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{{Infobox album
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{{Infobox album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
Name = 14 Songs |
| artist = [[Paul Westerberg]]
| cover = 14 Songs (Paul Westerberg album - cover art).jpg
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Type = [[Album]] |
Artist = [[Paul Westerberg]] |
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Cover = 14 Songs.jpg |
| released = June 15, 1993
Released = 1993 |
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Recorded = |
| venue =
Genre = [[Alternative rock]] |
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*Coast Recorders, San Francisco, California
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Length = 47:57 |
*R.P.M, New York City, New York
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Label = [[Sire Records|Sire]]/[[Reprise Records|Reprise]] |
*[[Paisley Park]], [[Chanhassen, Minnesota]]
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Producer = Paul Westerberg, [[Matt Wallace]] |
*[[The Sound Factory|Sound Factory]], Hollywood, California
Last album = |
| genre = [[rock music|Rock]]
This album = '''''14 Songs'''''<br/>(1993) |
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| length = 47:57
Next album = ''[[Eventually]]''<br/>(1996)
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| label = [[Sire Records|Sire]]/[[Reprise Records|Reprise]]
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| producer = Paul Westerberg, [[Matt Wallace (record producer)|Matt Wallace]]

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| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| next_title = [[Eventually (album)|Eventually]]
| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}} <ref>{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r183455|pure_url=yes}}</ref>
| next_year = 1996
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| rev2 = [[Rolling Stone]]
| misc = {{Singles
| rev2Score = Mixed <ref>http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/paulwesterberg/albums/album/107134/review/6067483/14_songs</ref>
| name = 14 Songs
| type = studio
| single1 = World Class Fad
| single1date = 1993
| single2 = Runaway Wind
| single2date = 1993
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'''''14 Songs''''' is the first official solo album from [[Paul Westerberg]], former leader of [[The Replacements (band)|The Replacements]]. In many ways, it's his second solo album, given that the final Replacements album, ''[[All Shook Down]]'', was heavily packed with session musicians and marginalized the other three band members.
'''''14 Songs''''' is the first solo album by the American musician [[Paul Westerberg]], released in 1993. It followed the final [[The Replacements (band)|Replacements]] album, ''[[All Shook Down]]'', and the dissolution of the band.


The album features contributions from [[Ian McLagan]], former keyboardist for the [[Faces (band)|Faces]], a band that Westerberg has often cited as a favorite.
The album features contributions from [[Ian McLagan]], former keyboardist for the [[Faces (band)|Faces]], a band that Westerberg has often cited as a favorite.


In an interview included with a special edition of the album, he explained that he started the record jamming with drummer Josh Kelly and former [[The Georgia Satellites|Georgia Satellites]] bassist Rick Price, but found that the combination wasn't working, requiring him to seek other players. (The only song featuring Kelly and Price is the opener, "Knockin' On Mine.") He also revealed that the album title was a reference to ''Nine Stories'', by [[J.D. Salinger]].
In an interview included with a special edition of the album, he explained that he started the record jamming with drummer Josh Kelly and former [[The Georgia Satellites|Georgia Satellites]] bassist Rick Price, but found that the combination wasn't working, requiring him to seek other players. (The only song featuring Kelly and Price is the opener, "Knockin' On Mine.") He also revealed that the album title was a reference to ''[[Nine Stories (Salinger)|Nine Stories]]'', by [[J.D. Salinger]].

The CD version was packaged in book form, with the disc in a pocket inside the front cover. All numbered pages in the book are page 14, including six pages at the back for "Notes."

