Special Kiss

Special Kiss is the first album by Gumball.^[1][2] It was released in 1991 on the Primo Scree label. It contains contributions from Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth and Teenage Fanclub.^[3]

Special Kiss
Studio album by Gumball
Released	1991
Recorded	1990
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	35:51
Label	Primo Scree
Producer	Don Fleming
Gumball chronology
Special Kiss (1991) Wisconsin Hayride (1992)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Robert Christgau	[5]

Trouser Press called the album "a locomotive blur of abrasive pop and gnarly guitar psychosis."^[6] Spin wrote that "some tracks rock out a la Black Sabbath, some slam your head against the wall courtesy of blazing hardcore, and some make your stomach sick with wimpy pop."^[7]

Track listing

1. "This Town" - (Fleming)
2. "All the Time" - (Fleming)
3. "Window Pain" - (Fleming)
4. "Wake Up" - (Gumball)
5. "Summer Days" - (Fleming)
6. "Yellow Pants" - (Fleming)
7. "Restless" - (Fleming)
8. "Gone Too Far" - (Gumball)
9. "Gettysburg" - (Gumball)
10. "Alternate Feed" - (Fleming)
11. "You Know" - (Teenage Fanclub and Gumball)
12. "Pre" - (Gumball)
13. "High or Low"
14. "Gettysburg (Twister Mix)" - (Gumball)

Personnel

• Don Fleming - vocals, guitar, producer
• Jay Spiegel - drums, vocals ("Gone Too Far")
• Eric Vermillion - bass, vocals ("Wake Up", "You Know")
• Raymond McGinley - guitar, background vocals ("You Know")
• Brendan O'Hare - background vocals ("You Know")
• Norman Blake - background vocals ("You Know")
• Gerard Love - background vocals ("You Know")
• Paul Crisholm - bass ("You Know")
• Thurston Moore - keyboards ("Gettysburg")

Technical

• Jim Waters - engineer
• James Kavoussi - engineer
• Wharton Tiers - engineer

References

1. "Gumball Biography & History". AllMusic.
2. Robb, John (Jun 15, 1991). "Special Kiss by Gumball". Melody Maker. Vol. 67, no. 24. p. 41.
3. Lees, Jaime. "The Year Punk Broke Finally Gets Reissued: Where the Featured Bands Are Today". Riverfront Times.
4. "Special Kiss Gumball". AllMusic.
5. "Gumball". Robert Christgau.
6. "Gumball". Trouser Press. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
7. "New Revolutions". SPIN. Spin Media LLC. September 8, 1991.