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| Album = Meet the Deedles Soundtrack | | Album = Meet the Deedles Soundtrack | ||
| Released = [[March 24]], [[1998]] | | Released = [[March 24]], [[1998]] | ||
| Recorded = January 1998 in | | Recorded = [[January 30]]–early February 1998 in Hollywood, CA | ||
| Length = 4:15 | | Length = 4:15 | ||
| Label = [[Geffen]] | | Label = [[Geffen]] | ||
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Cuomo recorded additional demos of "American Girls" the following winter, including a demo at his home in Cambridge, as well as a "pro" demo engineered by Ross Humphrey.<ref>[[Recording History - Page 10|Weezer Recording History - Page 10]]</ref> Cuomo subsequently recorded a full Homie album with [[Fred Eltringham]] (of Gigolo Aunts) and Drew Parsons (of Tracy Bonham's band) at a studio (most likely Fort Apache), but the album was never released, and it's not known if "American Girls" was among the songs recorded. | Cuomo recorded additional demos of "American Girls" the following winter, including a demo at his home in Cambridge, as well as a "pro" demo engineered by Ross Humphrey.<ref>[[Recording History - Page 10|Weezer Recording History - Page 10]]</ref> Cuomo subsequently recorded a full Homie album with [[Fred Eltringham]] (of Gigolo Aunts) and Drew Parsons (of Tracy Bonham's band) at a studio (most likely Fort Apache), but the album was never released, and it's not known if "American Girls" was among the songs recorded. | ||
A new version of "American Girls" was recorded in | A new version of "American Girls" was recorded in Hollywood, CA<ref>https://groups.google.com/g/alt.music.weezer/c/TDmoibQyy8s/m/jizZPA5f6IQJ</ref> for the [[Meet The Deedles: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack|soundtrack to the film ''Meet the Deedles'']], released [[March 24]], [[1998]]. Though it is technically attributed to Homie, "American Girls" was the [[:Category:Book-end tracks|final recording]], to date, to feature the Weezer line up of [[Rivers Cuomo]], [[Matt Sharp]], [[Brian Bell]], and [[Pat Wilson]]. The recording also features instrumentation from [[Yuval Gabay]] and [[Sebastian Steinburg]] of Soul Coughing, guitar by [[Greg Brown]] of the band Cake, and additional vocals from Cuomo's childhood friends [[Justin Fisher]] and [[Adam Orth]] as well as Geffen A&R representative [[Todd Sullivan]]. | ||
==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||
===''Meet the Deedles''=== | ===''Meet the Deedles''=== | ||
*[[Rivers Cuomo]] | *[[Rivers Cuomo]] – vocals, acoustic guitar, piano | ||
*[[Yuval Gabay]] (of Soul Coughing) | *[[Matt Sharp]] – producer, background vocals | ||
*[[Pat Wilson]] – miscellaneous, drums (what got looped) | |||
*[[Sebastian Steinburg]] (of Soul Coughing) | *[[Yuval Gabay]] (of Soul Coughing) – drum loops | ||
*[[Sebastian Steinburg]] (of Soul Coughing) – upright bass | |||
*[[Greg Brown]] (of Cake) | *[[Greg Brown]] (of Cake) – electric guitar | ||
*[[Brian Bell]] | *[[Brian Bell]] – backing vocals | ||
*[[Justin Fisher]] (formerly of [[Avant Garde]] and [[Shufflepuck]]) | *[[Justin Fisher]] (formerly of [[Avant Garde]] and [[Shufflepuck]]) – backing vocals | ||
*[[Adam Orth]] (formerly of [[Shufflepuck]]) | *[[Adam Orth]] (formerly of [[Shufflepuck]]) – backing vocals | ||
*[[Todd Sullivan]] | *[[Todd Sullivan]] – backing vocals | ||
==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
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{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|American Girls|03 American Girls.mp3|Winter [[1997]]|Cambridge, MA|4:13|''[[Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years]]''|}} | {{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|American Girls|03 American Girls.mp3|Winter [[1997]]|Cambridge, MA|4:13|''[[Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years]]''|}} | ||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Homie]]|American Girls||Winter [[1997]]||||"pro" Demo engineered by Ross Humphrey.}} | {{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Homie]]|American Girls||Winter [[1997]]||||"pro" Demo engineered by Ross Humphrey.}} | ||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Homie]]|American Girls||January [[1998]]||4:15|''[[Meet the Deedles: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]''|}} | {{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Homie]]|American Girls||January 30–early February [[1998]]|Cole Rehearsal Studios(?), West Hollywood, CA|4:15|''[[Meet the Deedles: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]''|}} | ||
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