For Your Own Special Sweetheart is the third studio album by Jawbox, released on February 8, 1994. It was produced by Ted Niceley, best known for his work with Fugazi. This would be the band’s major label debut, as they had left Dischord Records to sign with Atlantic Records. It is also the first album to feature Zachary Barocas on drums, as he replaced original drummer Adam Wade two years prior. The album was not much of a commercial success, despite being well received by critics.
“Savory” was the album’s first single, followed by “Cooling Card“. “Motorist” and “Jackpot Plus!” had previously been released on a Dischord single and were newly recorded for this album. The album was remastered and reissued by DeSoto in 2009 with three bonus tracks (b-sides from the “Savory” single) and new cover art. “Savory” was covered by Deftones with alternative rock group Far on Deftones’ B-Sides and Rarities album.
Tracklist:
- FF=66
- Savory
- Breathe
- Motorist
- LS/MFT
- Cooling Card
- Green Glass
- Cruel Swing
- Jackpot Plus!
- Chicago Piano
- Reel
- U-Trau
- Whitney Walks
Jawbox
J. Robbins: vocals, electric guitar
Bill Barbot: electric guitar, vocals
Kim Coletta: bass guitar
Zachary Barocas: “traps” (drums)
Production
Ted Niceley: production, engineering, mixing
Tim Gregory: engineering (assistant)
Drew Mazurek: engineering
Geoff Turner: engineering, mixing
Jim Saah: photography
Shawn Scallen: photography
Katherine Davis: photography
Jason Farrell: art direction, graphic design
