BearTracks Studios, Suffern, NY and Trackmaster Studios, Buffalo, NY
Genre
Alternative rock
Power pop[1]
post-grunge[1]
pop-punk[2]
Length
42:14
Label
Warner Bros.
Metal Blade
Producer
Lou Giordano, Goo Goo Dolls
Goo Goo Dolls chronology
Superstar Car Wash (1993)
A Boy Named Goo (1995)
Bang! (1997)
Singles from A Boy Named Goo
"Only One" Released: February 1995
"Flat Top" Released: June 12, 1995[3]
"Name" Released: September 26, 1995
"Naked" Released: January 1996
"Long Way Down" Released: March 1996
A Boy Named Goo is the fifth studio album by American rock band Goo Goo Dolls, released in 1995 on Warner Bros. The album was a commercial success, and was certified double-platinum by the RIAA within a year of its release.[4] This is the last Goo Goo Dolls album with George Tutuska on drums; he was replaced by Mike Malinin just before the album was released.[4]
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source
Rating
AllMusic
[5]
Chicago Tribune
[6]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music
[7]
The Philadelphia Inquirer
[8]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide
[9]
^ abLindsay, Cam (December 17, 2015). "Rank Your Records: John Rzeznik Plays Favorites with the Goo Goo Dolls Records". Vice. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
^"Album of the Day". Rhino Entertainment. March 14, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
^"New Music for June". Radio & Records. No. 1096. May 26, 1995. p. 78.
^ abMiers, Jeff (12 October 2018). "Timeline: Goo Goo Dolls, through the years". Buffalo News. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
^Raggett, Ned. "A Boy Named Goo – Goo Goo Dolls". AllMusic. Retrieved May 1, 2012.
^McKeough, Kevin (March 16, 1995). "Goo Goo Dolls: A Boy Named Goo (Warner)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
^Larkin, Colin (2011). "Goo Goo Dolls". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
^Cristiano, Nick (March 19, 1995). "Goo Goo Dolls: A Boy Named Goo (Metal Blade/Warner)". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
^Harris, Keith (2004). "Goo Goo Dolls". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 338. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
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