Sweet Oblivion
Sweet Oblivion is the sixth studio album by Screaming Trees, released on 8 September 1992 on Epic. It followed Uncle Anesthesia from 1991 and arrived around the time original drummer Mark Pickerel left to pursue other musical interests. Barrett Martin took his place behind the kit.
It became the band's best-selling record and the closest they came to mainstream success, selling more than 300,000 copies. The driving force was "Nearly Lost You", their biggest hit, which gained a boost from featuring on the Singles soundtrack, a platinum-selling Top Ten album that gathered many of Seattle's best-known acts. Nearly four years passed before the follow-up, Dust, and that gap cost the band much of their momentum, which makes this record the high point of their story.
Sweet Oblivion: tracklist, credits and charts
11 tracks · 46:32Tracklist
- 1Shadow of the SeasonGary Lee Conner and Mark Lanegan4:34
- 2Nearly Lost YouConner, Conner, Lanegan4:07
- 3Dollar BillVan Conner and Mark Lanegan4:35
- 4More or LessConner, Conner, Lanegan3:11
- 5ButterflyConner, Conner, Lanegan3:23
- 6For Celebrations PastConner, Conner, Lanegan, Martin4:10
- 7The Secret KindConner, Conner, Lanegan, Martin3:09
- 8Winter SongGary Lee Conner and Mark Lanegan3:44
- 9Troubled TimesConner, Conner, Lanegan, Martin5:21
- 10No One KnowsGary Lee Conner and Mark Lanegan5:13
- 11Julie ParadiseVan Conner and Mark Lanegan5:05
- Produced by
- Don Fleming
- Mixed by
- Andy Wallace
- Engineered by
- John Agnello
- Recorded
- March 1992
- Label
- Epic
- Length
- 46:32
Singles
- “Nearly Lost You” · August 1992
- “Dollar Bill” · 7 March 1993
- “Shadow of the Season” · 1993
- “Butterfly” · 1993
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 · 1993 | 141 |
| US Heatseekers · 1993 | 4 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 1993 | 77 |
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How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 8 September 1992 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 8 September 1992 | |
| Wikidata | 1992 | |
| US release | 8 September 1992 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 1992 | earliest UK or European date |
11 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | US | Epic | 886972408422 | other |
| 1992 | US | Epic | 074644899627 | other |
| 1992 | XE | Epic | 5099747172427 | other |
| 1992 | AU | Epic | 9399747172424 | other |
| 8 September 1992 | CA | Epic | 074644899627 | original |
| 8 September 1992 | US | Epic | 0074644899627 | original |
| 11 September 1992 | DE | Epic | 5099747172427 | other |
| 2010 | XE | Music on Vinyl | 0886977455216 | other |
| 2019 | XW | Epic | deluxe | |
| 2019 | GB | — | 074644899627 | other |
| 24 May 2019 | XE | Hear No Evil Recordings Ltd | 5013929921726 | other |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · native: native 3720x3720, downscaled to 3000
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 3720×3720 | native: native 3720x3720, downscaled to 3000 |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |