EP · Gin Blossoms
Up and Crumbling by Gin Blossoms
Up and Crumbling is an EP by Gin Blossoms, released in 1991. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 16 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Mrs. Rita”, on 16 lists with a best position of #66.
Up and Crumbling, a Gin Blossoms EP released on October 8, 1991, is the sound of a young band shaking off a stall. The Tempe, Arizona outfit had signed with A&M and gone in to make a full-length album, only for the songs to dry up in the sessions. So they went off and recorded this one themselves, hoping to find the spark of their earlier record Dusted again.
The jangly guitars of Doug Hopkins and Jesse Valenzuela ring out over Phillip Rhodes's drums, and Robin Wilson sings like a guy who's learned to make heartbreak sound breezy. "Allison Road" was sent out as the single, while "Mrs. Rita" is the song that has hung on longest. The band's breakthrough, New Miserable Experience, came next, and when that album got a deluxe edition in 2002, these songs came along for the ride, remastered.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Up and Crumbling on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mrs. Rita | 16 | #66 | – | 1993–2014 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.