Cockamamie

Cockamamie is the debut album from Boston-based musician Jen Trynin. First released in 1994,[1][6] the album failed to do well on the charts when re-released by Warner Bros. Records in 1995, in spite of positive reviews.

Cockamamie
Studio album by Jen Trynin
Released	1994
Recorded	1994
Genre	indie rock, alternative rock
Label	Squint Records, Warner Bros. Records
Producer	Mike Denneen
Jen Trynin chronology
Cockamamie (1994) Gun Shy, Trigger Happy (1997)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Billboard	(very favorable)[2]
Los Angeles Times	[3]
Robert Christgau	[4]
Spin	5/10[5]

The story of how this album came to be and the process regarding its release on Warner Bros. is chronicled in Trynin's 2006 book Everything I'm Cracked Up to Be.

Track listing

All songs written by Jen Trynin.

1. "Happier"
2. "Better Than Nothing"
3. "Everything Is Different Now"
4. "One Year Down"
5. "Snow"
6. "All This Could Be Yours"
7. "Too Bad You're Such A Loser"
8. "Knock Me Down"
9. "If I Had Anything To Say (Don't You Think I Would Have Said It All?)"
10. "Beg"
11. "Do It Alone"
    • there is an untitled hidden track that begins at 4:07

Personnel

• Paul Bryan - bass
• Jerry Deupree - drums
• David Gregory - drums
• Mike Levesque - drums
• Aimee Mann - vocals
• Michael Rivard - bass
• Clayton Scoble - backing vocals
• Milt Sutton - drums, percussion
• Jennifer Trynin - guitar, vocals

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Inc, Nielsen Business Media (1995-07-15). "Album Reviews". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 66.
3. Willman, Chris (30 July 1995). "'Cockamamie' a Great First Trynin". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
4. Christgau, Robert (2000). "Jennifer Trynin". Christgau's Consumer Guide. St. Martin's Griffin.
5. Kelly, Christina (August 1995). "Cockamamie". Spin. 11 (5): 93.
6. https://jewishjournal.com/culture/arts/12909/

External links

• Jen Trynin's webpage