There's Nothing Wrong with Love

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There's Nothing Wrong with Love
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 13, 1994
RecordedMay–June 1994
StudioJohn & Stu's
Genre
Length46:48
LabelUp
ProducerPhil Ek
Built to Spill chronology
Ultimate Alternative Wavers
(1993)
There's Nothing Wrong with Love
(1994)
Perfect from Now On
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Christgau's Consumer GuideA−[4]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[5]
Melody Maker[6]
NME7/10[7]
Pitchfork9.3/10[8]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[9]
Spectrum Culture[10]

There's Nothing Wrong with Love is the second full-length album released by American indie rock band Built to Spill. There's Nothing Wrong with Love was recorded in May and June 1994, and released September 13, 1994, on the Up Records label. It was produced by Phil Ek. The songs "Car" and "Distopian Dream Girl" were released as singles. The video for "In the Morning" was featured on Beavis and Butt-head. Pitchfork ranked There's Nothing Wrong with Love No. 24 on its Top 100 Albums of the 90s list.[11] An unlisted final track is a satirical preview of the next Built to Spill album; none of the clips on the track are real Built to Spill songs. Sub Pop reissued the album on vinyl in 2015.[12] This is the only album to feature drummer Andy Capps and the first to feature bassist Brett Nelson.

Track listing[edit]

All songs written by Built to Spill except where noted.

  1. "In the Morning" – 2:37
  2. "Reasons" – 3:46
  3. "Big Dipper" – 4:09
  4. "Car" – 2:59
  5. "Fling" – 2:33
  6. "Cleo" (Karena Youtz, Doug Martsch) – 4:35
  7. "The Source" – 3:20
  8. "Twin Falls" – 1:49
  9. "Some" – 5:57
  10. "Distopian Dream Girl" (Martsch, Brett Nelson, Andy Capps, James Christensen) – 4:24
  11. "Israel's Song" (Youtz, Martsch, Nelson, Capps) – 3:47
  12. "Stab" – 5:29
  13. "Bonus Track" (unlisted track) – 1:23

Personnel[edit]

Built to Spill

  • Doug Martsch – lead vocals, guitar
  • Brett Nelson – bass
  • Andy Capps – drums

Additional musicians

  • Wayne Rhino Flower – guitar on "Big Dipper" and bass guitar on "Cleo"
  • John McMahon – cello on "Fling" and "Stab"
  • Gretchen Yanover – cello on "Car"
  • Eric Akre – percussion on "Source" and "Twin Falls"
  • Chad Shaver – guitar on "Midnite Star" (one of the songs in the unlisted preview track)
  • Phil Ek – speaking voice on "Preview"
  • Luke W. Midkiff – piano and keyboards

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The 50 Best Indie Rock Albums of the Pacific Northwest". Pitchfork. September 6, 2016. p. 5. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  2. ^ "Treble's Best Albums of the 90s: 1995-99". Treble. August 18, 2008. p. 5. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  3. ^ Bush, John. "There's Nothing Wrong with Love – Built to Spill". AllMusic. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
  4. ^ Christgau, Robert (2000). "Built to Spill: There's Nothing Wrong With Love". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. St. Martin's Griffin. ISBN 0-312-24560-2. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
  5. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958.
  6. ^ "Built to Spill: There's Nothing Wrong with Love". Melody Maker. May 16, 2000. p. 47.
  7. ^ "Built to Spill: There's Nothing Wrong with Love". NME. October 28, 1995. p. 53.
  8. ^ Richardson, Mark (October 23, 2015). "Built to Spill: There's Nothing Wrong With Love". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
  9. ^ Randall, Mac (2004). "Built to Spill". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 118–19. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  10. ^ Korber, Kevin (November 5, 2015). "Built to Spill: There's Nothing Wrong with Love (Reissue)". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  11. ^ "Staff Lists: Top 100 Albums of the 1990s". Pitchfork. November 17, 2003. Archived from the original on June 23, 2009. Retrieved February 21, 2016. 024: Built to Spill There's Nothing Wrong with Love
  12. ^ "Up Records Announces Built to Spill's Classic 'There's Nothing Wrong With Love' Vinyl Reissue". Sub Pop Records. Retrieved February 4, 2016.