Mutations (album)

Mutations
CD Album by Beck
Released	November 3, 1998
Recorded	March 19-April 3, 1998
Genre	rock
Length	49 min 12 s
Record label	DGC
Producer	Beck & Nigel Godrich
Professional reviews
Q	4 stars out of 5	October 1998
Allmusic.com	4 stars out of 5	link
NME	8 out of 10	link
Calgary Sun (Dave Veitch)	Favourable	November 1 1998
Beck Chronology
Odelay (1996)	Mutations (1998)	Midnite Vultures 1999

Mutations is an indie rock album by Beck, released in 1998, (see 1998 in music). Though less successful on the charts than his breakthrough, Odelay, Mutations established Beck as a progressive and innovative artist, for his mixture of far-ranging musical genres, including tropicalia, bossa nova, country and blues. The album's title is most likely a nod to an influential tropicalia band of the 1970s, Os Mutantes. The album was initially recorded with the intention of having it released on an indie label (as per Beck's agreement with his major label at the time, Geffen). However, when Geffen execs heard what Beck had recorded, they insisted it was carried by them.

Mutations peaked at #13 on Billboard's 200 album countdown, and at #6 on its Top Canadian Albums chart. "Tropicalia" peaked at #21 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks singles chart.

Track listing

All tracks written by Beck Hansen.

1. "Cold Brains"
2. "Nobody's Fault But My Own"
3. "Lazy Flies"
4. "Canceled Check"
5. "We Live Again"
6. "Tropicalia"
7. "Dead Melodies"
8. "Bottle of Blues"
9. "O Maria"
10. "Sing It Again"
11. "Static"
12. "Diamond Bollocks" (unlisted)

Personnel

• Beck - Guitar, Harmonica, Piano, Glockenspiel, Vocals, Producer
• Elliot Caine - Trumpet
• David Campbell - Arranger, Conductor, Viola
• Larry Corbett - Cello
• Warren Klein - Sitar, Tamboura
• Bob Ludwig - Mastering
• David Ralicke - Flute, Trombone
• Nigel Godrich - Producer, Mixing
• Smokey Hormel - Guitar, Percussion, Vocals (bckgr), Quica
• Joey Waronker - Percussion, Drums, Synthesizer Drums
• Robert Fisher - Art Direction
• Justin Meldal-Johnsen - Bass, Percussion, Vocals (bckgr)
• Roger Manning - Synthesizer, Keyboards, Vocals (bckgr)
• John Sorenson - Assistant Engineer
• Charlie Gross - Photography
• Autumn DeWilde - Photography