Rehab Doll

Rehab Doll
Studio album by Green River
Released	1988
Recorded	August 1987 – January 1988
Studio	Reciprocal Recording, Seattle, Washington Steve Lawson Studios, Seattle, Washington
Genre	Grunge
Length	28:40
Language	English
Label	Sub Pop
Producer	Bruce Calder
Green River chronology
Dry As a Bone (1987) Rehab Doll (1988) Dry as a Bone/Rehab Doll (1990)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Pitchfork	7.8/10

Rehab Doll is the only studio album by the American rock band Green River, released in 1988 through Sub Pop Records.

Overview

Almost immediately following the release of Dry As a Bone, the group re-entered the studio in August 1987 to begin production on its first full-length album, Rehab Doll. The band initially started work on the album with producer Jack Endino at Reciprocal Recording in Seattle, Washington, however the band switched to producer Bruce Calder and changed its recording location to Steve Lawson Studios in Seattle. Band in-fighting, though, took center stage over the music. A stylistic division developed between bassist Jeff Ament and guitarist Stone Gossard on one side, and vocalist Mark Arm on the other. Ament and Gossard wanted to pursue a major-label deal, while Arm wanted to remain independent, viewing the duo as being too careerist. On October 31, 1987, Ament, Gossard and guitarist Bruce Fairweather stated their desire to quit the band.

Although the band members agreed to complete production of Rehab Doll during the next three months, Green River had by late October 1987 ceased as a band. The recording sessions for the album were completed in January 1988. The song "Swallow My Pride" originally appeared on the band's debut EP, Come on Down, and the song "Together We'll Never" was previously released as a single through Tasque Force Records in 1986. Both songs were re-recorded for this album. The cassette version of Rehab Doll also contains a cover of the David Bowie song "Queen Bitch". The album's cover art was photographed by Charles Peterson and a small portion of the Frye Hotel in Seattle is seen in the background.

The album was released in June 1988 on Sub Pop Records. Ned Raggett of AllMusic called it "a record that sounded caught somewhere between grunge mania and metal/corp rock folly." It was reissued in 1990 as part of the Dry as a Bone/Rehab Doll compilation album.

In 2019, the album was re-released with a new mix by original producer Jack Endino, and 10 bonus tracks.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Mark Arm; all music is composed by Jeff Ament, Bruce Fairweather, Stone Gossard, and Alex Vincent, except where noted

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Forever Means"		4:20
2.	"Rehab Doll"	Paul Solger	3:23
3.	"Swallow My Pride"	Steve Turner	2:59
4.	"Together We'll Never"		4:01
5.	"Smilin' and Dyin'"		3:23
6.	"Porkfist"		3:13
7.	"Take a Dive"		3:28
8.	"One More Stitch"		3:53
Total length:			28:40

Cassette bonus track

No.	Title	Length
9.	"Queen Bitch" (David Bowie)	2:58

Personnel

Green River

• Jeff Ament – bass guitar, vocals, assistant production, inner sleeve design
• Mark Arm – vocals, assistant production
• Bruce Fairweather – guitars
• Stone Gossard – guitars, vocals, assistant production
• Alex Vincent – drums, percussion

Additional musicians and production

• Bruce Calder – groaning, moaning, screeching on "Porkfist", engineering, production
• Jack Endino – pre-production recording
• Kim Gordon – sonic groan
• Linda Owens – jacket design
• Charles Peterson – photography
• Sharka Stern – background vocals on "Swallow My Pride"