title: Avenue B (album)
text: # Avenue B (album)
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Review scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | AllMusic | |
  | The A.V. Club | mixed |
  | Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
  | Entertainment Weekly | B− |
  | NME | 7/10 |
  | Robert Christgau | C |
  | Rolling Stone | |
  | The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
  | Spin | 4/10 |
  
  Avenue B is the twelfth studio album by American rock singer Iggy Pop, released in 1999.
  
  A music video was made for the single "Corruption."
  
  The album cover was shot by Jeff Wall.
  
  ## Critical reception
  
  "Avenue B" elicited a mixed reaction from music critics. The album holds a score of 52/100 on review aggregate site Album of the Year, indicating mixed reviews.
  
  ## Track listing
  
  All tracks composed by Iggy Pop, except where noted
  
  * "No Shit" – 1:21
  * "Nazi Girlfriend" – 2:57
  * "Avenue B" – 5:19
  * "Miss Argentina" – 4:14
  * "Afraid to Get Close" – 0:59
  * "Shakin' All Over" (Johnny Kidd) – 4:35
  * "Long Distance" – 4:56
  * "Corruption" (Hal Cragin, Whitey Kirst, Pop) – 4:23
  * "She Called Me Daddy" – 1:52
  * "I Felt the Luxury" (William Martin, John Medeski, Pop, Christopher Wood) – 6:30
  * "Español" (Whitey Kirst, Pop) – 4:10
  * "Motorcycle" – 2:42
  * "Facade" – 5:28
  
  ## B-sides and alternate versions
  
  * "Corruption" (Single edit) – 4:00
  * "Rock Star Grave" (B-side to "Corruption") – 4:30
  * "Hollywood Affair" (featuring Johnny Depp; B-side to "Corruption") – 2:53
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * Iggy Pop – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  * Whitey Kirst – guitar
  * Pete "Damien" Marshall – guitar
  * Lenny Castro – percussion on "Avenue B" and "Español"
  * Hal Cragin – bass
  * David Mansfield – violin, viola
  * John Medeski – Hammond organ, Wurlitzer
  * Larry Mullins – drums, tabla, vibraphone, treated 808
  * Billy Martin – drums
  * Andrew Scheps – loops, mixing on "Shakin' All Over"
  * Chris Wood – bass
  * Michael Chaves – keyboards on "Nazi Girlfriend"
  * Don Was – guitar on "Long Distance"
  
  ## Charts
  
  Chart performance for Avenue B :
  
  | Chart (1999) | Peak position |
  | - | - |
  | German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) | 27 |
  | UK Albums (OCC) | 105 |
  
  ## Sales
  
  | Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
  | - | - | - |
  | United States | — | 15,000 |
  