Eight Arms to Hold You is the second studio album by alternative rock band Veruca Salt. It was released on February 11, 1997, through Outpost/Geffen Records.
Release The album was produced by Bob Rock. The title is a reference to the working title for the Beatles' film eventually titled Help!Caro, Mark. "Veruca Salt reunites years after explosive breakup". chicagotribune.com. July 3, 2014. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
The album was recorded at Wicked Wahine, in Haʻikū, Hawaii.Eight Arms to Hold You (1997) Veruca Salt. Outpost Recordings/Minty Fresh. 0 607703 00012 4 Bob Rock commented: "We ended up throwing my equipment into a house here. And they had such a great time and loved it so much that I just converted a part of my house." Additional recording took place at Chicago Recording Company in Chicago and The Warehouse Studio in Vancouver.
Eight Arms to Hold You peaked at number 55 on the Billboard 200. The single "Volcano Girls", written by Nina Gordon, was a rock radio hit. Veruca Salt performed "Shutterbug", written by Louise Post, on Saturday Night Live.Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Veruca Salt". allmusic.com. Retrieved September 29, 2020. Besides those two, there were three other singles released from the album: "Benjamin", "The Morning Sad", and "Straight".
This was the last album to feature all of the original band members—Gordon, Post, Steve Lack, and Jim Shapiro—until the 2015 album Ghost Notes.
Track listing
Personnel Veruca Salt Nina Gordon – guitar, vocals Louise Post – guitar, vocals Jim Shapiro – guitar, drums, backing vocals Steve Lack – bass guitar, guitar
Additional personnel Jim McGillveray – percussion Zach Ingraham – whiteboard Bob Rock – producer Randy Staub – engineer, mixing Brian Dobbs – engineer Mike Cusick – assistant engineer Jim Labinski – assistant engineer Jeff Lane – assistant engineer, mixing assistant Darren Grahn – assistant engineer George Marino – mastering Mike Gilles – digital editing, assistant engineer, digital programming
Charts
Album + Chart performance for Eight Arms to Hold You Chart (1997) Peakposition Australian Albums (ARIA) 69 US Billboard 200 55
Singles 1997 – "Volcano Girls" – US Modern Rock Tracks - No. 8 1997 – "Volcano Girls" – US Mainstream Rock Tracks - No. 9 1997 – "Volcano Girls" – UK Singles Chart - No. 56 1997 – "Volcano Girls" – Australian ARIA singles chart - No. 47 1997 – "Volcano Girls" – Swedish singles chart - No. 32 1997 – "Shutterbug" – US Mainstream Rock Tracks - No. 39 1997 – "Shutterbug" – Australian ARIA singles chart - No. 114 1997 – "Benjamin" – UK Singles Chart - No. 75 1997 – "Straight" – US Mainstream Rock Tracks - No. 38
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