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World So Bright is the debut album by the American power pop musician Adam Schmitt, released in 1991.[2][3]
| World So Bright | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1991 | |||
| Genre | Power pop | |||
| Label | Reprise Records[1] | |||
| Producer | Greg Edward, Adam Schmitt | |||
| Adam Schmitt chronology | ||||
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Schmitt supported the album by opening for the BoDeans on a North American tour.[4]
Production
Recorded at Chicago Recording Company and in Schmitt's Champaign, Illinois, basement, the album was produced by Greg Edward and Schmitt.[5][6][7] It contains contributions from Lisa Germano, Kenny Aronoff, and Jay Bennett.[8]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [9] |
| Chicago Tribune |  [10] |
| The Record | [4] |
| The Republican | [11] |
Trouser Press thought that the "well-crafted songs are mega-tuneful guitar-driven gems with hooks galore and lyrics that rise above the prosaic 'boy meets girl/boy loses girl/boy misses girl/boy goes looking for another girl' fodder."[8] The Chicago Tribune determined that "the album's dozen songs resound with the innate humability that informs the best work of Squeeze, XTC and the dB's."[10]
The Palm Beach Post wrote: "A hopeful romantic, [Schmitt] infuses love song after love song with memorable hooks. A tough, heartfelt delivery gives them an added edge."[12] The Republican concluded that "it's pop alright, but the hooks don't hook and the thing don't swing."[11] Rolling Stone called it "more than a promising debut, it's a confident piece of work from a canny singer-songwriter who's going to be around for a good long while."[1]
AllMusic wrote that "things are less impressive when the amps get cranked too high ('River Black'), but fortunately that's not a frequent mistake, and one that's more than redeemed by songs like the wistful, touching ballad 'Elizabeth Einstein'."[9] MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide deemed the album "a flawless disc," writing that the title track is a "symmetrical diamond."[13]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dead End" | |
| 2. | "World So Bright" | |
| 3. | "Can't Get You on My Mind" | |
| 4. | "River Black" | |
| 5. | "Lost" | |
| 6. | "Garden of Love" | |
| 7. | "My Killer" | |
| 8. | "Remembered Sun" | |
| 9. | "Everything Turned Blue" | |
| 10. | "Elizabeth Einstein" | |
| 11. | "Scarlet Street" | |
| 12. | "At Season's End" |
References
- Wild, David (July 12, 1991). "RATING THE RECORDINGS". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Rolling Stone. p. 4F.
- "Adam Schmitt Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
- Corcoran, Michael (July 21, 1991). "RECORD FILE". Chicago Sun-Times. Show. p. 2.
- Jaeger, Barbara (November 7, 1991). "Adam Schmitt, 'World So Bright'". The Record. p. C1.
- Caro, Mark (21 June 1991). "National debuts". Chicago Tribune. Friday. p. N.
- Smith, Liz (12 Aug 1991). "Yes, summer is more than half over...". Newsday. News. p. 11.
- "Album Reviews -- World So Bright by Adam Schmitt". Billboard. 103 (25): 70. Jun 22, 1991.
- "Adam Schmitt". Trouser Press. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- "World So Bright - Adam Schmitt | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- Kening, Dan (4 July 1991). "Adam Schmitt World So Bright". Chicago Tribune. Tempo. p. 7.
- O'Hare, Kevin (August 11, 1991). "Ethereal to earthy - New discs run gamut". The Republican. p. D10.
- Benarde, Scott (August 18, 1991). "TROUBADOURS, GENRE FUSION LATEST IN POP". The Palm Beach Post. p. 1L.
- MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 984.
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