Nurds

Nurds is the second studio album by the American musical trio the Roches, released on Warner Bros. Records in 1980.^[2][3] It peaked at number 130 on the Billboard 200. Nurds was produced by Roy Halee.^[4]

Nurds
Studio album by the Roches
Released	September 9, 1980[1]
Studio	Record Plant, New York
Length	37:49
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Roy Halee
The Roches chronology
The Roches (1979) Nurds (1980) Keep on Doing (1982)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
Robert Christgau	B[6]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide	[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[7]
Spin Alternative Record Guide	8/10[8]

The Rolling Stone review noted that the Roches were "not just entertaining but downright terrifying."^[9] The New York Times wrote that "Maggie Roche in particular continues to write songs with droll, offbeat imagery and explicitly personal points of view."^[10] The Globe and Mail praised "the anti-star sincerity in their voices and the fragile nature of their stacked vocals, which threaten to fall out of tune at the slightest provocation, but never do."^[11]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Nurds"	Suzzy Roche	4:15
2.	"It's Bad for Me"	Cole Porter	2:45
3.	"Louis"	Terre Roche	3:34
4.	"Bobby's Song"	T. Roche S. Roche	3:17
5.	"The Boat Family"	Maggie Roche	3:19
6.	"My Sick Mind"	T. Roche	4:06
7.	"The Death of Suzzy Roche"	S. Roche T. Roche	3:01
8.	"Factory Girl"	Traditional	4:48
9.	"One Season"	M. Roche	4:42
10.	"This Feminine Position"	M. Roche	3:57
Total length:			37:49

Credits

• Recordist: Jon Mathias
• Assistant: Dave Alhard
• Maggie Roche: acoustic guitar, vocals
• Suzzy Roche: acoustic guitar, vocals
• Terre Roche: acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals
• Jay Dee Daugherty: drums
• Fred Smith: electric bass guitar
• Lincoln Goines: acoustic bass guitar
• Jon Mathias: electric bass guitar on "Nurds"
• Gabriel Katona: synthesizer
• Bob Conti: percussion
• Bobby Gordon: clarinet on "Bobby's Song"
• Basic tracks and vocals recorded at Record Plant, NYC
• Overdubs: Redwing Studios, Tarzana, California
• Finishing touches: United Western Studios, Los Angeles
• Mastering: Greg Calbi

Charts

Year	Chart	Peak position
1980	US Billboard 200	130