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| name = Everywhere at Once
| name = Everywhere at Once
| type = studio
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| artist = [[The Plimsouls]]
| artist = [[the Plimsouls]]
| cover = File:Plimsouls_Everywhere.jpg
| cover = File:Plimsouls_Everywhere.jpg
| alt =
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| released = {{Start date|1983}}
| released = {{Start date|1983|df=y}}
| recorded =
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| recorded = The Lighthouse and Mama Jo's, North Hollywood, CA; The Pasha Music House, Hollywood, CA; Record One, Los Angeles, CA
| venue =
| venue =
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| studio = The Lighthouse and [[Dave's Room|Mama Jo's]], North Hollywood, CA; [[Pasha Records|The Pasha Music House]], Hollywood, CA; [[Record One]], Los Angeles, CA
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| genre = [[Power pop]]<ref name="cg"/>
| genre = [[Power pop]]<ref name="cg"/>
| length = 37:35
| length = 37:35
| label = Geffen
| label = [[Geffen Records|Geffen]]
| producer = Jeff Eyrich
| producer = Jeff Eyrich
| prev_title =
| prev_title = [[The Plimsouls (album)|The Plimsouls]]
| prev_year =
| prev_year = 1981
| next_title =
| next_title = Kool Trash
| next_year =
| next_year = 1998
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Everywhere at Once
| type = studio
| single1 = A Million Miles Away
| single1date = 1982 (reissued 1983)
| single2 = Oldest Story in the World
| single2date = 1983
}}
}}
}}

{{album ratings
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| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/everywhere-at-once-mw0000084319|title=''Everywhere at Once'' – The Plimsouls <nowiki>| Songs, Reviews, Credits |</nowiki> AllMusic |website=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=December 8, 2017}}</ref>
| rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name=allmusic>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/everywhere-at-once-mw0000084319|title=''Everywhere at Once'' – The Plimsouls <nowiki>| Songs, Reviews, Credits |</nowiki> AllMusic |website=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=December 8, 2017}}</ref>
|rev2 = [[Robert Christgau]]
|rev2 = [[Robert Christgau]]
|rev2score = B−<ref name="cg">{{Cite web|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=2397|title=Robert Christgau: CG: Artist 2397|website=www.robertchristgau.com}}</ref>
|rev2score = B−<ref name="cg">{{Cite web|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=2397|title=Robert Christgau: CG: Artist 2397|website=www.robertchristgau.com}}</ref>
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'''''Everywhere at Once''''' is the second studio album and major-label debut by American [[power pop]] band [[the Plimsouls]], released in 1983 by [[Geffen Records]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=plimsouls|title=TrouserPress.com :: Plimsouls|website=www.trouserpress.com}}</ref> The album reached #186 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' albums chart.<ref name=amg>[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p26845/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}} Billboard], [[AllMusic]]</ref>
'''''Everywhere at Once''''' is the second studio album and major-label debut by American [[power pop]] band [[the Plimsouls]], released in 1983 by [[Geffen Records]].<ref name=trouserpress>{{Cite web|url=http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=plimsouls|title=TrouserPress.com :: Plimsouls|website=www.trouserpress.com}}</ref> The album reached #186 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' albums chart.<ref name=amg>[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p26845/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}} Billboard], [[AllMusic]]</ref><ref name=billboard>{{Cite web|url=https://elpee.jp/artist/The%20Plimsouls/|title=Billboard Database Top200 - The Plimsouls|website=billboard.elpee.jp|access-date=April 25, 2024}}</ref> It includes the radio hit "A Million Miles Away" which reached #11 on ''Billboard'''s [[Mainstream Rock (chart)|Top Rock Tracks]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.musicvf.com/The+Plimsouls.art|title=The Plimsouls Top Songs|website=musicvf.com|access-date=April 25, 2024}}</ref> It would be the band's last album until 1998's ''Kool Trash''.

== Background==
In 1981, the Plimsouls released their [[The Plimsouls (album)|self titled debut album]] through [[Planet Records]] but left the label the same year, dissatisfied with the lack of promotion by their label.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://devorahostrov.blogspot.com/2017/01/the-history-of-peter-case-part-2.html|last=Ostrov|first=Devorah|title=Teenage Kicks #2: The History Of Peter Case Part 2: The Plimsouls |website=|date=1997|access-date=April 25, 2024}}</ref> The album reached #153 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' albums chart.<ref name=billboard/> The following year, the band released the independent single "A Million Miles Away" on their own Shaky City label, after which they signed with [[Geffen Records]] for ''Everywhere at Once''.<ref name=trouserpress/>

== Critical reception==
Retrospectively, [[AllMusic]] felt that the album has mixed results, writing, "While the change to a major label did have a profound impact on the band, it wasn't always for the best. While Jeff Eyrich's somewhat heavy-handed production did take a little air out of their performance, the end result is far less clinical than other major-label mainstream rock records of the day."<ref name=allmusic/>

