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Bossanova

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Bossanova

Bossanova is the third studio album by the alternative rock band Pixies. It was produced by Gil Norton and was included by Pitchfork Media as the 28th greatest album of the 90's.

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About

Bossanova was released on August 13, 1990 under Elektra Records.The album was a huge hit. In U.K. the album peaked at no.3 on the album chart and no.70 on the Billboard 200. The album has two hit singles "Velouria" which reached n.11 on the Modern Rock Tracks and "Dig for Fire" which ranked no.4 on Modern Rock Tracks. Both singles became a big hit in U.S. The album Bossanova was listed as one of the 1001 albums you must hear before you die.

Tracks

Track Title Duration
1 Cecilia Ann 2:08
2 Rock Music 1:54
3 Velouria 3:42
4 Allison 1:19
5 Is She Weird 3:03
6 Ana 2:11
7 All Over the World 5:28
8 Dig for Fire 3:04
9 Down to the Well 2:31
10 The Happening 4:21
11 Blown Away 2:22
12 Hang Wire 2:03
13 Stormy Weather 3:28
14 Havalina 2:33

Awards & Certifications

Awards

Year Award Category
1990 Boston Music Awards Album of the Year Bossanova

Chart Toppers

Year Title U.S. Modern Rock U.K. Chart
1990 Dig for Fire 11 62
1990 Velouria 4 28

Credits

Performance Credits

Pixies Primary Artist, Primary Artist

Kim Deal Bass, Vocals

Black Francis Guitar, Vocals

David Lovering Drums, Vocals

Joey Santiago Guitar

Robert Brunner Theremin

Technical Credits

Al Clay Engineer

Gil Norton Producer

Howie Weinberg Mastering

Vaughan Oliver Art Direction

Alistair Clay Engineer

Trivia

  • The single "Dig for Fire" shared a music video with another track in the album which is "Allison".
  • The single "Hang Wire" is written in the Japanese haiku form.

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Song Meanings

Velouria

  • The song is a scientific pop song with a little bit of a love song. The song has no meaning but it has a good melody.

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