Up in It

Up in It
Studio album by
the Afghan Whigs
ReleasedApril 1990
Genres
Length45:38
LabelSub Pop
ProducerJack Endino
The Afghan Whigs chronology
Big Top Halloween
(1988)		 Up in It
(1990)		 Congregation
(1992)

Up in It is the second album by the Afghan Whigs, released in 1990 via Sub Pop. They were the label's second signing from outside the Pacific Northwest, after the Fluid.

Production

The album was produced by Jack Endino.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarHalf star
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStar
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album GuideStarStarStarStar
The New Rolling Stone Album GuideStarStarHalf star
Spin Alternative Record Guide4/10

Trouser Press wrote: "Typically gauzy Jack Endino production instantly brands Up in It as a Sub Pop issue. While the increased volume follows suit, the Whigs still wax more lyrical than their thrash'n'burn label contemporaries." The New Rolling Stone Album Guide wrote that "thudding production hides the band's latent smarts in sludge." The Dallas Observer deemed the album "the first indication grunge could be created in a vacuum (i.e., Cincinnati) by four isolated 20-year-olds just as potently as if it were manufactured by a whole slew of Mark Arms."

Track listing

All tracks written by Greg Dulli except where noted.

  1. "Retarded" (Dulli, McCollum) – 3:25
  2. "White Trash Party" – 3:05
  3. "Hated" – 3:37
  4. "Southpaw" – 3:20
  5. "Amphetamines and Coffee" (Kopasz) – 1:55
  6. "Now We Can Begin" - 2.43 [LP/Cassette version] OR "Hey Cuz" – 3:49 [CD version]
  7. "You My Flower" – 3:48
  8. "Son of the South" – 4:12
  9. "I Know Your Little Secret" – 4:22
  10. "Big Top Halloween" (Dulli, Curley) – 3:31 [CD version only]
  11. "Sammy" (Dulli, Curley) – 3:15 [CD version only]
  12. "In My Town" (Dulli, Curley) – 2:59 [CD version only]
  13. "I Am the Sticks" – 4:19 [CD version only]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Miller, Judy (1999). "The Afghan Whigs". In Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds.). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. pp. 12–13.
  2. ↑ "Up In It". Sub Pop Records.
  3. ↑ "The Afghan Whigs Biography & History". AllMusic.
  4. ↑ Thompson, Dave (March 1, 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076.
  5. ↑ Records, Sub Pop. "The Fluid's Punch N Judy, Roadmouth, Clear Black Paper, Glue, Overflow, Candy (Live, from Nirvana split), and Tin Top Toy Available Worldwide Today, December 6th". Sub Pop Records. Retrieved March 16, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Up in It The Afghan Whigs". AllMusic.
  7. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 69.
  8. 1 2 The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. p. 9.
  9. ↑ Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. p. 9.
  10. ↑ "Afghan Whigs". Trouser Press. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  11. ↑ Arnold, Gina (May 16, 1996). "He stole the soul". Dallas Observer.