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R&B Transmogrification
Studio album by Quasi
Released	March 25, 1997
Length	47:04
Label	Up Records
Producer	Charlie Campbell & Quasi
Quasi chronology
Early Recordings (1996) R&B Transmogrification (1997) Featuring "Birds" (1998)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Pitchfork Media	7.8/10
Record Collector

R&B Transmogrification is the second studio album by the American indie band Quasi. It was released on March 25, 1997, on Up Records.

Critical reception

Record Collector wrote that the album is "clever from the get-go; between their heavily distorted rocksichord (a kind of electronic keyboard made to approximate the sound of a harpsichord) and lyricism that tells of the worst kind of heartbreak, there’s a sort of commercial viability without selling the soul of these songs." Trouser Press thought that "the imaginative music includes everything commercial pop lacks: the pioneering spirit navigating a sinking ship, violations of civilized taste and neurotic condemnations."

Track listing

All tracks by Sam Coomes except "Bird's Eye View" by Janet Weiss and Coomes.

1. "Ghost Dreaming" – 3:24
2. "Ballad of Mechanical Man" – 3:13
3. "In the First Place" – 4:02
4. "Bird's Eye View" – 3:23
5. "Two-Faced" – 2:53
6. "Ghost vs. Vampire" – 3:26
7. "R&B Transmogrification" – 2:29
8. "When I'm Dead" – 2:20
9. "Sugar" – 5:27
10. "My Coffin" – 3:59
11. "Mama, Papa, Baby" – 2:59
12. "Chocolate Rabbit" – 3:24
13. "Iron Worm" – 3:18
14. "Clouds" – 2:52

Personnel

• Sam Coomes – vocals, guitars, Roxichord, keyboards
• Janet Weiss – vocals, drums
• Charlie Campbell – recording engineer, mixing
• Quasi – recording engineer, mixing
• Tony Lash – mastering

References

1. Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (October 9, 2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9780743201698 – via Google Books.
2. "R&B Transmogrification - Quasi | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
3. Schreiber, Ryan. "Quasi: R&B; Transmogrification: Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on October 1, 2000. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
4. ^ "R&B Transmogrification - Record Collector Magazine".
5. Jenkins, Mark (August 1, 1997). "QUASI" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
6. "Quasi Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
7. "Quasi". Trouser Press. Retrieved 7 January 2022.

• 1997 albums
• Quasi albums