Gish

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Gish is The Smashing Pumpkins' debut release. The album was named after silent movie actress Lillian Gish. In an interview with Billy Corgan he once said "My grandmother used to tell me that one of the biggest things that ever happened was when Lillian Gish rode through town on a train, my grandmother lived in the middle of nowhere, so that was a big deal."Caro, Mark. "Smashing Pumpkins Finds a New Home at Caroline Records". Chicago Tribune. Friday, December 28, 1990.

It was recorded from December 1990 to March 1991 in Butch Vig's Smart Studios in Madison, Wisconsin, and released on May 28, 1991.

"I Am One", "Rhinoceros", "Bury Me", and "Daydream" appear on the demos from 1989 and some on a compilation of Early 1989 Demos.

James Iha has mentioned that he bought his first Gibson Les Paul guitar for the recording of Gish. He used these model guitars almost exclusively until 1998's Adore.

Gish originally peaked at #195 in the U.S. upon its release, and is currently certified platinum. As of May 2005, its U.S. sales stand at 1.1 million.

Contents

1 Track listing
2 Singles
3 Outtakes
4 Chart positions

4.1 Album
4.2 Singles

5 Personnel
6 Footnotes

Track listing

"I Am One" - 4:07
"Siva" - 4:20
"Rhinoceros" - 6:32
"Bury Me" - 4:48
"Crush" - 3:35
"Suffer" - 5:11
"Snail" - 5:11
"Tristessa" - 3:33
"Window Paine" - 5:51
"Daydream" - 3:08

There is also a short hidden song, "I'm Going Crazy", that plays after "Daydream".

Singles

"Siva" was a limited edition 12"/CD with "Window Paine"
"Rhinoceros" appeared on the Lull EP
"I Am One" was re-released as a single on CD with "Plume" and "Starla"
"Tristessa", a single prior to the recording of the album, was not re-released as a single

Outtakes

The following songs are those that were written and recorded for "Gish" but did not make the final cut. All but one of the tracks were released on future recordings.

"Blue"
"Obscured"
"Slunk"
"Why Am I So Tired?"
"Jesus Loves His Babies" (Released on the rare Mashed Potatoes boxed set (1993))
"La Dolly Vita"

Chart positions

Album

1991, Gish, The Billboard 200, No. 195
1991, Gish, Heatseekers, No. 6

Singles

1991, Rhinoceros, Modern Rock Tracks, No. 27

Personnel

Billy Corgan - Vocals, Guitar, Producer
D'arcy - Bass, Vocals, Artwork
James Iha - Guitar, Vocals
Jimmy Chamberlin - Drums
Bob Knapp - Photography
Butch Vig - Producer, Engineer
Howie Weinberg - Mastering
Michael Lavine - Photography
Chris Wagner - Violin & Viola on "Daydream"
Mary Gaines - Cello on "Daydream"

Gish also features an uncredited flutist on "Suffer".

Footnotes

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