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About to Choke is a 1996 album by Vic Chesnutt, an American singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who was known for his raw, expressive vocals. It was his fifth album overall and his first for a major label. It was released by Capitol Records, and was reissued, in 2010, by Plain Recordings.[9][10][11][12] In 2019, Discogs included About to Choke on its list of the 35 Saddest Albums of All Time.[13][14]

About to Choke
Studio album by
Vic Chesnutt
Released12 November 1996 (1996-11-12)
StudioKeane Studios Ltd. (tracks 3, 7, 8 and 11), Vic Chestnutt's home studio (track 6), Rocket Shack Recording (tracks 2, 10 & 12), Full Moon Studios (tracks 1, 4, 5 & 9)
GenreFolk rock
Length45:24
LabelCapitol
ProducerJohn De Vries, Mark Lafalce, Vic Chesnutt
Vic Chesnutt chronology
Is the Actor Happy?
(1995)		 About to Choke
(1996)		 The Salesman and Bernadette
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[2]
Christgau's Consumer Guide[3]
Los Angeles Times[4]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]
Pitchfork7.5/10[6]
Rolling Stone[7]
Spin6/10[8]

Track listing


All songs written by Vic Chesnutt

  1. "Myrtle" – 3:09
  2. "New Town" – 4:09
  3. "Ladle" – 4:06
  4. "Tarragon" – 2:00
  5. "Swelters" – 3:51
  6. "(It's No Secret) Satisfaction" – 1:02
  7. "Little Vacation" – 3:43
  8. "Degenerate" – 4:23
  9. "Hot Seat" – 3:39
  10. "Giant Sands" – 3:40
  11. "Threads" – 4:23
  12. "See You Around" – 7:19

Personnel



References


  1. Owens, Thom. "About to Choke". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
  2. Kot, Greg (6 December 1996). "Vic Chesnutt About to Choke (Capitol)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  3. Christgau, Robert (15 October 2000). "Vic Chesnutt". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 9780312245603.
  4. Cromelin, Richard (30 November 1996). "Vic Chesnutt, "About to Choke," Capitol". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  5. Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. p. 160. ISBN 9780743201698.
  6. Deusner, Stephen (21 June 2010). "About to Choke [Reissue]". Pitchfork.
  7. Robbins, Ira (21 November 1996). "About to Choke Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 28 April 2009.
  8. Miles, Milo (December 1996). "Records". Spin. 12 (9): 144.
  9. Kreps, Daniel (19 May 2010). "Vic Chesnutt's 'About to Choke' Returns as June Reissue". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
    - Nelson, Chris (4 November 1998). "On About to Choke, Vic Chesnutt Doesn't". MTV News.
  10. "Vic Chesnutt". New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  11. "Vic Chesnutt: About to Choke [Reissue]". Pitchfork. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  12. Nelson, Chris (11 November 1996). "ATN Preview: Vic Chesnutt's About To Choke". MTV News. Archived from the original on 11 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  13. "The 35 Saddest Albums Of All Time". Discogs. 27 November 2019. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  14. "Os 35 álbuns mais tristes de todos os tempos". Blitz Expresso (in European Portuguese). 12 July 2019. Archived from the original on 11 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.




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