Heatmiser – Why Did I Decide to Stay?

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Description

Cop and Speeder is the second studio album by American alternative rock band Heatmiser, released in 1994 by record label Frontier.
Cop and Speeder
Studio album by

Heatmiser
Released 20 September 1994
Recorded MusicCraft; City Lights; Whitehorse Studios
Genre Alternative rock, indie rock
Length 43:38
Label Frontier
Producer Heatmiser
Thee Slayer Hippy
Heatmiser chronology
Yellow No. 5
(1994)		 Cop and Speeder
(1994)		 Mic City Sons
(1996)

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide

Like its predecessor, Cop and Speeder received generally mixed reviews from critics.

Trouser Press wrote, “Heatmiser attains a powerful sense of mood on Cop and Speeder. Thanks to improved songwriting, the album finds the band beginning to emerge from its flat monochrome tones.”

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. “Disappearing Ink” Neil Gust 2:25
2. “Bastard John” Elliott Smith 2:56
3. “Flame!” Smith 2:47
4. “Temper” Smith 3:32
5. “Why Did I Decide to Stay?” Gust 3:01
6. “Collect to NYC” Smith 2:54
7. “Hitting on the Waiter” Gust 1:54
8. “Busted Lip” Smith 3:50
9. “Antonio Carlos Jobim” Smith 3:10
10. “It’s Not a Prop” Gust 3:36
11. “Something to Lose” Smith 4:10
12. “Sleeping Pill” Gust 3:07
13. “Trap Door” Gust 3:21
14. “Nightcap” Smith, Garrick Duckler 2:55

Personnel

Heatmiser
Technical
  • Bob Stark – additional engineering
  • Peter Gries – additional engineering
  • Kevin Nettleingham – additional engineering
  • Steve “Thee Slayer Hippy” Hanford – co-production
  • John Golden – mastering
  • J.J. Gonson – sleeve photography
  • Kelly O’Mara – sleeve photography
  • Peter Hawkinson – technical assistance

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