Marilyn Manson - Portrait of an American Family

Coming up screaming from the depths of Florida -- there being no scarier state in the union -- Marilyn Manson cannily positioned themselves as a goth-industrial hybrid on their debut album, Portrait of an American Family. At this stage in their evolution, Marilyn Manson was clearly a band, not just the project of Brian Warner, aka Mr. Manson, who would later simply adopt his band's name as his own. Also, horror-show schlock was a bigger factor than it would be later on, when he wanted to be the Antichrist Superstar for the world at large. In other words, it's Manson at his silliest, singing about "My Monkey" and "Snake Eyes and Sissies." Nevertheless, beneath all the camp shock there are signs of Warner's unerring eye for genuine outrage and musical talent, particularly on the trio of "Cake and Sodomy," "Lunchbox," and "Dope Hat." ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Name Credits Alan Moulder Engineer, Mixing, Assistant, Assistant Producer Barry Goldberg Assistant Engineer, Assistant Beavan Brass, Assistant Producer, Programming, Editing Brian Pollack Assistant Engineer, Assistant Brian Scheuble Assistant Engineer, Assistant Charles Clouser Editing, Digital Editing, Drums, Programming, Drums (African) Chris Meyer Engineer Chris Vrenna Programming, Percussion, Assistant Engineer Daisy Berkowitz Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic) Gary Talpas Packaging Hope Nichols ?, Vocals (Background), Saxophone Jeffrey Weiss Photography Madonna Wayne Gacy Overdubs, Brass, Organ (Hammond), Saxophone, Theremin, Loops, Calliope, Sound Effects Marilyn Manson Logo, Loops, Adaptation, Vocals, Artwork, Brass, Art Direction, Producer Mark Gruber Assistant, Assistant Engineer Mr. Manson Producer, Producer Robin Perine Photography Roli Mosimann Engineer Sara Lee Lucas Sound Effects, Drums Sean Beavan Digital Editing, Assistant Producer, Programming, Editing, Mixing, Assistant Tom Baker Mastering Trent Reznor Executive Producer, Editing, Digital Editing, Producer, Pandora, Guitar, Programming, Mixing, Brass, ? Twiggy Ramirez Bass, ?