Fashion Nugget

by Cake

Overview

Sounding like a suburban, melodic, white funk-injected version of King Missile's performance art/standup comedy, "The Distance" became a novelty hit in the fall of 1996, sending Cake's second album, Fashion Nugget, to platinum status. Certainly, "The Distance" was the only reason Fashion Nugget went platinum, because the remainder of the album is too collegiate and arcane for mainstream music tastes. It isn't because it's obscure or intellectual -- it's because the band is smirking. An "ironic" cover of Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive" is the key to the album, sending the signal that nothing is too insignificant to make fun of. Their blend of collegiate musical styles -- funk, hip-hop, alternative rock -- makes the music easy to digest in small doses, such as "The Distance." ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	07/08/2022
Label:	Sony Music
UPC:	0194399664612
Rank:	2965

Tracks

1. Frank Sinatra
2. The Distance
3. Friend Is a Four Letter Word
4. Open Book
5. Daria
6. Race Car Ya-Yas
7. I Will Survive
8. Stickshifts and Safetybelts
9. Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps
10. It's Coming Down
11. Nugget
12. She'll Come Back to Me
13. Italian Leather Sofa
14. Sad Songs and Waltzes

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Cake   Primary Artist
John McCrea   Organ,Vocals,Guitar (Acoustic)
Vince Di Fiore   Trumpet,Percussion
Todd Roper   Drums,Percussion
Victor Damiani   Guitar (Bass)
Greg Vincent   Pedal Steel
Greg Brown   Organ,Guitar (Electric)

Technical Credits

Kirt Shearer   Engineer
Craig Long   Engineer
Joe Davis   Composer
John McCrea   Design,Composer
Dino Fekaris   Composer
Osvaldo Farres   Composer
Willie Nelson   Composer
Freddie Perren   Composer
Todd Roper   Composer
Cake   Arranger,Producer
Larry Hulst   Photography
Audrey Marie   Design
Victor Damiani   Composer
Mark Kornweibel   Design
Don C. Tyler   Mastering
Greg Brown   Composer
Scott Reams   Assistant Engineer
Joe Johnston   Engineer