American Standard is the second studio album by the post-grunge band Seven Mary Three. It was released on September 5, 1995, on Mammoth Records. The album would be Seven Mary Three‘s breakthrough success, rising to number 24 on the Billboard 200 and was certified platinum in the United States and Canada. Many of the songs were rerecorded versions of tracks off Seven Mary Three‘s independent debut, Churn.
The album’s biggest hit single was “Cumbersome” (#1 on Billboard’s Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks, #7 on Hot Modern Rock Tracks, and #39 on the Billboard Hot 100). Other Billboard-charting singles were “Water’s Edge” (#7 on Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks and #37 on Hot Modern Rock Tracks), and “My My” (#19 on Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks).
On April 13, 2019, in conjunction with Record Store Day, American Standard was released on vinyl record for the first time. Wardog Records produced a limited edition of 800 black vinyl copies and 200 yellow vinyl copies.
Tracklist:
- Water’s Edge
- Cumbersome
- Roderigo
- Devil Boy
- My My
- Lame
- Headstrong (Casey Daniel, Ross, Pollock)
- Anything
- Margaret
- Punch In Punch Out (Giti Khalsa, Ross)
- Favorite Dog
Credits:
Seven Mary Three
Jason Ross: lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Jason Pollock: lead guitar, backing vocals
Casey Daniel: bass
Giti Khalsa: drums
Production
Producers: Jason Ross, Jason Pollock, and Tom Morris
Engineering: Tom Morris and Brian Benscoter
Mixing: Tom Morris
Mastering: Tom Morris
Art Direction: Lane Wurster and Seven Mary Three
Graphic Design: Chris Eselgroth
Photography: Ben Gray
Additional Photography: Alex Tremi
Cover Photograph: Suzanne Opton/Swanstock
