American Caesar (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = American Caesar
Type = Album
Artist = Iggy Pop


Released = September, 1993
Recorded = Kingsway Studio, New Orleans and Bearsville Studio, NY
Genre = Hard rock
Length = 71:32
Label = Virgin
Producer = Malcolm Burn
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:5yfnzfg7eh6k link]
Last album = "Brick by Brick"
(1990)
This album = "American Caesar"
(1993)
Next album = "Naughty Little Doggie"
(1996)

"American Caesar" is a 1993 album by Iggy Pop. After the success of "Brick by Brick", Pop opted to continue with that album's lyrical themes while toughening up the musical foundation. Consequently, the album is often considered one of his stronger 90's albums.

The cover of the UK edition contained the following text: "Parental Warning: this is an Iggy Pop record". Videos were made for "Wild America" and "Beside you". Other notable moments on the album include "Highway Song" and an ambitious cover of the 60s standard "Louie Louie" (made famous by The Kingsmen) for which Iggy wrote his very own set of humorous, politically-fueled lyrics.

The first single from the album, "Wild America", reached number 25 on Modern rock tracks. The album was not as commercially successful as its predecessor, but it did fare well in the UK and sold well throughout the 90s in America.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Iggy Pop, except where noted

# "Character" (Pop/Eric Schermerhorn) – 1:07
# "Wild America" (Pop/Schermerhorn) – 5:52
# "Mixin' the Colors" – 4:49
# "Jealousy" – 6:04
# "Hate" – 6:56
# "It's Our Love" – 4:09
# "Plastic & Concrete" – 2:55
# "Fuckin' Alone" (Pop/Schermerhorn) – 4:56
# "Highway Song" – 3:44
# "Beside You" (Steve Jones/Pop) – 4:29
# "Sickness" – 3:15
# "Boogie Boy" – 4:53
# "Perforation Problems" – 3:15
# "Social Life" – 4:12
# "Louie Louie" (Richard Berry) – 3:47
# "Caesar" (Pop/Schermerhorn) – 7:09
# "Girls of N.Y." – 4:15

Personnel

*Iggy Pop - guitar, vocals
*Eric Schermerhorn - guitar
*Malcolm Burn - guitar, keyboards, harmonica
*Hal Cragin - bass
*Larry Mullens - drums, percussion
*Jay Joyce - guitar on "Wild America" & "Mixin' The Colours"
*Bill Dillon - guitar on "Mixin' The Colours"
*Darryl Johnson - percussion on "Mixin' The Colours"
*Henry Rollins - backing vocals on "Wild America"
*Katell Keineg - backing vocals on "Mixin' The Colours"
*Lisa Germano - backing vocals on "Beside You"