Foma (album)

Foma is the second full-length studio album by The Nixons. The name of the title track is from the 1963 novel Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut. Foma is defined in the album's liner notes as "harmless untruths intended to comfort simple souls; lies." [2]

Foma
Studio album by The Nixons
Released	May 23, 1995
Recorded	One and One and Devonshire Studios, N. Hollywood, CA
Genre	Post-grunge, hard rock, funk metal
Label	MCA
Producer	Mark Dodson/The Nixons
The Nixons chronology
Halo (1994) Foma (1995) The Nixons (1997)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

All songs by The Nixons/Lyrics by Zac Maloy except where indicated.

1. "Foma" – 3:13
2. "Head" – 4:05
3. "Sweet Beyond" – 3:32
4. "Sister" – 4:28
5. "Smile" – 4:07
6. "JLM" (Jesus Loves Me) (William Batchelder Bradbury/ Anna Bartlett Warner) – 0:24
7. "Fellowship" – 4:12
8. "Wire" – 5:15
9. "Trampoline" – 4:44
10. "Drink the Fear" – 4:36
11. "Blind" – 5:56
12. "Passion" – 4:28
13. "Happy Song" – 6:18

Personnel

• Ricky Brooks – bass
• Jesse Davis – guitar
• Zac Maloy – guitar, vocals
• John Humphrey – drums

Additional personnel

• C.J. DeVillar – engineer
• Mark Dodson – engineer, producer
• Willie Dowling – string arrangements
• Eric Fischer – mixing assistant
• Kelle Musgrave – production coordination
• Eddy Schreyer – mastering
• Michele Sepe – angel's voice
• Mike Stock – engineer
• Glenn Tipton – guitar solo on "Drink the Fear"
• Toby Wright – mixing

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1996	The Billboard 200	77

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1996	"Sister"	Alternative Songs	11

References

1. Crawford, Erik. Foma at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-06-19.
2. Foma (CD booklet). The Nixons. MCA. 1995.CS1 maint: others (link)