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Success is the fifth album by the Seattle alternative rock band the Posies, released in 1998.[5][6] The band broke up after the album's release; they regrouped in 2005.[7][3]

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Success
Studio album by The Posies
Released	18 February 1998
Studio	Egg Studios, Seattle, Washington
Genre	Alternative rock
Label	PopLlama[1]
Producer	The Posies, Johnny Sangster, Conrad Uno
The Posies chronology
Amazing Disgrace (1996) Success (1998) Dream All Day: The Best of the Posies (2000)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]
Pitchfork	8.0/10[4]

Critical reception

AllMusic called Success "the most laid-back album the Posies have recorded to date; freed of the glossy production of their Geffen years and of the major label pressure to record a 'hit,' they turned out an album that was more immediate, more relaxed, and more theirs."[2]

Track listing

All songs by Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow.[8]

1. "Somehow Everything"
2. "You’re the Beautiful One"
3. "Looking Lost"
4. "Fall Apart With Me"
5. "Placebo"
6. "Who to Blame"
7. "Start a Life"
8. "Friendship of the Future"
9. "Grow"
10. "Farewell Typewriter"
11. "Every Bitter Drop"
12. "Fall Song"

Personnel

Credits adapted from Discogs[8]

The Posies

• Jon Auer - guitar, synthesizer, vocals
• Ken Stringfellow - guitar, vocals
• Joe Skyward - bass
• Brian Young - drums

Production

• Conrad Uno, Johnny Sangster, The Posies - producer, mixing
• Mark Guenther - mastering

Artwork and Design

• Rusty Willoughby - cover art, design
• Bootsy Holler - photography

References

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