Jed is the First Non-Cover Album, but the second album by the
Goo Goo Dolls. It is the first studio album in which John Rzeznik sung vocals for some of the tracks. The majority of the songs are sung by Robby Takac, with Rzeznik taking over for two ("Up Yours" and "James Dean"). Fellow upstate New Yorker
Lance Diamond sings vocals on track seven, "Down On The Corner." Track number six, "Sex Maggot," shares a name with the band's original name, the Sex Maggots. The second track on the album, "Up Yours", was the only song from
Jed found on the band's compilation album
What I Learned About Ego, Opinion, Art & Commerce. The song "No Way Out" was also included on the bands most recent compilation album
Volume Two, which consisted of other album tracks, b-sides and rarities. The album was re-released on CD on February 22, 1994.
The album was named after painter
Jed Jackson, who was Robby Takac's art teacher in college and who painted the cover artwork, which is entitled "Arkansas Sunset". Jed is from Arkansas.
Track listing
- "Out of Sight" – 2:10
- "Up Yours" – 1:37
- "No Way Out" – 2:39
- "7th of Last Month – 3:07
- "Love Dolls" – 2:07
- "Sex Maggot" – 1:56
- "Down on the Corner" (Creedence Clearwater Revival cover) – 3:24
- "Had Enough" – 2:48
- "Road to Salinas" – 2:40
- "Em......
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