==Reception==
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{{Album ratings
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| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/14-songs-mw0000619343 |title=14 Songs – Paul Westerberg |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=January 14, 2009 |last=Rabid |first=Jack}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev2score = B<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://ew.com/article/1993/06/18/14-songs/ |title=14 Songs |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=June 18, 1993 |accessdate=May 9, 2017 |last=Flaherty |first=Mike}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[The Indianapolis Star]]''
| rev3score = {{rating|4|4}}<ref name=IS/>
| rev4 = ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
| rev4score = {{Rating|4|4}}<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-06-06-ca-76-story.html |title=The Accidental Poet Laureate of a Generation |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=June 6, 1993 |access-date=May 9, 2017 |last=Willman |first=Chris}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[NME]]''
| rev5score = 7/10<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Paul Westerberg: 14 Songs |magazine=[[NME]] |date=June 12, 1993 |page=35}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''
| rev6score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Paul Westerberg: 14 Songs |magazine=[[Q (magazine)|Q]] |issue=82 |date=July 1993 |page=101}}</ref>
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| rev7 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
| rev7score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite book |chapter=Paul Westerberg |last=Sheffield |first=Rob |author-link=Rob Sheffield |title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide |title-link=The Rolling Stone Album Guide |editor1-last=Brackett |editor1-first=Nathan |editor2-last=Hoard |editor2-first=Christian |publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]] |edition=4th |year=2004 |isbn=0-7432-0169-8 |page=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/868 868]}}</ref>
| rev8 = ''[[Select (magazine)|Select]]''
| rev8score = 4/5<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Paul Westerberg: 14 Songs |magazine=[[Select (magazine)|Select]] |issue=37 |date=July 1993 |last=Cavanagh |first=David |author-link=David Cavanagh |page=95}}</ref>
| rev9 = ''[[The Village Voice]]''
| rev9score = B+<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv993-93.php |title=Consumer Guide |work=[[The Village Voice]] |date=September 28, 1993 |accessdate=May 9, 2017 |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau}}</ref>
}}
''[[Stereo Review]]'' wrote that "Westerberg writes about everyday things without pretense, taking comfort in the ordinary and passing on wisdom in small doses... Perhaps consequently, if anything rings a little hollow here it's rockers like 'Silver Naked Ladies' and 'Something Is Me', which aim for a rambunctious 'Mats/Faces devil-may-care feeling but sound a mite forced."<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Paul Westerberg takes it easy |magazine=Stereo Review |date=Oct 1993 |volume=58 |issue=10 |page=96}}</ref> ''[[The Indianapolis Star]]'' opined that "while it's lamentable that Westerberg continues to put distance between him and that true Mats sound, it's good to have rock's sublime poet/jester back."<ref name="IS">{{cite news |last1=Bacon |first1=Scott |title=Rock's poet/jester back with serious songs |work=The Indianapolis Star |date=July 2, 1993 |page=F18}}</ref>

By March 1996, ''14 Songs'' had sold over 161,000 copies in the United States.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YA8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA14 |title=Paul Westerberg's 'Eventually' Is Now |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |location=Los Angeles |volume=108 |issue=11 |date=March 16, 1996 |accessdate=July 3, 2020 |last=Rosen |first=Craig |pages=14, 22 |issn=0006-2510}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{Tracklist
{{Tracklist
|headline = ''14 Songs'' track listing
| all_writing = Paul Westerberg
| all_writing = Paul Westerberg
| title1 = Knockin' On Mine
| title1 = Knockin' on Mine
| length1 = 3:43
| length1 = 3:43
| title2 = First Glimmer
| title2 = First Glimmer
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==Personnel==
==Personnel==
*Paul Westerberg&nbsp;– guitar, keyboards, saxophone, vocals
* Paul Westerberg&nbsp;– guitar, keyboards, saxophone, vocals
*[[Matt Wallace]]&nbsp;– bass, percussion, drums, background vocals
* [[Matt Wallace (record producer)|Matt Wallace]]&nbsp;– bass, percussion, drums, backing vocals
*[[John Pierce]]&nbsp;– bass, piano, background vocals
* John Pierce&nbsp;– bass, piano, backing vocals
*Rick Price&nbsp;– bass, mandolin, background vocals
* Rick Price&nbsp;– bass, mandolin, backing vocals
*[[Josh Freese]]&nbsp;– drums
* [[Josh Freese]]&nbsp;– drums
*Josh Kelly&nbsp;– drums, background vocals
* Josh Kelly&nbsp;– drums, backing vocals
*[[Ian McLagan]]&nbsp;– piano, background vocals
* [[Ian McLagan]]&nbsp;– piano, backing vocals
*[[Michael Urbano]]&nbsp;– drums
* [[Michael Urbano]]&nbsp;– drums
*Suzanne Dyer&nbsp;– background vocals
* Suzanne Dyer&nbsp;– backing vocals
*[[Joan Jett]]&nbsp;– background vocals
* [[Joan Jett]]&nbsp;– backing vocals
*Laurie Lindeen&nbsp;– background vocals
* [[Laurie Lindeen]]&nbsp;– backing vocals
*[[Brian MacLeod (U.S. musician)|Brian MacLeod]]&nbsp;– drums, background vocals
* [[Brian MacLeod (U.S. musician)|Brian MacLeod]]&nbsp;– drums, backging vocals


===Technical personnel===
==Production notes==
*Produced by Paul Westerberg and Matt Wallace
* Produced by Paul Westerberg and Matt Wallace
*Mastered by Doug Sax
* Mastered by Doug Sax
* Frank W. Ockenfels 3 - cover photography


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


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Latest revision as of 06:53, 23 November 2024

14 Songs
Studio album by
Paul Westerberg
ReleasedJune 15, 1993
Studio
GenreRock
Length47:57
LabelSire/Reprise
ProducerPaul Westerberg, Matt Wallace
Paul Westerberg chronology
14 Songs
(1993) 		Eventually
(1996)
Singles from 14 Songs
  1. "World Class Fad"
    Released: 1993
  2. "Runaway Wind"
    Released: 1993

14 Songs is the first solo album by the American musician Paul Westerberg, released in 1993. It followed the final Replacements album, All Shook Down, and the dissolution of the band.

