Bethlehem (The Original Sins album)

Bethlehem is the eighth studio album by garage rock band The Original Sins, released in 1996 through Bar/None Records. The album shows a change in tone for the band, focusing much more on pop music and psychedelic rock than the energetic garage punk fury from previous releases. The album has been considered as the band's best, with some describing it as "the band's greatest achievement"[1] and a "great leap-forward".[2]

Bethlehem
Studio album by The Original Sins
Released	October 15, 1996
Genre	Psychedelic rock, pop music, indie rock, garage rock
Length	45:56
Label	Bar/None
Producer	Ray Ketchem
The Original Sins chronology
Turn You On (1995) Bethlehem (1996) Suburban Primitive (1997)

Track listing

All tracks are written by John Terlesky.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Bethlehem"	1:35
2.	"Wish I Was Here"	3:50
3.	"Shopping Trip To Mercury"	3:42
4.	"Let's Do It Slow"	3:26
5.	"My Struggles"	3:58
6.	"Souls On Ice"	3:11
7.	"One Way Out"	4:50
8.	"Beautiful Day"	4:30
9.	"Happy Birthday, Jesus"	1:38
10.	"Hang Me"	2:09
11.	"Cold Cold World"	3:22
12.	"Sunday Nights"	4:53
13.	"I Wonder"	4:52

Personnel

Performers

• John Terlesky - Vocals, guitar, percussion
• Ken Bussiere - Bass
• Dave McKinney - Organ, piano
• Seth Baer - Drums
• Maria Stoiancheff - Backing vocals
• Josh Silverman - Acoustic guitar ("Beautiful Day"), guitar ("Sunday Nights")
• Ray Ketchum - Backing vocals, percussion (""One Way Out")
• Reneé LaBue - Handclaps

Production

• Elizabeth Van Itallie - Design
• Ray Ketchum - Production
• Dan Delong - Photography
• John Terlesky - Photography

References

1. "The Original Sins". Bar/None Records. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
2. Rompers, Terry; Young, Jon. "The Original Sins Biography". Trouser Press. Retrieved April 4, 2015.