Paraphernalia (album)

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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 Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick, James "J.Y." Young of Styx and allegedly Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins too (although Donnie Vie has since discredited this Chip Z'Nuff claim as somewhat untrue).

A seemingly low budget promo video of the band members in drag was shot by Chicago based comedian Matt Kissane in order to gain awareness to the album's lead track "Freak". Also, three songs from the album feature on the group'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 proven to be their most commercially viable sound at the time of one of their releases.

The Japanese version features different artwork to that of the domestic release.

Track listing

1. "Freak" – 4:54
2. "Top Of The Hill" – 2:53
3. "Ain't It Funny" – 3:44
4. "Believe In Love" – 4:36
5. "Habit" – 4:01
6. "Baby You're The Greatest" – 4:42
7. "Someday" – 3:43
8. "Unemotional" – 3:57
9. "Invisible" – 4:19
10. "All Alone" – 4:10
11. "Everything Works If You Let It" – 3:17
12. "Save Me" – 3:30
13. "No Place To Go" – 4:00
14. "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 "J.Y." 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

• Heavy Harmonies page
• Amazon guide
• Official Website
• www.DonnieVie.com
• www.JohnnyMonaco.com