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Brick by Brick is the ninth studio album by American singer Iggy Pop, released in June 1990 by Virgin Records.

For other uses, see Brick by Brick (disambiguation).
Brick by Brick
Studio album by
Iggy Pop
ReleasedJune 1990
RecordedFebruary 15 – March 23, 1990
Studio
  • Ocean Way, Hollywood
  • Hollywood Sound, Hollywood
Genre
Length54:09
LabelVirgin
ProducerDon Was
Iggy Pop chronology
Instinct
(1988)		 Brick by Brick
(1990)		 American Caesar
(1993)

Production and content


After attracting mixed reviews for much of his 1980s output, Pop hired longtime Stooges fan Don Was as producer, who would later produce Avenue B, and opted for a hard rock sound.[1] Many songs on the album incorporate a lyrical theme of the United States facing dangers of cultural decay and implosion.[1] Slash and Duff McKagan of Guns N' Roses fame were featured on the album as songwriters and performers. The cover was drawn by American cartoonist Charles Burns.[3] The album's personnel includes studio musicians Waddy Wachtel and Kenny Aronoff. The album is the first studio album that features Pop contributing guitar. He plays a majority of the guitar parts along with Wachtel and Slash.


Release


The album peaked at number 90 on the Billboard 200 and stayed on the charts for 37 weeks.[4] The song "Livin' On the Edge of the Night" was released before the album as a soundtrack for the hit movie Black Rain starring Michael Douglas and Andy García. The song reached number 16 on Modern Rock Tracks.[5] "Candy" reached number 30 on Mainstream Rock Tracks, number 5 on Modern Rock Tracks and number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100. The first single from the album, "Home", reached number 2 on Modern Rock Tracks.[5]

After completing the album, Pop conducted a successful world tour; his 1991 performance in Paris was recorded and later released on DVD. Several famous fans appeared on stage with Pop during the tour.[citation needed]


Reception


Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[6]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[9]

The album gave Pop some of his strongest reviews since his David Bowie collaborations,[citation needed] and "Candy", with the B-52's vocalist Kate Pierson, became his first MTV hit. The video for the song found fairly heavy rotation on that station. Videos were also made for "Home", "Butt Town" and "Livin' on the Edge of the Night".

"Butt Town" received high praise from the MTV animated duo Beavis and Butt-Head; the latter stated, "This song has the best lyrics I've ever heard."


Track listing


All songs written by Iggy Pop, except where noted.

  1. "Home" – 4:00
  2. "Main Street Eyes" – 3:41
  3. "I Won't Crap Out" – 4:02
  4. "Candy" (with Kate Pierson of The B-52's) – 4:13
  5. "Butt Town" – 3:34
  6. "The Undefeated" – 5:05
  7. "Moonlight Lady" – 3:30
  8. "Something Wild" (John Hiatt) – 4:01
  9. "Neon Forest" – 7:05
  10. "Starry Night" – 4:05
  11. "Pussy Power" – 2:47
  12. "My Baby Wants to Rock & Roll" (lyrics: Pop; music: Slash) – 4:46
  13. "Brick by Brick" – 3:30
  14. "Livin' on the Edge of the Night" (Jay Rifkin, Eric Rackin) – 3:38
Alternate versions

Personnel


Technical


Charts


Chart performance for Brick by Brick
Chart (1990) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] 81
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[11] 43
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] 34
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[13] 19
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 13
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 35
UK Albums (OCC)[16] 50
US Billboard 200[17] 110

References


  1. Deming, Mark. "Brick by Brick – Iggy Pop". AllMusic. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
  2. Horton, Ross (July 4, 2019). "This reissue of Iggy's Zombie Birdhouse is every bit as frustrating and fascinating as the original". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  3. Sullivan, Darcy (February 1992). "The Charles Burns Interview by Darcy Sullivan". The Comics Journal. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  4. "Iggy Pop – Chart history for Billboard 200". Billboard. Archived from the original on 13 May 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  5. "Iggy Pop – Chart history for Alternative Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on 23 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  6. Kot, Greg (July 22, 1990). "Pop On Pop: Iggy Rates His Own Music (And So Do We)". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on August 9, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  7. Larkin, Colin (2011). "Iggy Pop". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
  8. Evans, Paul (August 9, 1990). "Brick by Brick review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  9. Coleman, Mark; Kemp, Rob (2004). "Iggy Pop". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). New York City: Simon & Schuster. pp. 645–646. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  10. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia’s Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 221.
  11. "Dutchcharts.nl – Iggy Pop – Brick by Brick" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  12. "Offiziellecharts.de – Iggy Pop – Brick by Brick" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  13. "Norwegiancharts.com – Iggy Pop – Brick by Brick". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  14. "Swedishcharts.com – Iggy Pop – Brick by Brick". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  15. "Swisscharts.com – Iggy Pop – Brick by Brick". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  16. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  17. "Iggy Pop Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 17, 2021.



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Brick by Brick (рус. Кирпич за кирпичиком) — девятый студийный альбом американского рок-музыканта Игги Попа, выпущенный в июне 1990 года.


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