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I'm with Stupid (album)

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I'm with Stupid
Studio album by
Aimee Mann
ReleasedNovember 1995
GenrePop rock
Length56:21
LabelGeffen
ProducerJon Brion
Aimee Mann chronology
Whatever
(1993) 		I'm with Stupid
(1995) 		Magnolia
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarHalf star[1]
Chicago TribuneStarStarStar[2]
Christgau's Consumer Guide(neither)[3]
Entertainment WeeklyA[4]
Los Angeles TimesStarStarStar[5]
Orlando SentinelStarStarStarStarStar[6]
QStarStarStar[7]
The Rolling Stone Album GuideStarStarStar[8]
Spin7/10[7]
USA TodayStarStarStar[9]

I'm with Stupid is the second studio album by the American singer-songwriter Aimee Mann, released in 1995. It was produced by Jon Brion, who had also produced her debut, Whatever (1993).[10]

After Mann finished I'm with Stupid, her record company, Imago, encountered financial problems and delayed its release. Imago eventually sold it to Geffen, which signed Mann in 1994 and released I'm with Stupid in 1995.[11] Like Whatever, it received positive reviews but failed to meet sales expectations.[11][12] As of February 2001, it had sold 123,000 copies in the United States.[12]

Track listing

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All tracks by Aimee Mann, except where noted.

  1. "Long Shot" – 3:13
  2. "Choice in the Matter" (Jon Brion, Mann) – 3:13
  3. "Sugarcoated" (Butler, Mann) – 3:39
  4. "You Could Make a Killing" – 3:21
  5. "Superball" – 3:05
  6. "Amateur" (Brion, Mann) – 4:51
  7. "All Over Now" – 3:37
  8. "Par for the Course" – 6:01
  9. "You're with Stupid Now" – 3:27
  10. "That's Just What You Are" (Brion, Mann) – 4:22
  11. "Frankenstein" (Brion, Mann) – 4:25
  12. "Ray" – 4:47
  13. "It's Not Safe" – 5:02
[silence – 0:52]
[hidden track – 1:20]

Personnel

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  • Aimee Mann – vocals (1–13), bass (1,3,4,5,8,10,12), guitar (1,2,5,8,13), backing vocals (2,3,10), acoustic guitar (4,9,10,12), electric guitar (4,7,10), handclaps (5), drums (8), keyboards (8), percussion (8,9)
  • Jon Brion – guitar (1,6,13), percussion (1,2,7,13), backing vocals (1,2,3,7,9,13), drums (3,4,11,12), keyboards (3,6,11,13), lead guitar (4), bass harmonica (5), handclaps (5), bass (6,7,11,13), acoustic guitar (7,11), electric guitar (7,9), acoustic bass (9), cello (9), distorted nylon guitar (11), tack piano (12), harmonium (12)
  • Bernard Butler – guitar (3), keyboards (3), electric guitar (7)
  • Mike Denneen – keyboards (5,10)
  • Chris Difford – backing vocals (2,10,11)
  • Brad Hallan – bass (2)
  • Juliana Hatfield – backing vocals (4,6)
  • Neil Innes – backing vocals (13)
  • Stacy Jones – drums (1,7)
  • Michael Lockwood – guitar (1)
  • Jon Lupfer – handclaps (5)
  • Michael Penn – guitar (13)
  • John Sands – drums (1,2,5,13), guitar (2)
  • Clayton Scoble – backing vocals (1,12,13), electric guitar (10), guitar (13)
  • Glenn Tilbrook – backing vocals (2,10,11,13), electric guitar (10)
  • Martyn Watson – drum loop stuff (10)
Technical
  • Joseph Jack Puig – mixing
  • Mike Denneen – mixing
  • Rob Jaczko – mixing
  • Jonathan Wyner – mastering

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Year Chart Position Ref
1995 Billboard 200 82 [13]
1996 Australian Albums (ARIA) 105 [14]

Singles

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Year Single Chart Position Ref
1995 "That's Just What You Are" Modern Rock Tracks 24 [15]
1995 "That's Just What You Are" The Billboard Hot 100 93 [16]

References

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  1. ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "I'm with Stupid – Aimee Mann". AllMusic. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
  2. ^ Mark Caro (February 8, 1996). "Aimee Mann I'm With Stupid (DGC)". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (October 15, 2000). "Aimee Mann". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 9780312245603.
  4. ^ Chris Willman (February 2, 1996). "I'm With Stupid Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on October 10, 2008. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
  5. ^ Elysa Gardner (February 4, 1996). "AIMEE MANN "I'm With Stupid", DGC". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  6. ^ Gettelman, Parry (February 16, 1996). "Aimee Mann". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Aimee Mann – I'm with Stupid CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  8. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City: Simon and Schuster. p. 511. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  9. ^ Anne Ayers (January 30, 1996). "Aimee Mann, I'm With Stupid". USA Today. ProQuest 306749153. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
  10. ^ Bleggi, Doug (November 21, 2018). "'Til Today: 25 years after her solo debut, Aimee Mann looks back". Stereogum. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
  11. ^ a b Meter, Jonathan Van (July 11, 1999). "What's a record exec to do with Aimee Mann?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  12. ^ a b Wiltz, Teresa (February 18, 2001). "Her Own Mann: Independent-Minded Singer Sheds Labels". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  13. ^ "Billboard 200: Aimee Mann". Billboard. 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  14. ^ "Aimee Mann ARIA chart history (albums), received from ARIA in May 2024". ARIA. Retrieved July 5, 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  15. ^ "Billboard Alternative Songs: Aimee Mann". Billboard. 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  16. ^ "Billboard Hot 100: Aimee Mann". Billboard. 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
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