My Chartreuse Opinion

My Chartreuse Opinion is a 1989 solo album by Scott McCaughey, later reissued as an album by The Minus 5 on Hollywood Records on August 26, 1997.

My Chartreuse Opinion
Studio album by The Minus 5
Released	1989
Recorded	1989
Studio	Egg Studios, Seattle, Washington (part of "A Sobering Thought" recorded upstairs at Eric's)
Genre	Pop rock
Length	33:35
Language	English
Label	East Side Digital and PopLlama (original) Hollywood (re-release)
Producer	Scott McCaughey Conrad Uno
The Minus 5 chronology
The Lonesome Death of Buck McCoy (1997) My Chartreuse Opinion (1989) In Rock (2000)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

The editorial staff of AllMusic Guide gave the album three out of five stars, with reviewer Tim DiGravina calling it "an endearing album that could get by on charm alone" and a "joyful, minor album of songs that are just a step away from being gems".

Track listing

All songs written by McCaughey, unless otherwise noted:

1. "Losing Battle" – 3:04
2. "Happy for the Box" – 2:03
3. "The Big Dead End" – 2:08
4. "A Sobering Thought" – 3:28
5. "Real True Tragedy Incident" – 2:55
6. "You'll Never See My Face Again" (Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, and Robin Gibb) – 4:21
7. "I Might Have Listened" – 1:56
8. "Evolution" – 2:45
9. "Shut Them Out" – 2:26
10. "Big Deal" – 2:45
11. "The Real Prime Directive" – 3:02
12. "People Say" (Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich) – 2:42

East Side Digital and Hollywood Records bonus tracks

13. "Sittin' Round Doin' Nothin'" (Tad Hutchison and McCaughey) – 2:44
14. "Roller Coaster Blues" – 2:52

Jimmy Silva Hits from the East Side Digital release

15. "Fair Exchange" (Jimmy Silva) – 2:47
16. "Waking Up" (Silva) – 3:23
17. "Party Town U.S.A." (Silva) – 3:01
18. "Lathe" (Silva) – 7:00

Personnel

• Jim Babjack – lead guitar on "Real True Tragedy Incident"
• Chuck Carroll – lead guitar on "Shut Them Out"
• Jed Critter – musical saw on "A Sobering Thought", slide guitar on "You'll Never See My Face Again"
• Dennis Diken – drums
• Eric Erickson – slide mini guitar on "A Sobering Thought"
• Riki Mafune – backing vocals on "People Say"
• Scott McCaughey – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, organ, piano, vibes, mandolin on "The Real Prime Directive", production
• Christy McWilson – harmony vocals on "Happy for the Box", backing vocals on "People Say"
• Brent Pennington – slide guitar on "Shut Them Out", lead guitar on "The Real Prime Directive"
• Blackie Rad – percussion on "A Sobering Thought"
• Jim Sangster – lead guitar on "Losing Battle"
• Jimmy Silva – twelve-string guitar on "You'll Never See My Face Again"
• Conrad Uno – production

Re-release bonus tracks

• Ben Vaughn Combo on "Sittin' Round Doin' Nothin'" and "Roller Coaster Blues":

• Aldo Jones – piano, vocals
• Robbie Robinson – snare drum, vocals
• Conrad Uno – vocals
• Ben Vaughn – organ
• Mike Vogelman – bass guitar, vocals

• Scott McCaughey – vocals, guitar, production

External links

• Official website
• My Chartreuse Opinion at Discogs (list of releases)
• My Chartreuse Opinion at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
• My Chartreuse Opinion at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
• My Chartreuse Opinion at Rate Your Music