Wax Ecstatic

Wax Ecstatic is the second album by the band Sponge. It was released in 1996 on Sony Records.

Track listing

1. "My Purity" (Cross/Dombrowski) – 3:32
2. "Got to Be a Bore" (Dombrowski) – 3:24
3. "Wax Ecstatic (To Sell Angelina)" (Dombrowski) – 4:08
4. "The Drag Queens of Memphis" (Dombrowski) – 4:54
5. "I Am Anastasia" (Cross/Dombrowski/Mazzola) – 3:58
6. "Silence Is Their Drug" (Dombrowski) – 3:11
7. "Have You Seen Mary" (Cross/Dombrowski) – 3:49
8. "My Baby Said" (Dombrowski) – 3:05
9. "The Death of a Drag Queen" (Cross/Dombrowski/Mazzola) – 5:20
10. "Velveteen" (Dombroski) – 3:12
    • Contains the hidden track "Imagine You".

Personnel

• Mike Corbett – Editing
• Tim Cross – Bass, Drums
• Donald Hayes – Saxophone
• Steven King – Engineer
• Tim Palmer – Producer, Mixing
• Sponge – Producer
• Richard Butler – Vocals
• Annie King – Trumpet
• Vinnie Dombrowski – Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Drums, Vocals
• Charlie Grover – Drums
• Joey Mazzola – Guitar (Electric), Slide Guitar, Slg
• Tim Patalan – Cello, Producer, Engineer
• Mike Cross – Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Guitar (Bass), Guitar (Electric)
• Mando Dorame – Saxophone
• Andy Patalan – Assistant Engineer
• Johnny Evans – Sax (Alto), Sax (Baritone), Sax (Tenor)
• Lamont Hyde – Assistant Engineer
• Jamie Seyberth – Engineer
• Mary Maurer – Art Direction
• Melanie Nissen – Photography
• Steve Baxter – Trombone
• Chris Codish – Piano
• Matthew Hanson – Assistant Engineer

Chart positions

Album

1996   Wax Ecstatic                      The Billboard 200        No. 60

Singles

1996   Wax Ecstatic (To Sell Angelina)   Mainstream Rock Tracks   No. 11
1996	Wax Ecstatic (To Sell Angelina)	  Modern Rock Tracks       No. 15
1997	Have You Seen Mary	          Mainstream Rock Tracks   No. 7