The album features contributions from Ian McLagan, former keyboardist for the Faces, a band that Westerberg has often cited as a favorite.

In an interview included with a special edition of the album, he explained that he started the record jamming with drummer Josh Kelly and former Georgia Satellites bassist Rick Price, but found that the combination wasn't working, requiring him to seek other players. (The only song featuring Kelly and Price is the opener, "Knockin' On Mine.") He also revealed that the album title was a reference to Nine Stories, by J.D. Salinger.

The CD version was packaged in book form, with the disc in a pocket inside the front cover. All numbered pages in the book are page 14, including six pages at the back for "Notes."

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB[2]
The Indianapolis Star[3]
Los Angeles Times[4]
NME7/10[5]
Q[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[7]
Select4/5[8]
The Village VoiceB+[9]

Stereo Review wrote that "Westerberg writes about everyday things without pretense, taking comfort in the ordinary and passing on wisdom in small doses... Perhaps consequently, if anything rings a little hollow here it's rockers like 'Silver Naked Ladies' and 'Something Is Me', which aim for a rambunctious 'Mats/Faces devil-may-care feeling but sound a mite forced."[10] The Indianapolis Star opined that "while it's lamentable that Westerberg continues to put distance between him and that true Mats sound, it's good to have rock's sublime poet/jester back."[3]

By March 1996, 14 Songs had sold over 161,000 copies in the United States.[11]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Paul Westerberg

14 Songs track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Knockin' on Mine"3:43
2."First Glimmer"4:55
3."World Class Fad"3:27
4."Runaway Wind"4:23
5."Dice Behind Your Shades"4:11
6."Even Here We Are"1:39
7."Silver Naked Ladies"4:38
8."A Few Minutes of Silence"3:17
9."Someone I Once Knew"3:06
10."Black Eyed Susan"3:33
11."Things"3:21
12."Something Is Me"2:18
13."Mannequin Shop"3:11
14."Down Love"2:15

Personnel

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  • Paul Westerberg – guitar, keyboards, saxophone, vocals
  • Matt Wallace – bass, percussion, drums, backing vocals
  • John Pierce – bass, piano, backing vocals
  • Rick Price – bass, mandolin, backing vocals
  • Josh Freese – drums
  • Josh Kelly – drums, backing vocals
  • Ian McLagan – piano, backing vocals
  • Michael Urbano – drums
  • Suzanne Dyer – backing vocals
  • Joan Jett – backing vocals
  • Laurie Lindeen – backing vocals
  • Brian MacLeod – drums, backging vocals

Technical personnel

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  • Produced by Paul Westerberg and Matt Wallace
  • Mastered by Doug Sax
  • Frank W. Ockenfels 3 - cover photography

References

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  1. ^ Rabid, Jack. "14 Songs – Paul Westerberg". AllMusic. Retrieved January 14, 2009.
  2. ^ Flaherty, Mike (June 18, 1993). "14 Songs". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  3. ^ a b Bacon, Scott (July 2, 1993). "Rock's poet/jester back with serious songs". The Indianapolis Star. p. F18.
  4. ^ Willman, Chris (June 6, 1993). "The Accidental Poet Laureate of a Generation". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  5. ^ "Paul Westerberg: 14 Songs". NME. June 12, 1993. p. 35.
  6. ^ "Paul Westerberg: 14 Songs". Q. No. 82. July 1993. p. 101.
  7. ^ Sheffield, Rob (2004). "Paul Westerberg". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 868. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  8. ^ Cavanagh, David (July 1993). "Paul Westerberg: 14 Songs". Select. No. 37. p. 95.
  9. ^ Christgau, Robert (September 28, 1993). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  10. ^ "Paul Westerberg takes it easy". Stereo Review. Vol. 58, no. 10. Oct 1993. p. 96.
  11. ^ Rosen, Craig (March 16, 1996). "Paul Westerberg's 'Eventually' Is Now". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 11. Los Angeles. pp. 14, 22. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
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