Everybody is the debut album by the New York City-based band Gods Child, released in 1994. The band members (Chris Seefried on vocals, guitars, and Mellotron; Gary DeRosa on keyboards; Craig Ruda on bass; and Alex Alexander on drums, percussion, and loops) are all from New York City. The album was produced by Seefried and DeRosa under the pseudonym Bullfrog and the Elephant. The cover photograph is of an amusement ride at Coney Island.
"Everybody's 1" appeared on two Billboard charts in 1994. The song peaked at No. 18 on the Mainstream Rock chart and No. 25 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.
Critical reception
The Philadelphia Daily News deemed the album "edgy, acidy rock from the underbelly of New York City, late-'60s, early-'70s retro but with rap technology."
Track listing
Personnel Chris Seefried – vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, Mellotron, bass, percussion, samples Gary DeRosa – wurlitzer piano, strings, casio, synthesizer, percussion, background vocals, loops Alex Alexander – drums, percussion Craig Ruda – bass
Additional personnel Sean Pelton – drums on "Everybody's 1" Frank Funaro – drums on "Reachin'" Everette Bradley – background vocals on "Reachin'" Mark Plati – bass on "Wolf", "Milk" Greg Calbi – mastering Grant Austin – engineer Will Schillinger – engineer Robbie Adams – mixing Larry Bussacca – photography Hugo Burnham – A&R Elizabeth Tirone – art direction
Charts YearSingleChartPosition1994"Everybody's 1"Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks181994"Everybody's 1"Billboard Modern Rock Tracks25
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