Only Life

Only Life is the third album by the American rock band the Feelies. It was released in 1988 with the same line-up that appeared on the band's previous album, The Good Earth. It features a cover of "What Goes On", originally performed by the Velvet Underground. The album was reissued on CD in 2008 by Water Records via Universal Music Special Products. A portion of the song "It's Only Life" would be covered by Mike Doughty as part of a mash-up with Mary J. Blige's song "Real Love" on Doughty's album Skittish.

Only Life
Studio album by The Feelies
Released	September 13, 1988
Length	39:17
Label	A&M
Producer	Steve Rinkoff, Bill Million, Glenn Mercer
The Feelies chronology
The Good Earth (1986) Only Life (1988) Time for a Witness (1991)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	B+ [2]
Pitchfork	7.6/10[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Glenn Mercer except where noted.

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"It's Only Life"	3:01
2.	"Too Much" (Bill Million, Glenn Mercer)	4:38
3.	"Deep Fascination"	4:07
4.	"Higher Ground"	4:38
5.	"The Undertow"	3:43
Total length:		20:07

Side two

No.	Title	Length
6.	"For Awhile"	4:05
7.	"The Final Word" (Million, Mercer)	2:23
8.	"Too Far Gone" (Million, Mercer)	3:38
9.	"Away"	5:27
10.	"What Goes On" (Lou Reed)	3:37
Total length:		19:10

Personnel

• Glenn Mercer – guitars, vocals
• Bill Million – guitars, vocals
• Dave Weckerman – percussion
• Brenda Sauter – bass
• Stan Demeski – drums

References

1. Ned Raggett. "Only Life - The Feelies | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
2. "CG: feelies". Robert Christgau. 1991-03-26. Retrieved 2015-11-10.