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Sacred Cow is an album by Geggy Tah, released in 1996.[5][6][7]

Sacred Cow
Studio album by Geggy Tah
Released	April 23, 1996
Recorded	1995
Genre	Alternative rock, funk rock
Length	50:16
Label	Warner/WEA Luaka Bop[1]
Producer	Greg Kurstin Susan Rogers Tommy Jordan David Byrne (exec.) Yale Evelev (exec.)
Geggy Tah chronology
Grand Opening (1990) Sacred Cow (1996) Into the Oh (2001)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]
Entertainment Weekly	B[4]

It contains "Whoever You Are," a #16 hit on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.[8] It was used in a Mercedes-Benz commercial, in 2001.

Critical reception

Entertainment Weekly called the album "another fine, goofunky mess, chockful of weird hooks and dance-feverish energy."[4] The Nation wrote that the band "is carving out a place devoted to fey weirdness, edgy grooves, and realityskewing lyrics."[9] Trouser Press wrote: "Sacred Cow continues the duo’s tactful progression towards a modern version of Steely Dan-dom."[10]

Track listing

All songs written by Tommy Jordan & Greg Kurstin, except as noted.

1. "Granddad's Opening Address" – 0:29
2. "Whoever You Are" – 4:33
3. "Lotta Stuff" (Jordan) – 3:10
4. "Century Plant 2000" – 6:17
5. "Sacred Cow" (Jordan) – 5:02
6. "House of Usher (Inside)" (Jordan) – 3:58
7. "Don't Close the Door" – 4:10
8. "Such a Beautiful Night" (Jordan) – 3:53
9. "She Withers" – 4:09
10. "Las Vegas with the Lights Out" – 3:27
11. "Mem" (Jordan) – 4:39
12. "Shed" (Jordan) – 3:45
13. "Gina" – 2:45

References

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