Villains (The Verve Pipe album)

Villains
File:Vervepipevillains.jpg
Studio album by The Verve Pipe
Released	March 26, 1996
Recorded	1995-1996 at Studio D and The Plant, Sausalito, CA, Ocean Way Recording, Hollywood, CA.
Genre	Alternative rock Grunge
Length	53:40
Label	RCA
Producer	Jerry Harrison
The Verve Pipe chronology
Pop Smear (1993)Pop Smear1993 Villains (1996) The Verve Pipe (1999)The Verve Pipe1999
Singles from Villains
"Photograph" Released: 1996 "Cup Of Tea" Released: 1996 "The Freshmen" Released: January 27, 1997 "Villains" Released: 1997

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Robert Christgau	(C)
Sputnikmusic	3.3/5

Villains is the first major label release by The Verve Pipe. It was released in March 1996. The band received its first hit in "Photograph", which peaked in the top 10 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks. A year after the release of the album, a reformatted version of "The Freshmen" peaked at #1 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. The single was also the band's sole appearance on the Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked at #5. The success of the song helped this album go platinum. To date it is The Verve Pipe's best selling album.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Brian Vander Ark, unless noted.. 

Tracks
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Barely (If at All)"	3:45
2.	"Drive You Mild"	3:02
3.	"Villains"	4:42
4.	"Reverend Girl"	4:27
5.	"Cup of Tea"	4:26
6.	"Myself"	4:47
7.	"The Freshmen"	4:29
8.	"Photograph"	4:55
9.	"Ominous Man"	4:20
10.	"Real"	1:51
11.	"Penny Is Poison" (A.J. Dunning, Brian Vander Ark)	3:30
12.	"Cattle"	3:42
13.	"Veneer"	5:32
Total length:		53:40

Personnel

The Verve Pipe

• Brian Vander Ark – Lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• Brad Vander Ark – Bass guitar, backing vocals
• Donny Brown – Drums, backing vocals
• A.J. Dunning – Lead guitar, backing vocals
• Doug Corella – Keyboards, percussion

Artwork

• Sean Mosher-Smith – Art Direction, Design
• Aldo Mauro – Band Photography
• Slow HEARTH – Bird Photography

Production

• Jerry Harrison – Producer
• Brian Malouf – A&R
• Jason Rio, Philip "Mac" Ward – Coordinators
• Douglas Biro & Ria Lewerke – Creative Directors
• Karl Derfler – Engineer
• Doug McKean – Additional Editing
• Larry "Hot" Brewer – Additional engineering
• Chris Buttleman – Guitar Technician
• Ted Jensen – Mastering at Sterling Sound, New York, NY
• Tom Lord-Alge – Mixing
• Alvaro Alencar & Mauricio Iragorri – Assistant mixing

Management

• Doug Buttleman – Management for The Fitzgerald Hartley Company
• Fred Bohlander – Booking for Monterey Peninsula Artists
• Howard B. Abrams – Legal

Charts

Album

Chart (1996)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	24
Top Heatseekers	1

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1996	Photograph	US Mainstream Rock Tracks	15
		US Modern Rock Tracks	6
	Cup Of Tea	US Mainstream Rock Tracks	35
1997	"The Freshmen"	US Mainstream Rock Tracks	9
		US Modern Rock Tracks	1
		US Billboard Hot 100	5
		US Adult Top 40	7
		US Top 40 Mainstream	7
		US Top 40 Adult Recurrents	1
	"Villains"	US Mainstream Rock Tracks	24
		US Modern Rock Tracks	22

Certifications

Country	Certification	Sales
United States	Platinum	1,000,000+

Gallery

• The Verve Pipe platinum record for Villains.jpg

  The Verve Pipe RIAA certified platinum record for Villains.