Courtney Michelle Love (born Courtney Michelle Harrison, July 9, 1964) is an American musician, actress, and visual artist. Prolific in the punk and grunge scenes of the 1990s as the frontwoman of Hole, Love became a fixture in alternative music, drawing public attention for her uninhibited stage presence and confrontational lyrics, as well as her highly publicized personal life following her marriage to Kurt Cobain.
America's Sweetheart is the debut studio album by American alternative rock musician Courtney Love, released worldwide on February 10, 2004 by Virgin Records. Her first official release after her former band Hole's break-up, the album's sound diverged significantly in musical and lyrical content to Hole's three previous studio albums: Pretty on the Inside (1991), Live Through This (1994) and Celebrity Skin (1998).
The recording process of the album began in summer 2001 in Los Angeles, California, however, was affected drastically by a number of personal and legal issues by Love; including her drug problems, the disbandment of Hole, the controversy surrounding Nirvana's upcoming box set, and legal problems with various record labels. In spring 2003, Love traveled to southern France to re-record the album, however, according to Love, she "just wanted to be in a château for six months and do drugs." The album had three main producers, one of whom, James Barber, was Love's partner at the time.
Following recording, America's Sweetheart was further delayed due to Virgin's excessive input on the album's mastering, art work and design, and track listing.
Upon its release, it received little promotion, with the main source of media exposure being a music video for the album's first single, "Mono," and Love's highly publicised drug issues. Although received well amongst critics, America's Sweetheart was a commercial failure, selling little over 200,000 copies in the United States, and with Love further citing the album as "a mistake." In more recent years, both Love and producer Linda Perry have referred to the album as "le disaster" and "ruined because [Love] was coked out,"[5] respectively. The album featured drumming from former Hole drummer Patty Schemel, as well as guest instrumentation and vocals from Emilie Autumn.
Track listing
01. "Mono" (Courtney Love, Linda Perry, Patty Schemel, Larry Schemel) - 3:39
02. "But Julian, I'm a Little Bit Older Than You" (Love, P. Schemel, L. Schemel) - 2:48
03. "Hold on to Me" (Love) - 3:45
04. "Sunset Strip" (Love, Perry, P. Schemel, Jerry Best) - 5:32
05. "All the Drugs" (Love, P. Schemel, Best, Chris Whitemyer) - 4:31
06. "Almost Golden" (Love, James Barber) - 3:25
07. "I'll Do Anything" (Love, Perry, P. Schemel, Best) - 3:01
08. "Uncool" (Love, Perry, P. Schemel, Best, Bernie Taupin) - 4:37
09. "Life Despite God" (Love, Perry, P. Schemel, Best) - 4:16
10. "Hello" (Love, Perry, P. Schemel, Best) - 3:10
11. "Zeplin Song" (Love, Perry, Samantha Maloney) - 2:48
12. "Never Gonna Be the Same" (Love, Perry, P. Schemel, Best) - 5:07
Japanese bonus track
13. "Fly" (Love, Perry, P. Schemel, Best) - 2:43
Musicians
Courtney Love - vocals, guitars
Scott McCloud - guitars
Lisa Leveridge - additional guitars
Jerry Best - bass
Patty Schemel - drums
Samantha Maloney - additional drums
Emilie Autumn - violin
Chris Whitemyer - additional instruments
Joe Gore - additional instruments
Technical personnel
Josh Abraham, James Barber, Matt Serletic - producer
Courtney Love - additional production
Jamie Candiloro, Greg Collins, Ryan Williams - engineer
Joe Zook - engineer, mixing
Chris Lord-Alge, David Thoener, Andy Wallace - mixing
Art and design
Olivia De Berardinis - artwork
David LaChapelle - photography
Courtney Love - drawings
Notes
Released: February 10, 2004
Recorded: Spring 2003 at Studio Miraval in Le Val, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France[1]
Genre: Alternative rock, Punk rock
Length: 49:22
© 2004
Label - Virgin Records
The recording process of the album began in summer 2001 in Los Angeles, California, however, was affected drastically by a number of personal and legal issues by Love; including her drug problems, the disbandment of Hole, the controversy surrounding Nirvana's upcoming box set, and legal problems with various record labels. In spring 2003, Love traveled to southern France to re-record the album, however, according to Love, she "just wanted to be in a château for six months and do drugs." The album had three main producers, one of whom, James Barber, was Love's partner at the time.
Following recording, America's Sweetheart was further delayed due to Virgin's excessive input on the album's mastering, art work and design, and track listing.
Upon its release, it received little promotion, with the main source of media exposure being a music video for the album's first single, "Mono," and Love's highly publicised drug issues. Although received well amongst critics, America's Sweetheart was a commercial failure, selling little over 200,000 copies in the United States, and with Love further citing the album as "a mistake." In more recent years, both Love and producer Linda Perry have referred to the album as "le disaster" and "ruined because [Love] was coked out,"[5] respectively. The album featured drumming from former Hole drummer Patty Schemel, as well as guest instrumentation and vocals from Emilie Autumn.
Track listing
01. "Mono" (Courtney Love, Linda Perry, Patty Schemel, Larry Schemel) - 3:39
02. "But Julian, I'm a Little Bit Older Than You" (Love, P. Schemel, L. Schemel) - 2:48
03. "Hold on to Me" (Love) - 3:45
04. "Sunset Strip" (Love, Perry, P. Schemel, Jerry Best) - 5:32
05. "All the Drugs" (Love, P. Schemel, Best, Chris Whitemyer) - 4:31
06. "Almost Golden" (Love, James Barber) - 3:25
07. "I'll Do Anything" (Love, Perry, P. Schemel, Best) - 3:01
08. "Uncool" (Love, Perry, P. Schemel, Best, Bernie Taupin) - 4:37
09. "Life Despite God" (Love, Perry, P. Schemel, Best) - 4:16
10. "Hello" (Love, Perry, P. Schemel, Best) - 3:10
11. "Zeplin Song" (Love, Perry, Samantha Maloney) - 2:48
12. "Never Gonna Be the Same" (Love, Perry, P. Schemel, Best) - 5:07
Japanese bonus track
13. "Fly" (Love, Perry, P. Schemel, Best) - 2:43
Musicians
Courtney Love - vocals, guitars
Scott McCloud - guitars
Lisa Leveridge - additional guitars
Jerry Best - bass
Patty Schemel - drums
Samantha Maloney - additional drums
Emilie Autumn - violin
Chris Whitemyer - additional instruments
Joe Gore - additional instruments
Technical personnel
Josh Abraham, James Barber, Matt Serletic - producer
Courtney Love - additional production
Jamie Candiloro, Greg Collins, Ryan Williams - engineer
Joe Zook - engineer, mixing
Chris Lord-Alge, David Thoener, Andy Wallace - mixing
Art and design
Olivia De Berardinis - artwork
David LaChapelle - photography
Courtney Love - drawings
Notes
Released: February 10, 2004
Recorded: Spring 2003 at Studio Miraval in Le Val, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France[1]
Genre: Alternative rock, Punk rock
Length: 49:22
© 2004
Label - Virgin Records
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