Candy Apple Grey
Studio album by
Hüsker Dü
ReleasedMarch 17, 1986
RecordedOctober 1985–January 1986
StudioNicollet Studios, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Genre
Length37:04
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerBob Mould and Grant Hart
Hüsker Dü chronology
Flip Your Wig
(1985) 		Candy Apple Grey
(1986) 		Warehouse: Songs and Stories
(1987)
Singles from Candy Apple Grey
  1. "Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely"
    Released: March 1986
  2. "Sorry Somehow"
    Released: November 1986
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[3]
Q[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]
Select4/5[6]
Spin Alternative Record Guide8/10[7]
The Village VoiceA[8]

Candy Apple Grey is the fifth album by the alternative rock band Hüsker Dü, released in 1986. It was their first major label album, though Warner Bros. had initially lobbied to release Flip Your Wig until the band decided to let SST have it. Candy Apple Grey also marks the completion of the band's transition from hardcore punk to a more well-rounded sonic style which would later come to be known as alternative rock. As usual, Bob Mould and Grant Hart individually wrote tracks on the album. While the band's earlier, more frenetic style is still evident, Candy Apple Grey also features more introverted, toned-down material, including a relatively large amount of acoustic guitar.

The singles released from this album were "Sorry Somehow" and "Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely", both written and sung by Hart. The latter was accompanied by a promotional video which earned airtime on MTV. Candy Apple Grey was the first Hüsker Dü album to chart on the Billboard Top 200, but despite receiving exposure on radio as well as MTV, it got no higher than #140.

Re-release

Candy Apple Grey was officially re-released on Record Store Day (April 19, 2014) on heavyweight grey vinyl.[2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Crystal"Bob Mould3:28
2."Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely"Grant Hart3:29
3."I Don't Know for Sure"Mould2:27
4."Sorry Somehow"Hart4:25
5."Too Far Down"Mould4:37
6."Hardly Getting Over It"Mould6:02
7."Dead Set on Destruction"Hart2:59
8."Eiffel Tower High"Mould2:49
9."No Promise Have I Made"Hart3:39
10."All This I've Done for You"Mould3:09

Personnel

Hüsker Dü
Technical

Covers

References

  1. ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Candy Apple Grey – Hüsker Dü". AllMusic. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Record Store Day 2014- Glide's Essential 30 Record Store Day Exclusives". Glide Magazine. April 15, 2014. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  3. ^ Kot, Greg (October 11, 1992). "As Bob Mould Went, So Went Rock Music". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  4. ^ "Hüsker Dü: Candy Apple Grey". Q (74): 133. November 1992.
  5. ^ Sheffield, Rob (2004). "Hüsker Dü". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). London: Fireside Books. p. 399. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  6. ^ Cavanagh, David (November 1992). "Hüsker Dü: Candy Apple Grey / Warehouse: Songs and Stories". Select (29): 95.
  7. ^ Weisband, Eric; Marks, Craig, eds. (1995). "Hüsker Dü". Spin Alternative Record Guide (1st ed.). New York: Vintage Books. p. 187. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
  8. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  9. ^ McIntosh, Gregory. "Trip Shakespeare - Volt". AllMusic. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  10. ^ "Songs written by Hüsker Dü members and covered by others". Hüsker Dü Database. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
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