Chocolate and Cheese
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| Studio album by Ween | ||||
| Released | September 27, 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1994 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 54:47 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
| Producer | Andrew Weiss | |||
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| AllMusic |   |
| Chicago Sun-Times |  |
| Entertainment Weekly | B |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
| Select | 4/5 |
Chocolate and Cheese is the fourth studio album by Ween, originally released by Elektra Records in 1994. It was the first Ween album to be recorded in a professional studio, in contrast to the crude four-track home recordings of their first three albums. However, most of the instruments were still played by Dean and Gene Ween, including their drum machine.
In July 2014, Guitar World placed Chocolate and Cheese at number 45 in their "Superunknown: 50 Iconic Albums That Defined 1994" list.
All tracks by Ween except as noted
The album is dedicated to comedian John Candy, who died while Ween was putting the album together. "A Tear for Eddie" was dedicated to the funk/psychedelic guitar pioneer Eddie Hazel, who died December 23, 1992. In a 2011 interview, Gene Ween credited a Spanish lesson on Sesame Street with inspiring Buenas Tardes Amigo
Ween originally wanted the cover to have a "gay sailor theme" but the studio thought it was politically incorrect (possibly because of "The HIV Song", which is ironically cheery and upbeat). Instead, they opted for a woman's body on the cover. The band say that they never got to meet the cover model, Ashley Savage. Additionally, the cover pays homage to The Commodores' 1982 album All the Great Hits, which features a boxer with a championship belt around his waist that has the band's name on it, but on the album cover, it has WEEN decorated on the belt.
"I Can't Put My Finger on It" is an EP released by Elektra Records in 1994, and including the tracks "I Can't Put My Finger on It", "A Tear for Eddie", "Now I'm Freaking Out" and "Bakersfield".
"Voodoo Lady EP" was released by Flying Nun Records (as a 7") and White Records (as a CD) in 1994, and included the tracks "Buenas Tardes Amigo", "There's a Pig" (CD version only), and "Vallejo" (CD version only). The EP's title track can be heard in the films Road Trip and Dude, Where's My Car?, as well as the original version of "In The Bathroom," a skit from the sketch comedy show The State, while the album track "Buenas Tardes Amigo" was featured in the German films Lammbock and Herr Lehmann.
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