Mutations
Album by Beck
Release	3 November 1998
Recorded	19 March - 3 April 1998
Genre(s)	Alternative Rock
Length	49 min 17 s
Label	DGC
Producer	Beck Hansen and Nigel Godrich
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link NME (8/10) link Pitchfork Media (9/10) link The Onion (Positive) link Robert Christgau (B) link Rolling Stone link
Beck chronology
Odelay (1996)	Mutations (1998)	Midnite Vultures (1999)

Mutations is an indie rock album by Beck and was released in 1998. Though less successful on the charts than the preceding Odelay, Mutations established Beck as a progressive and innovative artist, for his mixture of far-ranging musical genres, including tropicalia, bossa nova, country and blues. The album's title is most likely a nod to an influential tropicalia band of the 1970s, Os Mutantes. The album was initially recorded by noted producer Nigel Godrich with the intention of having it released on an indie label (as per Beck's agreement with his major label at the time, Geffen). However, when Geffen execs heard what Beck had recorded, they insisted it was carried by them. Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Mutations. ... An album is a collection of related audio tracks, released together commercially in an audio format to the public. ... Jump to: navigation, search Image:Beck. ... 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Mutations peaked at #13 in the US, going gold, and #24 in the UK.

Track listing

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1. "Cold Brains" - 3:41
2. "Nobody's Fault But My Own" - 5:02
3. "Lazy Flies" - 3:44
4. "Canceled Check" - 3:14
5. "We Live Again" - 3:04
6. "Tropicalia" - 3:20
7. "Dead Melodies" - 2:36
8. "Bottle of Blues" - 4:56
9. "O Maria" - 3:59
10. "Sing It Again" - 4:19
11. "Static" - 11:20
    • Includes hidden track "Diamond Bollocks" (which comes in at 5:18). In the UK, this song is alloted its own track number.

Personnel

• Beck - Guitar, Harmonica, Piano, Glockenspiel, Vocals, Producer
• Elliot Caine - Trumpet
• David Campbell - Arranger, Conductor, Viola
• Larry Corbett - Cello
• Warren Klein - Sitar, Tamboura
• Bob Ludwig - Mastering
• David Ralicke - Flute, Trombone
• Nigel Godrich - Producer, Mixing
• Smokey Hormel - Guitar, Percussion, Vocals (bckgr), Quica
• Joey Waronker - Percussion, Drums, Synthesizer Drums
• Robert Fisher - Art Direction
• Justin Meldal-Johnsen - Bass, Percussion, Vocals (bckgr)
• Roger Manning - Synthesizer, Keyboards, Vocals (bckgr)
• John Sorenson - Assistant Engineer
• Charlie Gross - Photography
• Autumn DeWilde - Photography

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