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*''[[Return of the Rentals]]'' (1995) | *''[[Return of the Rentals]]'' (1995) | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
[[Cherielynn Westrich]], | [[Matt Sharp]] wrote the song under the title "I Don't Love This, Babe" and recorded it with That's Incredible! in April [[1994]]. While rewriting songs for ''Return of the Rentals'', Sharp gave an instrumental copy of the song to [[Cherielynn Westrich]], due to Sharp's writers block at the time. By the next day, Westrich completely rewrote the lyrics and melody and gave a copy to Sharp.<ref name="CWbio">Cherielynn Westrich biography. ''therentals.com''. https://web.archive.org/web/20061112172550/http://www.therentals.com/return/history/bios/cherie.html</ref> | ||
Westrich did not initially receive songwriting credit on the album's release. Westrich expressed disdain for Sharp in a [[Glorious Noise interview with Cherielynn Westrich - 2001|2001 Glorious Noise interview]], saying: | |||
{{Quote box||Matt pretty much tried to take credit for everything that anyone would let him. He changed the album cover from the original design to a picture of just him. I think he even tried to take producer credit all to himself. I really think Matt was being kind of a big jerk to a lot of nice people. [[Tom Grimley|Tom]] [Grimley] really did do quite a lot on that album. Yes, Matt also did take all the writing credit, and all the publishing money that goes along with the writer's credit, although you are right about "My Summer Girl." I wrote the lyrics and melody. Oh well.|[[Cherielynn Westrich]]|from an interview with ''Glorious Noise''<ref>Brown, Jake. "Our first real interview: Cherielynn Westrich" ''Glorious Noise''. 25 September 2001. https://gloriousnoise.com/2001/our_first_real_interview</ref>}} | |||
Westrich later received credit for writing the song on the Rentals' website when the band reformed in [[2005]].<ref name="CWbio"></ref> | |||
==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||
*[[Matt Sharp]] - vocals, bass, synth, extra guitars | *[[Matt Sharp]] - vocals, bass, synth, extra guitars | ||