Apple (album)


Apple is the only full-length studio album by the American alternative rock band Mother Love Bone. It was released on July 19, 1990, through Stardog/Mercury Records.
Days before Apple was slated to be released, lead singer Andrew Wood overdosed on heroin. After spending a few days in the hospital in a coma, he died, effectively bringing Mother Love Bone to an end. The album would see release later that year in July, and it eventually peaked at number 34 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart in 1992. Kim Neely of Rolling Stone said that the album "succeeds where countless other hard-rock albums have failed, capturing the essence of what made Zep immortal – dynamics, kids! – and giving it a unique Nineties spin."

Reception

In 2005, Apple was ranked #462 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time. In 2016, Apple was ranked #18 in Rolling Stone magazine's 40 Greatest One-Album Wonders. In 2019, Rolling Stone ranked the album at #50 in its list of the 50 Greatest Grunge Albums.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Andrew Wood. All music written by Jeff Ament, Bruce Fairweather, Greg Gilmore, Stone Gossard, and Andrew Wood. Primary composers listed below.
  1. "This Is Shangrila" – 3:42
  2. "Stardog Champion" – 4:58
  3. "Holy Roller" – 4:27
  4. "Bone China" – 3:44
  5. "Come Bite the Apple" – 5:26
  6. "Stargazer" – 4:49
  7. "Heartshine" – 4:36
  8. "Captain Hi-Top" – 3:07
  9. "Man of Golden Words" – 3:41
  10. "Capricorn Sister" – 4:19
  11. "Gentle Groove" – 4:02
  12. "Mr. Danny Boy" – 4:50
  13. "Crown of Thorns" – 6:18
;Reissue bonus track
  2. "Lady Godiva Blues" – 3:40

    Personnel

;Mother Love Bone
;Production