On September 24, 1996, “DGC” label released “Pinkerton”, the second Weezer studio album. It was recorded September 1995, January–June 1996, at “Sound City” in Los Angeles; “Fort Apache Studios” in Boston; “Hollywood Sound Recorders” in Los Angeles; “Rumbo Recorders” in Canoga Park; “Electric Lady Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Rivers Cuomo, Patrick Wilson, Brian Bell and Matt Sharp.
Personnel:
- Rivers Cuomo – vocals, guitar, keyboards, xylophone
- Brian Bell– guitar, backing vocals
- Matt Sharp– bass, backing vocals
- Patrick Wilson– drums
- Karl Koch – percussion
- Joe Barresi– engineer
- Billy Bowers– engineer
- Jim Champagne – engineer
- David Dominguez – engineer
- Greg Fidelman – engineer
- Dave Fridmann– engineer
- Rob Jacobs – engineer
- Adam Kasper– engineer
- Dan McLaughlin – engineer
- Clif Norrell– engineer
- Jim Rondinelli – engineer
- Shawn Everett– engineer, mixing
- Jack Joseph Puig– engineer, mixing
- George Marino – mastering
- Hiroshige– cover art
- Janet Wolsborn – art assistant
- Spike Jonze– photography
- Karl Koch – webmaster
Track listing:
All tracks by Rivers Cuomo, except where noted.
- Tired of Sex
- Getchoo
- No Other One
- Why Bother?
- Across the Sea
- The Good Life
- El Scorcho
- Pink Triangle
- Falling for You
- Butterfly
