Lightning Crashes"	1995	Mainstream Rock Tracks	1
		Modern Rock Tracks	1
		Top 40 Mainstream	6
		Billboard Hot 100 Airplay	12
		UK	33
"All Over You"	1995	Mainstream Rock Tracks	2
		Modern Rock Tracks	4
		Billboard Hot 100 Airplay	33
		UK	48
"White, Discussion"	1995	Mainstream Rock Tracks	12
		Modern Rock Tracks	15
		Billboard Hot 100 Airplay	71

Preceded by Me Against the World by 2Pac	Billboard 200 number-one album May 6 - May 12, 1995	Succeeded by Friday (soundtrack) by Various artists
Preceded by These Days by Bon Jovi	Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album August 13 - September 9, 1995 January 14 - February 3, 1996	Succeeded by One Hot Minute by Red Hot Chili Peppers

v • d • e Live Ed Kowalczyk • Chad Taylor • Patrick Dahlheimer • Chad Gracey Touring musicians: Adam Kowalczyk • Michael Railton • Christopher Thorn Studio albums The Death of a Dictionary • Mental Jewelry • Throwing Copper • Secret Samadhi • The Distance to Here • V • Birds of Pray • Songs from Black Mountain Compilations and EPs Divided Mind, Divided Planet • Four Songs • Awake: The Best of Live • Radiant Sea: A Collection of Bootleg Rarities and Two New Songs Singles Operation Spirit (The Tyranny of Tradition) • Pain Lies on the Riverside • The Beauty of Gray • Selling the Drama • I Alone • Lightning Crashes • All Over You • White, Discussion • Lakini's Juice • Freaks • Turn My Head • Rattlesnake • The Dolphin's Cry • Run to the Water • They Stood Up for Love • Simple Creed • Overcome • Forever May Not Be Long Enough • Heaven • Sweet Release • Run Away • We Deal in Dreams • The River • Mystery • Wings