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Cockamamie by Jennifer Trynin
Cockamamie is an album by Jennifer Trynin, released in 1994. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 12 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Better Than Nothing”, on 12 lists with a best position of #61.
Cockamamie, the debut from Boston's Jen Trynin, first surfaced in 1994, and the story of what happened next is nearly as gripping as the record. Warner Bros. put it out again in 1995, the reviews came in warm, and the album still slipped past the charts. Trynin later told the whole saga, from how the album came together to its rocky ride on a major label, in her 2006 book Everything I'm Cracked Up to Be.
What's left is the music: wiry, guitar-driven indie rock with a sardonic streak, and "Better Than Nothing", the single, is its sharpest hook, all coiled tension and release from a songwriter who clearly knew her way around a chorus.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Cockamamie on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Better Than Nothing | 12 | #61 | – | 1995–2023 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.