Eight Arms to Hold You

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Eight Arms to Hold You
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LP by Veruca Salt
Released February 11, 1997
Recorded June, 1996
Genre Alternative rock
Length 51 min 10 s
Record label Geffen
Producer Bob Rock
Professional reviews
Allmusic.com 3 stars out of 5 link
Rolling Stone 1.5 stars out of 5 link
Veruca Salt Chronology
Victrola
(1995)
Eight Arms to Hold You
(1997)
Resolver
(2000)

Eight Arms to Hold You is an album by alternative rock band Veruca Salt. The album was released through Geffen Records on February 11, 1997.

The title of the album is a reference to The Beatles' working title for an album which eventually became Help!.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Straight" (Post) - 2:32
  2. "Volcano Girls" (Gordon) - 3:18
  3. "Don't Make Me Prove It" (Post) - 2:29
  4. "Awesome" (Gordon) - 3:32
  5. "One Last Time" (Post) - 4:45
  6. "With David Bowie" (Gordon) - 2:25
  7. "Benjamin" (Gordon) - 4:05
  8. "Shutterbug" (Post) - 4:16
  9. "The Morning Sad" (Gordon) - 3:08
  10. "Sound of the Bell" (Post) - 3:59
  11. "Loneliness Is Worse" (Gordon) - 5:00
  12. "Stoneface" (Gordon) - 2:44
  13. "Venus Man Trap" (Post) - 3:29
  14. "Earthcrosser" (Gordon) - 5:28

Personnel

Chart positions

Album position

1997  Eight Arms To Hold You     The Billboard 200         No. 55

Singles positions

1997  Volcano Girls              Modern Rock Tracks        No. 8
1997  Shutterbug                 Mainstream Rock Tracks    No. 39
1997  Straight                   Mainstream Rock Tracks    No. 38
1997  Volcano Girls              Mainstream Rock Tracks    No. 9