Hot Saki & Bedtime Stories

Hot Saki & Bedtime Stories is the fourth and final studio album by American alternative rock band Catherine. It was released on September 17, 1996, through TVT Records. D'arcy Wretzky of The Smashing Pumpkins, drummer Kerry Brown's wife at the time, contributed vocals on the record.

Hot Saki & Bedtime Stories
Studio album by Catherine
Released	September 17, 1996
Recorded	The Farm, Michigan
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	52:39
Label	TVT
Producer	Catherine
Catherine chronology
Sorry! (1994) Hot Saki & Bedtime Stories (1996)
Singles from Hot Saki & Bedtime Stories
"Four Leaf Clover" Released: 1997 "Whisper" Released: 1997

The song "Four Leaf Clover" was released as a single, and another song, "Whisper," was contributed to the soundtrack of the film Scream.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

In their retrospective review, AllMusic called it "an even more varied and generally successful package" than their previous studio album, Sorry![1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Keith Brown, Kerry Brown, and Mark Rew, except "Cotton Candy High," written by Kerry Brown and Rew.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Whisper"	3:11
2.	"It's Gonna Get Worse"	3:33
3.	"Cotton Candy High"	3:22
4.	"Milkshake"	3:39
5.	"Four Leaf Clover"	3:31
6.	"Vegas Glam"	3:21
7.	"Punch Me Out"	3:19
8.	"Make Me Smile"	3:53
9.	"Blacklight"	4:38
10.	"Don't Touch Me There"	3:44
11.	"Sign of the Cross"	2:58
12.	"The Angels"	3:50
13.	"Pink Floyd Poster"	6:25
14.	"Good Luck Charm"	3:15

Music videos

• "Four-Leaf Clover" (1996)
• "Whisper" (1996)

Personnel

Catherine Keith Brown – bass guitar Kerry Brown – drums Mark Rew – vocals Additional personnel Jerome Brown – guitar on track 6 Chris Connelly – backing vocals on track 11 Fever – backing vocals and guitar on track 2 Neil Jendon – backing vocals and trombone on track 6 Marina Peterson – cello on tracks 9 and 12 Todd Tatnall – timpani on track 4 D'arcy Wretzky – vocals on tracks 5 and 7

Production Kerry Brown – mixing on tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13, and 14 Catherine – production, recording Chris Hayback – additional engineering Neil Jendon – guitar on tracks 1, 4, 6, 8, 11, 13, and 14 David Kahne – mixing on tracks 3, 5, 7, 9, and 12 Jeff Lane – mixing on track 2 Steve Spapperi – mixing on tracks 1, 4, 6, 8, and 13 Todd Tatnall – additional engineering

References

1. Ned Raggett. "Hot Saki & Bedtime Stories". Allmusic. Retrieved 3 March 2012.

External links

• Hot Saki & Bedtime Stories at AllMusic
• Hot Saki & Bedtime Stories at Discogs (list of releases)