Full Blown Possession

Full Blown Possession is the fifth and last full-length album by Memphis indie rock band The Grifters.

Full Blown Possession
Studio album by Grifters
Released	September 9, 1997
Recorded	1997, Easley McCain Recording and Sun Studios, Memphis, Tennessee
Genre	Indie Rock
Length	54:08 (CD)
Label	Sub Pop Records SPCD 402, Shangri-La Records
Producer	The Grifters
Grifters chronology
Ain't My Lookout (1995) Full Blown Possession (1997)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Pitchfork Media	(8.4/10)[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]

Track listing

1. "Re-Entry Blues" – 3:56 (vocals Shouse)
2. "Fireflies" – 4:18 (vocals Taylor)
3. "Spaced Out" – 4:52 (vocals Shouse)
4. "Centuries" – 4:28 (vocals Taylor)
5. "Sweetest Thing" – 5:06 (vocals Taylor)
6. "Happy" – 5:26 (vocals Shouse)
7. "Wickedthing" – 4:48 (vocals Taylor)
8. "Bloody Thirsty Lovers" – 3:00 (vocals Shouse)
9. "Hours" – 4:19 (vocals Taylor)
10. "You Be the Stranger" – 4:47
11. "Cigarette" – 4:38 (vocals Taylor)
12. "Contact Me Now" – 5:28 (vocals Shouse)

The song "Spaced Out" was re-recorded by David Shouse in 1999 for his solo project Those Bastard Souls.

Album credits

Grifters

• Stan Gallimore – Drums
• Tripp Lamkins – Bass, Guitar, Moog, Electric Piano
• Dave Shouse – Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Clavinet, Harmonica
• Scott Taylor – Vocals, Guitar, Organ, Mellotron

Additional musicians

• Doug Easley – Weird Sound on Centuries
• John Stivers (Impala) – Guitar on You Be The Stranger
• Skronkadelic Rhythm Factory – on Contact

Additional credits

• Photography by Dan Ball
• Chair Painting by Tobin Sprout
• Full Blown Possession cover drawing by Tripp Lamkins
• Layout mostly by J.Saaed
• Recorded by Doug Easley, Davis McCain & Stuart Sikes at Easley's, Memphis, Tennessee (2,4,5,7,9,10,12)
• Recorded by Neil Martin & Jenny Hall at Sun Studios Beale Street, Memphis, Tennessee (1,3,6,8,11)
• Mixed by Nick Sansano
• Mastered by John Golden at John Gold Mastering, Newbury Park, California

References

1. Full Blown Possession at AllMusic
2. Pitchfork Media review
3. Rolling Stone review