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Paraphernalia is the eighth studio album by American rock band Enuff Z'nuff.

A large musical progression from their early sound, this record is one of a string of mid-career albums by this Power Pop band from Blue Island, Illinois, where the songwriting partnership between core members Donnie Vie and Chip Z'Nuff can be heard in its full creative bloom. It is also notable for its guest appearances from Cheap Trick's Rick Nielsen, James Young of Styx and Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins.

A seemingly low budget promo video of the band in drag was shot in order to gain awareness to the album's lead track "Freak", and 3 songs from the album feature on the band's Greatest Hits compilation. Like a lot of Enuff Z'nuff albums, the sound is heavily influenced by The Beatles (most noticeably on the ballad "Someday") and Cheap Trick (whom they cover towards the end of the record with "Everything Works If You Let It") whilst maintaining a hard rock edge to it.

Although not a commercial success per se, this and a lot of Enuff Z'nuff's later work is more representative of the band's tastes and true sound than some of their early glam metal, which to date has proved to be their most commercially viable sound at the time of one of the band's releases.

Track listing

"Freak" – 4:54
"Top Of The Hill" – 2:53
"Ain't It Funny" – 3:44
"Believe In Love" – 4:36
"Habit" – 4:01
"Baby You're The Greatest" – 4:42
"Someday" – 3:43
"Unemotional" – 3:57
"Invisible" – 4:19
"All Alone" – 4:10
"Everything Works If You Let It" – 3:17
"Save Me" – 3:30
"No Place To Go" – 4:00
"Loser Of The World" – 2:29

Personnel

Donnie Vie – lead vocals, guitars and keyboards
Chip Z'Nuff – bass guitar, guitars and vocals
Monaco – lead guitar
Ricky Parent – drums

Rick Nielsen – lead guitar (Tracks 1, 8 & 10)
James Young – lead guitar (Tracks 2, 9 & 12)
Billy Corgan – lead guitar (Track 11)

Production

Mixing – Chris Shepard
Engineer – Eric "Egg" Gast, Jeff Luif, Johnny K, Mike Tholen, Phil Bonanno, Chris Shepard, "Dollar" Douglas, Jeff Lane, Duane Exline & Ron Lowe

External links

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-'''''Paraphernalia''''' is the eighth studio album by [[Enuff Z'nuff]].
+'''''Paraphernalia''''' is the eighth studio album by American rock band [[Enuff Z'nuff]].
 A large musical progression from their early sound, this record is one of a string of mid-career albums by this Power Pop band from Blue Island, Illinois, where the songwriting partnership between core members Donnie Vie and Chip Z'Nuff can be heard in its full creative bloom. It is also notable for its guest appearances from [[Cheap Trick]]'s [[Rick Nielsen]], James Young of [[Styx]] and [[Billy Corgan]] of [[The Smashing Pumpkins]].