The Lizard (album)
{{Infobox album
| name = The Lizard
| type = studio
| artist = Saigon Kick
| cover = The Lizard (Saigon Kick album) coverart.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|1992|6|2}}{{Cite certification |artist=Saigon Kick |title=The Lizard |type=album |region=United States |access-date=December 12, 2020 |date=November 20, 1996}}
| recorded = February–March 1992
| studio = Soundtrade, Solna, Sweden
| genre = Hard rock
| length = {{Duration|m=53|s=17}}
| label = Third Stone/Atlantic
| producer = Jason Bieler
| prev_title = Saigon Kick
| prev_year = 1991
| next_title = Water
| next_year = 1993
| misc = {{Singles
| name = The Lizard
| type = Studio
| single1 = All I Want
| single1date = 1992
| single2 = Love Is on the Way
| single2date = 1992
}}
}}
The Lizard is the second album of American rock band Saigon Kick, released on June 2, 1992 through Third Stone/Atlantic.
Release
The track "Body Bags" was featured on the soundtrack to the 1993 crime TV film Beyond the Law.
Critical reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{AllMusic |class=album |id=mw0000076078 |tab=Overview |title=Saigon Kick: The Lizard |last=Rivadavia |first=Eduardo |accessdate=December 12, 2020}}
| rev2 = Billboard
| rev2score = Favorable{{cite magazine |last1=Newman |first1=Melinda |last2=Morris |first2=Chris |last3=Morris |first3=Edward |date=June 20, 1992 |title=Album Reviews: Saigon Kick: The Lizard |magazine=Billboard |location=New York |publisher=BPI Communications |volume=104 |issue=25 |page=61 |issn=0006-2510 |oclc=4086332}}
}}
Billboard considered the stylistic diversity of The Lizard the album's strength, writing "Elements of the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, and virtually every band in between fuel Saigon Kick's second release, which packs a more well-rounded punch than 1991's debut", and called the song "God of 42nd Street" the album's "best cut". On November 20, 1996 the Recording Industry Association of America honored the band for selling 500,000 units of the album with the certification of a gold award.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_lyrics = Jason Bieler, except where noted
| all_music = Bieler, except where noted
| title1 = Cruelty
| length1 = 2:40
| title2 = Hostile Youth
| lyrics2 = Bieler, Matt Kramer
| length2 = 3:18
| title3 = Feel the Same Way
| length3 = 2:42
| title4 = Freedom
| lyrics4 = Bieler, Kramer
| length4 = 4:12
| title5 = God of 42nd Street
| length5 = 3:59
| title6 = My Dog
| lyrics6 = Kramer
| length6 = 0:51
| title7 = Peppermint Tribe
| lyrics7 = Bieler, Kramer
| length7 = 4:52
| title8 = Love is on the Way
| length8 = 4:23
| title9 = The Lizard
| lyrics9 = Bieler, Kramer
| length9 = 4:02
| title10 = All Alright
| length10 = 3:54
| title11 = Sleep
| length11 = 1:00
| title12 = All I Want
| length12 = 3:44
| title13 = Body Bags
| lyrics13 = Kramer, Phil Varone
| length13 = 3:21
| title14 = Miss Jones
| length14 = 2:39
| title15 = World Goes Round
| music15 = Bieler, Tom DeFile
| length15 = 4:54
| title16 = Chanel
| length16 = 2:46
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Japanese release and 2018 reissue bonus track
| total_length = 56:57
| title17 = Dear Prudence
| lyrics17 = Lennon–McCartney
| music17 = Lennon–McCartney
| length17 = 3:40
}}
Personnel
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=Saigon Kick=
- Matt Kramer – vocals, cover concept
- Jason Bieler – guitar, vocals, keyboard, production
- Tom DeFile – bass
- Phil Varone – drums, percussion
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=Technical personnel=
- Ronny Lahti – engineering, mixing
- George Marino – mastering
- Sheila Rock – photography
- Tim Gavin – logo design
- Ronald Bonkert – cover art
- Jonathan Shaw – cover art
- Bob Defrin – art direction
- Larry Freemantle – art direction
- Adam Blumenthal – handwriting
- Derek Oliver – 2018 reissue liner notes
{{Col-end}}
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
! Chart (1992) ! Peak |
| scope="row"| US Billboard 200 (Billboard){{cite magazine |date=November 28, 1992 |title=The Billboard 200 |magazine=Billboard |location=New York |publisher=BPI Communications |volume=104 |issue=48 |page=92 |issn=0006-2510 |oclc=4086332}}
| align="center"| 80 |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine |date=October 10, 1992 |title=Billboard's Heatseekers Album Chart |magazine=Billboard |location=New York |publisher=BPI Communications |volume=104 |issue=41 |page=18 |issn=0006-2510 |oclc=4086332}}
| align="center"| 1 |
Certifications
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|artist=Saigon Kick|title=The Lizard|relyear=1992|certyear=1996|award=Gold}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Saigon Kick}}
{{Authority control}}
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