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Penthouse (album)

1995 studio album by Luna

Penthouse
Studio album by Luna
Released	August 8, 1995
Studio	Sorcerer Studios, New York City
Genre	Indie pop, indie rock
Length	51:14
Label	Elektra
Producer	Luna, Pat McCarthy and Mario Salvati
Luna chronology
Bewitched (1994) Penthouse (1995) EP (1996)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Consumer Guide	A[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]
Entertainment Weekly	C−[4]
Melody Maker	Recommended[5]
NME	7/10[6]
The Province	[7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[8]
Select	4/5[9]

Penthouse is the third album by American alternative rock band Luna. It was ranked the 99th best album of the 1990s by Rolling Stone.^[10]

Track listing[edit]

All music by Luna and lyrics by Dean Wareham, except where noted.

1. "Chinatown" – 4:39
2. "Sideshow by the Seashore" – 3:12
3. "Moon Palace" – 3:46
4. "Double Feature" – 4:27
5. "23 Minutes in Brussels" – 6:40
6. "Lost in Space" – 3:44
7. "Rhythm King" – 3:16
8. "Kalamazoo" – 6:26
9. "Hedgehog" – 3:05
10. "Freakin' and Peakin'" – 6:12
11. "Bonnie and Clyde" – 5:27 (Serge Gainsbourg) (CD bonus track not featured on vinyl and cassette releases)

Personnel[edit]

Luna

• Dean Wareham – vocals, guitars
• Sean Eden – guitar
• Justin Harwood – bass guitar, theremin on "Sideshow By the Seashore", Mellotron on "Lost in Space", string arrangements
• Stanley Demeski – drums, percussion, vibraphone on "Rhythm King" and "Kalamazoo"

with:

• Lætitia Sadier – vocals on "Bonnie and Clyde"
• Jane Scarpantoni – cello on "Moon Palace", string arrangements
• Tom Verlaine – electric 12-string guitar on "Moon Palace" and electric guitar on "23 Minutes in Brussels"
• Matthew Buzzell – backing vocals on "Kalamazoo"

Production[edit]

• Pat McCarthy – producer
• Mario Salvati – producer
• Lou Sciancalepore – assistant engineer
• Dave Voigt – assistant engineer
• Susanne Dyer – assistant engineer
• Mastered by Greg Calbi

See also[edit]

• Kalamazoo, Michigan

References[edit]