The 9 Volt Years (Battery Powered Home Demos & Curios (1979-198?)) is a compilation of early recordings by Marshall Crenshaw. It includes first versions of Crenshaw's best known songs, including "Someday, Someway" and "You're My Favorite Waste Of Time".

The 9 Volt Years
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Released1998
GenreRock
Length38:58
LabelRazor & Tie
Marshall Crenshaw chronology
Miracle of Science
(1996)
The 9 Volt Years
(1998)
#447
(1999)
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Robert Christgau(neither)[1]

Track listing

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All songs written by Marshall Crenshaw, except where noted.

  1. "Run Back to You" – 2:32
  2. "Someday, Someway" – 2:33
  3. "Love Can Be Bad Luck" (Crenshaw, David Was, Don Was) – 3:18
  4. "Stay Fabulous" (Crenshaw, Robert Miller) – 2:29
  5. "Everyone's in Love with You" (Robert Crenshaw, Marshall Crenshaw) – 2:25
  6. "You're My Favorite Waste of Time" – 2:57
  7. "Like a Vague Memory" – 3:21
  8. "Bruce Is King" – 3:55
  9. "That's It, I Quit, I'm Movin' On" (Roy Alfred, Del Serino) – 2:50
  10. "She's Not You" (Robert Crenshaw, Don Jones) – 2:49
  11. "The Thrill of the Fight" – 0:09
  12. "First Love" (Crenshaw, Rick Cioffi, Fred Todd) – 2:22
  13. "Something's Gonna Happen" – 2:00
  14. "I'm Sorry" (Bo Diddley) – 2:25
  15. "Rockin' Around in N.Y.C." – 2:53

References

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  1. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Marshall Crenshaw". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 4 May 2011.