''[[Trouser Press]]'' wrote that the album is "bubbling with undiminished fire and melody."<ref name=trouserpress/>


== Track listing==
== Track listing==
#"Shaky City" (2:27)
#"Shaky City" ([[Peter Case]], Eddie Muñoz) – 2:27
#"Magic Touch" (3:19)
#"Magic Touch" (Case, Muñoz) – 3:19
#"Oldest Story in the World" (3:19)
#"Oldest Story in the World" (Case) – 3:19
#"Lie, Beg, Borrow, and Steal" (2:45)
#"Lie, Beg, Borrow, and Steal" ([[Mouse and the Traps|Ronny Weiss]]) – 2:45
#"Play the Breaks" (4:17)
#"Play the Breaks" (Case, Muñoz, David Pahoa, Lou Ramirez, Jeff Eyrich) – 4:17
#"How Long Will It Take?" (2:30)
#"How Long Will It Take?" (Case) – 2:30
#"A Million Miles Away" (3:34)
#"A Million Miles Away" (Case, Joey Alkes, Chris Fradkin) – 3:34
#"My Life Ain't Easy" (2:37)
#"My Life Ain't Easy" ([[Eddy Grant]], Lincoln Gordon, [[Derv Gordon|Dervan Gordon]]) – 2:37
#"Inch By Inch" (Case, [[The Williams Brothers#The Williams Brothers, second generation (Andrew and David Williams)|Andrew Williams]], [[Charlotte Caffey]]) – 2:35
#"Inch By Inch" (2:35)
#"I'll Get Lucky" (2:42)
#"I'll Get Lucky" (Case) – 2:42
#"Everywhere at Once" (3:19)
#"Everywhere at Once" (Case) – 3:19
#"Hobo" (3:23) - 1992 remastered version bonus track
;1992 reissue bonus track
#<li value="12">"Hobo" (Case, Muñoz, Pahoa, Ramirez) – 3:23
;Note
*Track 12 was released as the B-side to the "Oldest Story in the World" single; recorded at Baby O' Recorders, Hollywood, CA; produced by Jeff Eyrich.

==Personnel==
Adapted from the album liner notes.<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=Everywhere at Once (reissue)|others=[[The Plimsouls]] |date=1992|publisher=[[Geffen Records|Geffen]]|id=GEFD-24481}}</ref>

;The Plimsouls
*[[Peter Case]] – vocals, six and twelve-string guitar, harmonica
*Eddie Muñoz – lead guitar, backing vocals
*David Pahoa – bass, backing vocals
*Lou Ramirez – drums, maracas, tambourine, timbales, castanets, backing vocals
;Additional musicians
*Jeff Eyrich – Casio keyboard, guitar
*[[The Williams Brothers#The Williams Brothers, second generation (Andrew and David Williams)|Andy Williams]] – backing vocals
*[[The Williams Brothers#The Williams Brothers, second generation (Andrew and David Williams)|David Williams]] – backing vocals
*[[Steve Hunter]] – acoustic guitar (3)
*Phast Phreddie – backing vocals (4)
*Scott Wilk – Farfisa organ (4)
*William Norwood – high vocal (6)
*Brandon Matheson – tom toms (8)
;Technical
*Jeff Eyrich – producer
*Dennis Kirk – engineer
*Jim Hill – engineer
*Win Kutz – engineer
*Greg Ladanyi – mixing (1-6, 9-12)
*Larry Brown – mixing (7, 8)
*Bobby Macias – assistant engineer, mixing assistant
*Wayne Tanouye – assistant engineer, mixing assistant
*Eduardo Fayad – assistant engineer
*Laura Livingston – assistant engineer
*Laurie Allison – assistant engineer
*Mikey Davis – assistant engineer
*Sandra Wilson – assistant engineer
*Steve Ford – assistant engineer
*Dennis Densmore – mixing assistant
*Dan Hersch – mastering
*David J. Donnelly – mastering supervisor
*[[Mick Haggerty]] – art direction, photography
*Mike Fink – design, artwork


== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:The Plimsouls albums]]
[[Category:The Plimsouls albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Jeff Eyrich]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Jeff Eyrich]]
[[Category:Geffen Records albums]]




Revision as of 13:37, 25 April 2024

Everywhere at Once
Studio album by
the Plimsouls
Released1983 (1983)
StudioThe Lighthouse and Mama Jo's, North Hollywood, CA; The Pasha Music House, Hollywood, CA; Record One, Los Angeles, CA
GenrePower pop[1]
Length37:35
LabelGeffen
ProducerJeff Eyrich
The Plimsouls chronology
The Plimsouls
(1981) 		Everywhere at Once
(1983) 		Kool Trash
(1998)
Singles from Everywhere at Once
  1. "A Million Miles Away"
    Released: 1982 (reissued 1983)
  2. "Oldest Story in the World"
    Released: 1983
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Robert ChristgauB−[1]

Everywhere at Once is the second studio album and major-label debut by American power pop band the Plimsouls, released in 1983 by Geffen Records.[3] The album reached #186 on the Billboard albums chart.[4][5] It includes the radio hit "A Million Miles Away" which reached #11 on Billboard's Top Rock Tracks.[6] It would be the band's last album until 1998's Kool Trash.

