Nothing’s Shocking is the debut studio album by the rock band Jane’s Addiction, released on August 23, 1988 through Warner Bros. Records. The album was preceded by the band’s eponymous live debut album.
Nothing’s Shocking was well received by critics and peaked at number 103 on the Billboard 200, eventually being certified platinum by the RIAA. The single “Jane Says” reached number six on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks in 1988, although the album was subject to censorship due to its cover and the music video for the second single, “Mountain Song“. It received a nomination for the 31st Grammy Awards in the category for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance Vocal or Instrumental, ultimately losing to Jethro Tull‘s Crest of a Knave.
Since its release, the album has continued to receive widespread acclaim and is now regarded as one of the most important Alternative Rock albums of all time and one of the greatest albums of the 1980s.
Tracklist:
- Up the Beach
- Ocean Size
- Had a Dad
- Ted, Just Admit It
- Standing in the Shower… Thinking
- Summertime Rolls
- Mountain Song
- Idiots Rule
- Jane Says
- Thank You Boys
- Pigs in Zen
Jane’s Addiction
Perry Farrell: vocals, piano
Dave Navarro: electric and acoustic guitars
Eric Avery: bass guitar, acoustic guitar
Stephen Perkins: drums, percussion
Additional musicians
Angelo Moore: saxophone
Flea: trumpet
Christopher Dowd: trombone
Recording personnel
Dave Jerden: production, mixing, and recording engineer
Perry Farrell: production, mixing
Ronnie S. Champagne: recording engineer
Andy Harper: recording engineer
Jeff Piergeorge: second recording engineer
Steve Hall: mastering (original album)
Additional personnel
Perry Farrell: album design, sculpture and photography
Casey Niccoli: art assistant, photography
Kevin Westenberg: band photography
Kim Champagne: art hostess
Paul Fisher: castings
