Celebrity Skin
Studio album by Hole
Released	September 8, 1998
Recorded	Conway Studios & Record Plant, Los Angeles; Quad Studios, New York City; Olympic Studios, London
Genre	Grunge
Length	50:23
Label	Geffen
Producer(s)	Michael Beinhorn, Eric Erlandson
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau (**) link
Hole chronology
My Body, The Hand Grenade (1997)	Celebrity Skin (1998)

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The songs were written by the band, some with the help of Billy Corgan; however, Courtney Love penned all of the lyrics. The studio work took almost a year and a half, due to Love's rising movie career, fruitless recording attempts in New Orleans and Nashville in 1997, Corgan's involvement in songwriting and the actual album sessions, between Los Angeles, New York City, London and Miami. William Patrick Billy Corgan, Jr. ... New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ... For other cities named Nashville, see Nashville (disambiguation). ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Nickname: Big Apple, Gotham, NYC, City That Never Sleeps, The Concrete Jungle, The City So Nice They Named It Twice Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1613  - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... This article is about the city in Florida. ...

According to Eric Erlandson's answers on Hole's ex-official bulletin board (KittyRadio.com) concerning the album's recording sessions, the musician stated that he played all the guitars on the entire work. Love was allegedly "not caring about" playing her instrument on the record, focusing only on singing and songwriting, and Billy Corgan, which further participation on the album was rumoured, only played bass on "Hit So Hard". Erlandson also declared that Patty Schemel actually didn't play on the album, though she is credited as a Hole member on the sleeve. Schemel's departure of the band occured during the recordings and photo shoots for the album. Her substitute was Samantha Maloney. Eric Erlandson (born January 9, 1963) was the lead guitarist for 90s rock/grunge band Hole. ... Patty Schemel played the drums on the last two albums Live Through This and Celebrity Skin by American girl punk-rock band Hole, replacing their previous drummer, Caroline Rue, who left after the recording of the debut album. ... Samantha Maloney is a drummer, born in Manhattan, New York on December 11, 1975. ...

Track listing

1. "Celebrity Skin" (Corgan, Erlandson, Love) – 2:42
2. "Awful" (Auf der Maur, Erlandson, Love, Schemel) – 3:16
3. "Hit So Hard" (Corgan, Erlandson, Love) – 4:00
4. "Malibu" (Corgan, Erlandson, Love) – 3:50
5. "Reasons to Be Beautiful" (Auf der Maur, Charlotte Caffey, Erlandson, Love, Jordon Zadorozny) – 5:19
6. "Dying" (Corgan, Erlandson, Love) – 3:44
7. "Use Once and Destroy" (Auf der Maur, Erlandson, Love, Schemel) – 5:04
8. "Northern Star" (Erlandson, Love) – 4:58
9. "Boys on the Radio" (Auf der Maur, Erlandson, Love) – 5:09
10. "Heaven Tonight" (Erlandson, Love) – 3:31
11. "Playing Your Song" (Erlandson, Love) – 3:21
12. "Petals" (Corgan, Erlandson, Love) – 5:29

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Personnel

• Eric Erlandson - guitars
• Courtney Love - vocals
• Melissa Auf der Maur - bass
• Samantha Maloney - drums (uncredited)
• Billy Corgan - bass on "Hit So Hard" (uncredited)

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Production

• Producer: Michael Beinhorn
• Additional producer: Eric Erlandson
• Engineers: Paul Northfield, Rob Eaton, Joe Barresi, Frank Filipetti
• Assistant engineers: John Nelson, Ben Holt, Ann Mincieli, Paul Walton, Jan Kybert
• Mixing: Tom Lord-Alge, Chris Lord-Alge (Malibu, Reasons To Be Beautiful, Northern Star, Heaven Tonight), Jack Joseph Puig (Hit So Hard)
• Mixing assistants: Leo Ferrera, Femio Hernandez, Rob Hoffman, Mike Dy, Jim Champagne
• Mastering: Ted Jensen
• Strings: David Campbell (Northern Star), Craig Armstrong (Petals, Dying)
• Programming: Michael Beinhorn, Paul DeCarli, Max Risenhower, Chris Vrenna, Nick Franglen
• Studio Tech: Chris Whitemyer (guitars and drums)
• A&R: Jim Barber
• Art direction: Joe-Mama Nitzberg, Janet Wolsborn
• Front cover: Guzman
• Back cover: Ophelia by Paul Steck, 1895 (Giraudon/Art Resource, New York)
• Photography: Maggie Hallahan, Robert Dawson, Richard Prince

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Charts

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Singles