PLEASED TO MEET ME
US 12" LP 33 1/3 RPM / cassette / CD
Vinyl 1-25557
Cassette 4-25557
CD 2-25557
April 1987
Side 1
1. I.O.U. [2:57]
2. Alex Chilton [3:12]
3. I Don't Know [3:19]
4. Nightclub Jitters [2:44]
5. The Ledge [4:04]
Side 2
6. Never Mind [2:47]
7. Valentine [3:31]
8. Shooting Dirty Pool [2:20]
9. Red Red Wine [2:59]
10. Skyway [2:04]
11. Can't Hardly Wait [3:02]
Original Cover Text:
R.I.P. P.G. [written on vinyl label]
Produced by Jim Dickinson
Recorded and Mixed by John Hampton and Joe Hardy
Production Assistant: James Lancaster
Recorded and Mixed at Ardent Studios, Studio B, Memphis
Digital Recording
Originally mastered by Ted Jenson, Sterling Sound, New York
Art Direction: Jerry McManus-Heiden
Design: Glenn Parsons
Dustsleeve Illustration: Chris Mars
Cover Photography: Daniel Corrigan
Inner Sleeve Photography: James Lancaster and Daniel Corrigan
Credits:
The inside sleeve also lists instrument and vocal credits for each song. All tracks have Westerberg on guitars, Stinson on bass, and Mars on drums and percussion. The exceptions or additional musicians were listed as:
Paul Westerberg: Background vocals on "I.O.U." and "Alex Chilton," six-string bass on "Can't Hardly Wait," harmonica on "Can't Hardly Wait"
Tommy Stinson: Background vocals on "I Don't Know" and "Shooting Dirty Pool," upright bass on "Nightclub Jitters," acoustic guitar on "Can't Hardly Wait," guitar fills on "Can't Hardly Wait"
Chris Mars: background vocals on "I Don't Know," foot tap on "Skyway"
East Memphis Slim: Background vocals on "I.O.U.," keyboards on "I.O.U.," "The Ledge," and "Can't Hardly Wait," organ on "Valentine," vibes on "Skyway"
Vito: Background vocals on "I.O.U.," "Alex Chilton," and "Shooting Dirty Pool
Teenage Steve Douglas: Baritone sax on "I Don't Know," and "Can't Hardly Wait," bass flute on "The Ledge"
Prince Gabe: Saxophone on "Nightclub Jitters"
Luther: guitar solo (w/ Paul Westerberg) on "Shooting Dirty Pool"
Alex Chilton: guitar fills on "Can't Hardly Wait"
Memphis Horns (Andrew Love on tenor sax, Ben Jr. on trumpet) on "Can't Hardly Wait"
Max Huls: strings on "Can't Hardly Wait"
Songwriters:
All songs written by Paul Westerberg except "Alex Chilton," "I Don't Know," "Valentine" and "Shooting Dirty Pool" written by Westerberg, Stinson, and Mars.
Bonus Tracks on 2008 CD Reissue
12. Birthday Gal (Studio Demo)
13. Valentine (Studio Demo)
14. Bundle Up (Studio Demo)
15. Photo (Studio Demo)
16. Election Day
17. Alex Chilton (Alternate version)
18. Kick It In (Studio Demo)
19. Route 66
20. Tossin' N' Turnin'
21. Can't Hardly Wait (Alternate Version)
22. Cool Water
Songwriters:
All songs by Westerberg except "Bundle Up" written by Westerberg, Stinson, and Mars, and:
-- "Route 66" written by Bobby Troup
-- "Tossin 'N' Turnin' " written by Ritchie Adams and Malou Rene
-- "Cool Water" written by Bob Nolan
CD Reissue Information:
Reissue Produced by Peter Jesperson
"Birthday Gal (Studio Demo)," "Valentine (Studio Demo)," "Bundle Up (Studio Demo)," and "Photo (Studio Demo)" engineered by Mike Owens with assistance from Michael McKern at Blackberry Way, Minneapolis in the summer of 1986. Mixed by Tommy Stinson and Phillip Broussard in July 2008. Tracks 16-22 produced by Jim Dickinson.
Additional Information:
This was the first album released after the departure of guitarist Bob Stinson from the band. By the time that the album came out (in April 1987), Stinson had already been replaced by Bob (Slim) Dunlap who officially joined in January 1987.
The 2-part Goldmine article from 1993 lists the release date as May 30, 1987. But Mehr notes that the album was out in "late April" (Mehr, 259).
The album debuted on the Billboard Top 200 albums chart on May 30, 1987 at #181 and reached a peak of #131 by August 22, 1987 for a total of 19 weeks on the chart.
Reissues:
-- Reissued on CD in July 1993 (7599 25557-2)
-- Remastered reissue on CD with bonus tracks in 2008 on Rhino Entertainment (R 2513982)
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