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Homebrew
Studio album by
Neneh Cherry
Released26 October 1992
RecordedJuly 1991–July 1992
Studio
  • Cherry Bear Studios (London, UK)
  • Cherry Bear Mobile
  • Grapehouse Studio (Copenhagen, Denmark)
  • Power Play Studios (New York, NY)
Genre
Length42:43
LabelCirca
Producer
Neneh Cherry chronology
Raw Like Sushi
(1989) 		Homebrew
(1992) 		Man
(1996)
Singles from Homebrew
  1. "Money Love"
    Released: 19 October 1992
  2. "Move with Me"
    Released: 7 December 1992 (Germany)
  3. "Buddy X"
    Released: 8 March 1993

Homebrew is the second studio album by Swedish musician Neneh Cherry. It was released in October 1992 via Circa Records. The album features several different genres, including hip hop, R&B, dance, and pop.[1] The album photography was by Jean-Baptiste Mondino. Recording sessions took place at Cherry Bear Studios in London and at the Cherry Bear Mobile, except "Sassy" was additionally recorded at Grapehouse Studios in Copenhagen and "Trout" was additionally recorded at Power Play Studios in New York. Gang Starr co-wrote and produced "Sassy" and "I Ain't Gone Under Yet". Geoff Barrow wrote and produced "Somedays".

"Trout" features a guitar riff replayed by Jonny Dollar from Steppenwolf's version of "The Pusher", and the drum track by John Bonham from Led Zeppelin's "When the Levee Breaks".[2]

"Buddy X" was allegedly inspired by Lenny Kravitz. It was later remixed by Falcon & Fabian and featured the Notorious B.I.G. and also remixed by the Dreem Teem and Masters at Work.

The track "Move with Me" later appeared on the soundtrack of the 1993 film Sliver, while a dub version of the song appears on the soundtrack of the 1991 Wim Wenders film Until the End of the World.

The track "Red Paint" is a reinterpretation of a true story told to Neneh by her late mother Moki Cherry.

Singles

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Two singles were released from Homebrew worldwide: "Money Love" and "Buddy X". "Money Love" charted within the top 40 of various countries while "Buddy X" became Cherry's third top-50 hit in the United States.[3][4] In Germany, a third single—"Move with Me"—was also released.[5] Meanwhile, a fourth song, "Trout", received heavy airplay on US alternative radio; despite never being released as a single, it peaked at number two on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart in January 1993.[6]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[7]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[8]
Los Angeles Times[9]
NME7/10[10]
Q[11]
Rolling Stone[12]
Spin Alternative Record Guide8/10[13]
The Village VoiceB+[14]
Vox9/10[15]

In the Los Angeles Times, Connie Johnson said that although Homebrew lacks the "power of surprise" of its predecessor Raw Like Sushi (1989), Cherry's blend of "soul, rap and hip-hop with an alternative slant" remains "wholly unique".[9] Chicago Tribune critic Greg Kot wrote that Cherry's music "defies categorization", while her "post-feminist view is an appealing combination of resilience and compassion."[7] Mark Coleman of Rolling Stone found that while her debut often sounded "a tad too conceptual, more compelling in theory than practice", Homebrew "supplies the opposite effect", with Cherry more effectively switching between rapping and singing.[12] In a retrospective review for AllMusic, Alex Henderson called it as "equally magnificent and risk-taking" as Raw Like Sushi, noting its "unorthodox" hybrid of genres and Cherry's alternately "humorous" and "quite pointed" reflections on "relationships and social issues".[1]

Robert Christgau, reviewing for The Village Voice, deemed Homebrew more impressive musically than lyrically, but noted that Cherry had "marked out a meaningful piece of turf: sophisticated secondhand homegirl, personally decent and artistically accessible".[14] Ian McCann viewed it as an "alluring" albeit "flawed" record in NME, summarising it as sounding "like the best demos you ever heard".[10]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Sassy" (featuring Guru)
2:33
2."Money Love" (featuring J$)
  • Neneh Cherry
  • Jonny Dollar
  • Booga Bear
3:39
3."Move with Me"
  • Karlsson
  • McVey
  • Neneh Cherry
  • Jonny Dollar
  • Booga Bear
5:18
4."I Ain't Gone Under Yet"
  • Karlsson
  • Elam
  • McVey
  • Martin
  • Neneh Cherry
  • Jonny Dollar
  • Booga Bear
  • Gang Starr
4:03
5."Twisted"
  • Karlsson
  • McVey
  • Neneh Cherry
  • Jonny Dollar
  • Booga Bear
  • Twilight Firm
4:37
6."Buddy X"
  • Karlsson
  • McVey
  • Neneh Cherry
  • Jonny Dollar
  • Booga Bear
2:49
7."Somedays"
3:35
8."Trout" (featuring Michael Stipe)
5:03
9."Peace in Mind"
  • Karlsson
  • McVey
  • Neneh Cherry
  • Jonny Dollar
  • Booga Bear
  • JT for Ronin Inc.
5:34
10."Red Paint"
  • Karlsson
  • McVey
  • Neneh Cherry
  • Jonny Dollar
  • Booga Bear
5:28
Total length:46:06

Charts

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Chart performance for Homebrew
Chart (1992–1993) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[16] 49
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[17] 48
European Albums (Music & Media)[18] 64
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[19] 43
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[20] 29
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] 16
UK Albums (OCC)[22] 27

References

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  1. ^ a b c Henderson, Alex. "Homebrew – Neneh Cherry". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  2. ^ Connelly, Jim (26 August 2018). "Certain Songs #1304: Neneh Cherry feat. Michael Stipe – 'Trout'". Medialoper. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Neneh Cherry – Money Love". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Neneh Cherry Chart History: Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  5. ^ Move with Me (German CD single liner notes). Neneh Cherry. Circa Records. 1992. 665 639.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ "Neneh Cherry Chart History: Alternative Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  7. ^ a b Kot, Greg (29 October 1992). "Neneh Cherry: Homebrew (Virgin)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  8. ^ Browne, David (30 October 1992). "Homebrew". Entertainment Weekly. New York. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  9. ^ a b Johnson, Connie (18 October 1992). "Neneh Cherry, 'Home Brew,' Virgin". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  10. ^ a b McCann, Ian (31 October 1992). "Neneh Cherry: Homebrew". NME. London. p. 33.
  11. ^ Cranna, Ian (November 1992). "Triumphant". Q. No. 74. London. p. 100.
  12. ^ a b Coleman, Mark (26 November 1992). "Neneh Cherry: HomeBrew". Rolling Stone. New York. Archived from the original on 4 May 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  13. ^ Aaron, Charles (1995). "Neneh Cherry". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. p. 81. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
  14. ^ a b Christgau, Robert (9 March 1993). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  15. ^ McLean, Craig (November 1992). "Cider with Cherry". Vox. No. 26. London. p. 68.
  16. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Neneh Cherry – Homebrew". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  17. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Neneh Cherry – Homebrew" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  18. ^ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 47. 21 November 1992. p. 21. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
  19. ^ "Charts.nz – Neneh Cherry – Homebrew". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  20. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Neneh Cherry – Homebrew". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  21. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Neneh Cherry – Homebrew". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  22. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
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