Bellybutton is the debut album by Jellyfish

Jellyfish (band)

Jellyfish were a power pop band from San Francisco. It formed after Beatnik Beatch broke up in 1989. The core members were drummer/singer/songwriter Andy Sturmer and keyboardist/multi-instrumentalist/singer/songwriter Roger Joseph Manning, Jr...

, released on August 7, 1990.

The album spawned the singles "The King Is Half-Undressed" (reached No. 19 on Billboard's Modern Rock Chart), "That Is Why" (reached No. 11 on Billboard's Modern Rock Chart), "Baby's Coming Back"
(reached No. 62 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart), "Now She Knows She's Wrong" and "I Wanna Stay Home".

Two EPs were also issued in support of Bellybutton: The Scary-Go-Round E.P., Baby's Coming Back single, and I Wanna Stay Home single.

The home-video Gone Jellyfishin was also issued with the promo videos from Bellybutton ("The King Is Half-Undressed", which was nominated for Best Art Direction at the 1991 MTV

MTV

MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....

 Video Music Awards, "That Is Why" and "Baby's Coming Back").

"Baby's Coming Back" was covered by the British

United Kingdom

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 band McFly in 2007.

Track listing

All songs written by Roger Manning

Roger Joseph Manning Jr.

Roger Joseph Manning, Jr. is an American keyboard player and founding member of bands Jellyfish, Imperial Drag, The Moog Cookbook, and TV Eyes. He has also spent several years as an integral member of Beck's backing band, and made contributions to several recordings by the band Air. He is...

 and Andy Sturmer

Andy Sturmer

Marvin Andrew Sturmer is an American musical artist, writer and producer. He was one of the founding members of the band Beatnik Beatch, which led to the formation of Jellyfish.- Jellyfish :...

, except where noted.

1. "The Man I Used To Be" – 4:33
2. "That Is Why" – 4:16
3. "The King Is Half-Undressed" – 3:46
4. "I Wanna Stay Home" (Sturmer) – 4:06
5. "She Still Loves Him" – 4:30
6. "All I Want Is Everything" (Sturmer) – 3:44
7. "Now She Knows She's Wrong" – 2:35
8. "Bedspring Kiss" – 5:03
9. "Baby's Coming Back" (Sturmer) – 2:57
10. "Calling Sarah" – 4:02

Bonus Tracks

1. "No Matter What" (Pete Ham) – 2:48
2. "Let 'Em In
   Let 'em In
   "Let 'Em In" is a song by Wings from their 1976 album Wings at the Speed of Sound. It was written and sung by Paul McCartney and reached the top 3 in both the United States and the United Kingdom: It was a #2 hit in the UK, and in the US it was a #3 pop hit and #1 easy listening hit...
   
   /That Is Why" (Paul McCartney
   Paul McCartney
   Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...
   
   )/(Manning/Sturmer) - 4:58
3. "The King Is Half Undressed" – 3:38
4. "Jet
   Jet (song)
   "Jet" is a song by Paul McCartney & Wings from their album Band on the Run. The song peaked at number 7 in both the British and American charts on 30 March 1974. Along with "Helen Wheels" and "Junior's Farm", it is another McCartney song where his primary inspiration for composing the song arose in...
   
   " (Paul McCartney/Linda McCartney
   Linda McCartney
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   ) – 3:08
5. "Now She Knows She's Wrong" – 2:45
6. "Baby's Coming Back" (Sturmer) – 3:05

Tracks 11-15 are live tracks appearing on the UK Limited Edition release.

Track 16 is a live acoustic track appearing on the Japanese Reissue Edition release.

Credits

• Andy Sturmer
  Andy Sturmer
  Marvin Andrew Sturmer is an American musical artist, writer and producer. He was one of the founding members of the band Beatnik Beatch, which led to the formation of Jellyfish.- Jellyfish :...
  
  : Vocals, Drums, Some Guitar & Keyboards.
• Roger Joseph Manning Jr.
  Roger Joseph Manning Jr.
  Roger Joseph Manning, Jr. is an American keyboard player and founding member of bands Jellyfish, Imperial Drag, The Moog Cookbook, and TV Eyes. He has also spent several years as an integral member of Beck's backing band, and made contributions to several recordings by the band Air. He is...
  
   - Keyboards, Piano, Harpsichord & Vocals.
• Jason Falkner
  Jason Falkner
  Jason Falkner is an American pop and rock musician. Active since the late 1980s, he has performed with several bands. In addition to releasing several albums as a solo artist, he is a prolific session musician and producer who has contributed to dozens of other recordings by other bands and...
  
  : Guitars, Bass & Background Vocals.
• Chris Manning: Band Witchdoctor & Mime.
• Steven Shane McDonald
  Steven Shane McDonald
  Steven Shane McDonald is the bass player in the Los Angeles alternative rock/power pop band Redd Kross. He is also a member of the hardcore punk band OFF!, which formed in late 2009. Other projects included The SMG and Green and Yellow TV - both were Los Angeles-based groups from the 2000s...
  
  : Bass on "All I Want Is Everything", "Now She Knows She's Wrong" & "Baby's Coming Back" (Courtesy of Redd Kross
  Redd Kross
  Redd Kross, a rock band from Hawthorne, California had their roots in 1978 in a band called The Tourists begun by Jeff and Steve McDonald while the brothers were still in middle school...
  
  ).