Outside Looking In: The Best of the Gin Blossoms

by Gin Blossoms

Outside Looking In: The Best of the Gin Blossoms cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 19 October 1999
  • Label: A&M
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 53:37
  • Community rating: 3.62/5 from 1 rating

Artists on this release: Doug Hopkins, Bill Leen, Erick Labson, Jesse Valenzuela, Phillip Rhodes, Robert Becker, Robin Wilson, C.J. Chenier, Scott Johnson

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A best-of collection from Gin Blossoms, the Tempe, Arizona band whose jangle pop singles defined mainstream alternative radio in the mid-1990s. The compilation gathers tracks from 'New Miserable Experience' and 'Congratulations I'm Sorry' alongside rarities.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, lo-fi, guitars, vocal, jangly

Tracklist

  1. Follow You Down (4:30)
  2. Hey Jealousy (3:56)
  3. Until I Fall Away (3:52)
  4. Alison Road (3:19)
  5. Mrs. Rita (4:26)
  6. Found Out About You (3:54)
  7. Not Only Numb (3:08)
  8. Whitewash (Live) (3:19)
  9. Cajun Song (2:58)
  10. Just South Of Nowhere (3:27)
  11. Pieces Of The Night (4:34)
  12. As Long As It Matters (4:31)
  13. Day Job (3:52)
  14. Til I Hear It From You (3:51)

Credits

  • Bill Leen - bass, backing vocals, written-by
  • Phillip Rhodes - drums, percussion, backing vocals, written-by
  • Doug Hopkins - guitar, written-by
  • Scott Johnson - guitar, backing vocals ['95-'96], written-by
  • Jesse Valenzuela - guitar, vocals, mandolin, harmonica, written-by
  • Bob Mehr - other [editorial assistance]
  • David Richman - other [editorial assistance]
  • Geary Chansley - research [photo research assistance]

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