Freak City Soundtrack is the third studio album by Material Issue, released on Mercury Records in 1994.[4][5] It was the last studio album the band would record before frontman Jim Ellison committed suicide in 1996.[6]

Freak City Soundtrack
Studio album by Material Issue
Released	March 8, 1994
Genre	Power pop
Length	35:16
Label	Mercury
Producer	Mike Chapman
Material Issue chronology
Destination Universe (1992) Freak City Soundtrack (1994) Goin' Through Your Purse (1994)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide	[3]

Production

The album was produced by Mike Chapman, who also produced breakthrough albums for Blondie and The Knack.[7][4] Rick Nielsen appears on the album.[8]

Critical reception

Trouser Press called the album "an unqualified triumph," and praised "Help Me Land" as "two minutes of slashing power chords, a frenzied vocal and Zelenko’s totally out-of-control drumming."[9] The Hartford Courant called it "40 minutes of high-energy, minimal-angst-factor fun."[8] The Chicago Tribune called Freak City Soundtrack "a return to form ... It comes as close as any disc to capturing the band's live energy."[10]

Track listing

All songs written by Jim Ellison except when noted.

1. "Goin' Through Your Purse" - 3:23
2. "Kim the Waitress" (Jeff Kelly, Jim Kelly) - 4:57
3. "Funny Feeling" - 3:25
4. "The Fan" - 3:05
5. "One Simple Word" - 2:44
6. "A Very Good Thing" - 2:42
7. "I Could Use You" - 4:10
8. "Ordinary Girl" - 3:11
9. "Eko Beach" - 2:35
10. "She's Going Through My Head" - 3:11
11. "Help Me Land" - 1:53

References