MARILYN MANSON: “PORTRAIT OF AN AMERICAN FAMILY”
STARRING:
DAISY BERKOWITZ: PSYCHOACOUSTICAL GUITARS
TWIGGY RAMIREZ: BASE TENDENCIES
MADONNA AYNE GACY: HAMMOND ORGAN, THEREMIN, SAXOPHONE, CALLIOPENIS, BRASS, BARBIES, DISTORTED MUZETTE, LOOPS
SARA LEE LUCAS: HITTING
AND MR. MANSON: ACCUSATIONS, CHILD MANIPULATIONS, BACKWARDS MASKING, POLAROIDS
Exclusive Producer: Trent Reznor. Produced by Mr. Manson and Trent Reznor. Assisted by Alan Moulder and Sean Beavan. Recorded at The Record Plant (Los Angeles), The Village Recorder (Los Angeles), Pig (Beverly Hills) and Criteria (Miami). Engineered by Alan Moulder and Roli Mosimann. Assisted by Brian Pollack, Marc Gruber, Chris Vrenna, Barry Goldberg and Brian Scheuble. Mixed at The Village Recorder and Pig by Trent Reznor, Alan Moulder, Sean Beavan and Marc Freegard
Digital Editing and Programming: Charlie Clouser, Trent Reznor and Sean Beavan
Mastered by Tom baker at Future Disc, Los Angeles
Mood Lighting: Wade Wright
Live Sound: Chris Meyer
Tattoos: Albert Sgambati, Donovan
Doll Family, logo, artwork and album design created by Mr. Manson
Photography: Robin Perine
“American Family” Cover and “Floating Dolls” Photographs: Jeffrey Weiss
Package: Gary Talpas
ALL SONGS PUBLISED BY DINGER & OLLIE MUSIC/BEAT UP YOUR MOM MUSIC, BMI. ALL RIGHTS ADMINISTERED BY DINGER & OLLIE MUSIC, EXECPT FOR THE FOLLOWING: “LUNCHBOX” PUBLISHED BY DINGER & OLLIE MUSIC/BEAT UP YOUR MOM MUSIC, BMI/ONWARD MUSIC, PRS. ALL RIGHTS ON BEHALF OF BEAT UP YOUR MOM MUSIC ADMINISTERED BY DINGER & OLLIE MUSIC. “MISERY MACHINE” PUBLISHED BY DINGER & OLLIE MUSIC/BEAT UP YOUR MOM MUSIC/LONGITUDE MUSIC, BMI. ALL RIGHTS ON BEHALF OF BEAT UP YOUR MOM MUSIC ADMINISTERED BY DINGER & OLLIE MUSIC. LYRICS USED BY PERMISSION. © 1994 INTERSCOPE RECORDS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. PRINTED IN USA. INTD-92344
- PRELUDE (THE FAMILY TRIP) adapted by manson/ boat ride: manson, gacy 2. CAKE AND SODOMY (lyrics: manson / music: berkowitz) 3. LUNCHBOX (lyrics: manson / music: berkowitz, gein) bionic guitar: renzor. Contains elements from “Fire” (Crane/Ker/Finesilver/Brown). Onward Music, Ltd. (PRS). Performed by Arthur Brown. Used under license from PolyGram Special Markets, a division of PolyGram Distribution Group Inc. 4. ORGAN GRINDER (lyrics: manson / music: gein, berkowitz) 5. CYCLOPS (lyrics: manson / music: berkowitz, gein, gacy) 6. DOPE HAT (lyrics: manson / music: manson, berkowitz, gacy) additional percussion: Chris Vrenna, additional loops: Manson. 7. GET YOUR GUNN (lyrics: manson / music: berkowitz, gein) uncontrolled saxophone: Hope Nichols 8. WRAPPED IN PLASTIC (lyrics: manson / music: berkowitz) knives: Manson, additional voodoo drums: Charlie Clouser, violation: Melissa (age 19)
- DOGMA (lyrics: manson /music: berkowitz) background vocals and citronella: Hope Nichols 10. SWEET TOOTH (lyrics: manson / music: gacy, gein) scab loop: Manson 11. SNAKE EYES AND SISSIES (lyrics: manson / music: gacy, berkowitz, gein) skull: Podboy, “Maria”: Gacy 12. MY MONKEY (lyrics: mason / music: berkowitz) boy: Robert Pierce (age 6), the pitiful pot pie brass section: Gacy, Reznor, Beavan. 13. MISERY MACHINE (lyrics: manson / music: gein, berkowitz, gacy). Contains elements from “Beep, Beep” (Claps/Cicchetti). Longitude Music Co. (BMI). Used by permission. All Rights Reserved. Performed by The Playmates. Used under license from Warner Special Products/EMI Records (UK). EPILOGUE: Contains excerpts of dialogue by Mink Stole from the film “Desperate Living”. Used under license from New Line Cinema. All bass played on this recording by Gidget Gein (AKA Brad Stewart).
