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1994 studio album by Girls Against Boys
Cruise Yourself
Studio album by Girls Against Boys
ReleasedOctober 3, 1994 (1994-10-03)
RecordedMay 1994 (1994-05)
StudioOz Studios, Baltimore, United States
Genre
Length40:59
LabelTouch and Go
ProducerTed Niceley
Girls Against Boys chronology
(I) Don't Got a Place
(1994) 		Cruise Yourself
(1994) 		Kill the Sexplayer
(1995)

Cruise Yourself is the third studio album by American post-hardcore band Girls Against Boys, released in October 1994 by record label Touch and Go.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Christgau's Consumer Guide(dud)
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
Kerrang!
MusicHound Rock
NME
Q
The Rolling Stone Album Guide
Select
Trouser Pressunfavorable

Cruise Yourself has received a mixed-to-favorable response from critics.

Accolades

Year Publication Country Accolade Rank
1998 Alternative Press United States "The 90 Greatest Albums of the '90s" 53
2000 Rock de Lux Spain "Best Albums of the '90s" 102
"*" denotes an unordered list.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Girls Against Boys

No.TitleLength
1."Tucked-In"4:17
2."Cruise Your New Baby Fly Self"3:11
3."Kill the Sexplayer"3:16
4."(I) Don't Got a Place"3:43
5."Psychic Know-How"3:41
6."Explicitly Yours"4:59
7."From Now On"4:15
8."Raindrop"3:13
9."The Royal Lowdown"2:41
10."My Martini"3:41
11."Glazed-Eye"4:02

Personnel

Adapted from the Cruise Yourself liner notes.

Girls Against Boys
Production and additional personnel

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1994 Touch and Go CD, CS, LP TG134

References

  1. Jeff Terich. August 30, 2012. 10 Essential ’90s Post-Hardcore Albums. treblezine.com
  2. Raggett, Ned. "Cruise Yourself". Allmusic. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  3. Christgau, Robert. "Girls Against Boys". Robert Christgau.com. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  4. Larkin, Colin, ed. (2006). "Girls Against Boys". Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3 (4th ed.). MUZE. p. 764. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4.
  5. Brannigan, Paul (October 1, 1994). "Albumz". Kerrang!. No. 514. EMAP. p. 46.
  6. Ives, Brian (1999). "Girls Against Boys". MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. p. 485 – via Internet Archive.
  7. columnist (October 1994). "Girls Against Boys: Cruise Yourself". NME: 52.
  8. columnist (November 1994). "Girls Against Boys: Cruise Yourself". Q: 112.
  9. Brackett, Nathan, ed. (November 2004). "Girls Against Boys". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. p. 332. ISBN 9780743201698.
  10. Cusack, Elaine (November 1994). "Girls Against Boys: Cruise Yourself". Select. EMAP. p. 103.
  11. Kot, Greg (2007). "Girls Against Boys". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  12. "The 90 Greatest Albums of the '90s". Alternative Press. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
  13. "Best Albums of the '90s". Rock de Lux. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
  14. Cruise Yourself (booklet). Girls Against Boys. Chicago, Illinois: Touch and Go Records. 1994.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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