Mighty Joe Moon

Mighty Joe Moon is the second studio album by American rock band Grant Lee Buffalo, released in 1994 by Slash Records and Reprise Records.

Mighty Joe Moon
Studio album by Grant Lee Buffalo
Released	September 20, 1994 (1994-09-20)
Studio	Brilliant (San Francisco, California) Master Control (Burbank, California)
Genre	Alternative rock Alternative country[1] Folk rock
Length	46:24
Label	Slash Reprise
Producer	Paul Kimble
Grant Lee Buffalo chronology
Fuzzy (1993) Mighty Joe Moon (1994) Copperopolis (1996)
Singles from Mighty Joe Moon
"Lone Star Song" Released: 1994 "Mockingbirds" Released: 1994 "Honey Don't Think" Released: 1995

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Chicago Tribune	[3]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[4]
The Guardian	[5]
Q	[6]
Rolling Stone	[7]
The Village Voice	C+[8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Grant Lee Phillips.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Lone Star Song"	4:34
2.	"Mockingbirds"	4:40
3.	"It's the Life"	2:57
4.	"Sing Along"	4:26
5.	"Mighty Joe Moon"	2:49
6.	"Demon Called Deception"	2:51
7.	"Lady Godiva and Me"	5:02
8.	"Drag"	3:05
9.	"Last Days of Tecumseh"	1:02
10.	"Happiness"	3:00
11.	"Honey Don't Think"	2:43
12.	"Side by Side"	6:54
13.	"Rock of Ages"	4:14

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.^[9]

• Grant Lee Phillips – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, banjo, dobro, mandolin, harmonica
• Paul Kimble – bass, piano, pump organ, electric organ, vocals
• Joey Peters – drum set, tumbuk, tambourine, tablas, maracas, marimba, shakers, acquired hunks of metal
• Greg Adamson – cello on "Mockingbirds"
• Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar on "Lady Godiva and Me"

Charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[10]	48
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[11]	23
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[12]	8
Scottish Albums (OCC)[13]	26
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[14]	38
UK Albums (OCC)[15]	24
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[16]	16