Native Son (album)

Native Son
Studio album by the Judybats
Released	January 29, 1991
Studio	Dreamland Studios, Hurley, New York
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	45:34
Label	Sire Records
Producer	Richard Gottehrer
The Judybats chronology
Native Son (1991) Down in the Shacks Where the Satellite Dishes Grow (1992)

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Native Son is the first studio album by American alternative rock band the Judybats, released in 1991 by Sire Records. The title track peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.

Promotion

Prior to the album's release, "She Lives (In a Time of Her Own)" had appeared on Where the Pyramid Meets the Eye: A Tribute to Roky Erickson (1990). "Don't Drop the Baby" later appeared on the Sire Records various artists sampler album Just Say Yes Volume V: Just Say Anything (1991).

Music videos were made for the songs "Native Son," "Don't Drop the Baby", "Daylight" and "She Lives (In a Time of Her Own)".

Track listing

All music by the Judybats, lyrics by Jeff Heiskell, except where otherwise indicated.

1. "Native Son" – 3:19
2. "Daylight" – 3:19
3. "Convalescing in Spain" – 4:07
4. "Don't Drop the Baby" – 3:42
5. "She Lives (In a Time of Her Own)" (Tommy Hall, Roky Erickson) – 4:06
6. "Incognito" – 3:03
7. "In Like With You" – 4:06
8. "Woman in the Garden" – 3:58
9. "Waiting for the Rain" – 4:08
10. "Counting Sheep" – 3:25
11. "Perfumed Lies" (Lyrics: Johnny Sughrue) – 3:44
12. "The Wanted Man" – 4:45

Personnel

The Judybats

• Jeff Heiskell – lead vocals
• Ed Winters – electric guitars
• Terry Casper – drums
• Peggy Hambright – keyboards, violin & vocals
• Timothy Stutz – electric bass & vocals
• Johnny Sughrue – acoustic guitar & vocals

Technical

• Richard Gottehrer – co-producer
• Jeffrey Lesser – co-producer, engineer
• David Cooke – additional engineering
• Jeff Lippay – assistant engineer
• Chris Laidlaw – assistant engineer
• Greg Calbi – mastering
• Terry Casper – design
• Peg Hambright – design, illustration
• Johnny Sughrue – photography