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14 Songs
14 Songs
Studio album by Paul Westerberg
Released	June 15, 1993
Studio	Coast Recorders, San Francisco, California; R.P.M, New York City, New York; Paisley Park, Chanhassen, Minnesota; Sound Factory, Hollywood, California;
Genre	Rock
Length	47:57
Label	Sire/Reprise
Producer	Paul Westerberg, Matt Wallace
Paul Westerberg chronology
Singles from 14 Songs
	"World Class Fad"; Released: 1993; "Runaway Wind"; Released: 1993;

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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

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B^[2]
The Indianapolis Star	^[3]
Los Angeles Times	^[4]
NME	7/10^[5]
Q	^[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[7]
Select	4/5^[8]
The Village Voice	B+^[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

All tracks are written by Paul Westerberg

*14 Songs* track listing
No.	Title	Length
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

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

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

References

^ Rabid, Jack. "14 Songs – Paul Westerberg". AllMusic. Retrieved January 14, 2009.
^ Flaherty, Mike (June 18, 1993). "14 Songs". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
^ ^a ^b Bacon, Scott (July 2, 1993). "Rock's poet/jester back with serious songs". The Indianapolis Star. p. F18.
^ Willman, Chris (June 6, 1993). "The Accidental Poet Laureate of a Generation". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
^ "Paul Westerberg: 14 Songs". NME. June 12, 1993. p. 35.
^ "Paul Westerberg: 14 Songs". Q. No. 82. July 1993. p. 101.
^ 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.
^ Cavanagh, David (July 1993). "Paul Westerberg: 14 Songs". Select. No. 37. p. 95.
^ Christgau, Robert (September 28, 1993). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
^ "Paul Westerberg takes it easy". Stereo Review. Vol. 58, no. 10. Oct 1993. p. 96.
^ 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.

External links

Official website

[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.

[IS-3] 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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+'''''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.
 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."
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+| rev9 = ''[[The Village Voice]]''
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 }}
+''[[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 US.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Paul Westerberg's 'Eventually' is now |first=Craig |last=Rosen |journal=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=1996-03-16 |volume=108 |issue=11 |pages=14&ndash;15 |issn=0006-2510 |location=Los Angeles}}</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==
 {{Tracklist
+|headline = ''14 Songs'' track listing
 | all_writing = Paul Westerberg
-| title1 = Knockin' On Mine
+| title1 = Knockin' on Mine
 | length1 = 3:43
 | title2 = First Glimmer
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 ==Personnel==
 * 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 (musician)|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 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
-* 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
 * Mastered by Doug Sax
+* Frank W. Ockenfels 3 - cover photography
 ==References==
 {{reflist}}
+==External links==
-[[Category:1993 debut albums]]
+*{{official}}
-[[Category:Albums produced by Matt Wallace]]
+{{Paul Westerberg}}
+{{authority control}}
 [[Category:Paul Westerberg albums]]
+[[Category:1993 debut albums]]
 [[Category:Sire Records albums]]
-[[Category:English-language albums]]
 [[Category:Albums produced by Paul Westerberg]]
+[[Category:Albums produced by Matt Wallace]]

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Studio albums	14 Songs (1993) Eventually (1996) Suicaine Gratifaction (1999) Stereo (2002) Come Feel Me Tremble (2003) Folker (2004) PW & The Ghost Gloves Cat Wing Joy Boys (2009)
as Grandpaboy	Grandpaboy EP (1997) Mono (2002) Dead Man Shake (2003)
Digital Releases	AOL Sessions 3 song EP (2004) 49:00... Of Your Time/Life album (2008) 5:05 song (2008) 3oclockreep 2 song EP (2008) Bored of Edukation song (2008) D.G.T. 3 song EP (2009) as User 964848511 on SoundCloud (8 songs) as User Dry Wood Garage on Bandcamp (4 songs)
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