Background

In 1981, the Plimsouls released their self titled debut album through Planet Records but left the label the same year, dissatisfied with the lack of promotion by their label.[7] The album reached #153 on the Billboard albums chart.[5] The following year, the band released the independent single "A Million Miles Away" on their own Shaky City label, after which they signed with Geffen Records for Everywhere at Once.[3]

Critical reception

Retrospectively, AllMusic felt that the album has mixed results, writing, "While the change to a major label did have a profound impact on the band, it wasn't always for the best. While Jeff Eyrich's somewhat heavy-handed production did take a little air out of their performance, the end result is far less clinical than other major-label mainstream rock records of the day."[2]

Trouser Press wrote that the album is "bubbling with undiminished fire and melody."[3]

Track listing

  1. "Shaky City" (Peter Case, Eddie Muñoz) – 2:27
  2. "Magic Touch" (Case, Muñoz) – 3:19
  3. "Oldest Story in the World" (Case) – 3:19
  4. "Lie, Beg, Borrow, and Steal" (Ronny Weiss) – 2:45
  5. "Play the Breaks" (Case, Muñoz, David Pahoa, Lou Ramirez, Jeff Eyrich) – 4:17
  6. "How Long Will It Take?" (Case) – 2:30
  7. "A Million Miles Away" (Case, Joey Alkes, Chris Fradkin) – 3:34
  8. "My Life Ain't Easy" (Eddy Grant, Lincoln Gordon, Dervan Gordon) – 2:37
  9. "Inch By Inch" (Case, Andrew Williams, Charlotte Caffey) – 2:35
  10. "I'll Get Lucky" (Case) – 2:42
  11. "Everywhere at Once" (Case) – 3:19
1992 reissue bonus track
  2. "Hobo" (Case, Muñoz, Pahoa, Ramirez) – 3:23
Note
  • Track 12 was released as the B-side to the "Oldest Story in the World" single; recorded at Baby O' Recorders, Hollywood, CA; produced by Jeff Eyrich.

Personnel

Adapted from the album liner notes.[8]

The Plimsouls
  • Peter Case – vocals, six and twelve-string guitar, harmonica
  • Eddie Muñoz – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • David Pahoa – bass, backing vocals
  • Lou Ramirez – drums, maracas, tambourine, timbales, castanets, backing vocals
Additional musicians
  • Jeff Eyrich – Casio keyboard, guitar
  • Andy Williams – backing vocals
  • David Williams – backing vocals
  • Steve Hunter – acoustic guitar (3)
  • Phast Phreddie – backing vocals (4)
  • Scott Wilk – Farfisa organ (4)
  • William Norwood – high vocal (6)
  • Brandon Matheson – tom toms (8)
Technical
  • Jeff Eyrich – producer
  • Dennis Kirk – engineer
  • Jim Hill – engineer
  • Win Kutz – engineer
  • Greg Ladanyi – mixing (1-6, 9-12)
  • Larry Brown – mixing (7, 8)
  • Bobby Macias – assistant engineer, mixing assistant
  • Wayne Tanouye – assistant engineer, mixing assistant
  • Eduardo Fayad – assistant engineer
  • Laura Livingston – assistant engineer
  • Laurie Allison – assistant engineer
  • Mikey Davis – assistant engineer
  • Sandra Wilson – assistant engineer
  • Steve Ford – assistant engineer
  • Dennis Densmore – mixing assistant
  • Dan Hersch – mastering
  • David J. Donnelly – mastering supervisor
  • Mick Haggerty – art direction, photography
  • Mike Fink – design, artwork

References

  1. ^ a b "Robert Christgau: CG: Artist 2397". www.robertchristgau.com.
  2. ^ a b "Everywhere at Once – The Plimsouls | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "TrouserPress.com :: Plimsouls". www.trouserpress.com.
  4. ^ Billboard, AllMusic
  5. ^ a b "Billboard Database Top200 - The Plimsouls". billboard.elpee.jp. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  6. ^ "The Plimsouls Top Songs". musicvf.com. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  7. ^ Ostrov, Devorah (1997). "Teenage Kicks #2: The History Of Peter Case Part 2: The Plimsouls". Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  8. ^ Everywhere at Once (reissue) (Media notes). The Plimsouls. Geffen. 1992. GEFD-24481.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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