Foma is the first full-length studio album

Studio album

A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...

 by The Nixons

The Nixons

The Nixons were an American post-grunge rock band, finding some commercial success in the mid-1990s.-Band history:The Nixons were founded in Oklahoma City by singer/guitarist Zac Maloy, guitarist Jesse Davis, bassist Ricky Brooks, and drummer Tye Robison...

. The name of the title track is from the 1963 novel Cat's Cradle

Cat's Cradle

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 by Kurt Vonnegut

Kurt Vonnegut

Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. was a 20th century American writer. His works such as Cat's Cradle , Slaughterhouse-Five and Breakfast of Champions blend satire, gallows humor and science fiction. He was known for his humanist beliefs and was honorary president of the American Humanist Association.-Early...

. Foma is defined in the album's liner notes as "harmless untruths intended to comfort simple souls; lies."

Track listing

All songs by The Nixons

The Nixons

The Nixons were an American post-grunge rock band, finding some commercial success in the mid-1990s.-Band history:The Nixons were founded in Oklahoma City by singer/guitarist Zac Maloy, guitarist Jesse Davis, bassist Ricky Brooks, and drummer Tye Robison...

/Lyrics by Zac Maloy except where indicated.

1. "Foma" – 3:13
2. "Head" – 4:05
3. "Sweet Beyond" – 3:32
4. "Sister" – 4:28
5. "Smile" – 4:07
6. "JLM" (Jesus Loves Me
   Jesus Loves Me
   Jesus Loves Me is a Christian hymn set to words by Anna Bartlett Warner. The lyrics first appeared as a poem in the context of a novel called Say and Seal, written by Susan Warner and published in 1860. The tune was added in 1862 by William Batchelder Bradbury who found the text of "Jesus Loves Me"...
   
   William Batchelder Bradbury
   William Batchelder Bradbury
   William Batchelder Bradbury was a musician who composed the tune to Jesus Loves Me and many other popular hymns.-Biography:...
   
   / Anna Bartlett Warner
   Anna Bartlett Warner
   Anna Bartlett Warner was an American writer, the author of several books, and of poems set to music as hymns and religious songs for children...
   
    – 0:24
7. "Fellowship" – 4:12
8. "Wire" – 5:15
9. "Trampoline" – 4:44
10. "Drink the Fear" – 4:36
11. "Blind" – 5:56
12. "Passion" – 4:28
13. "Happy Song" – 6:18

Personnel

• Ricky Brooks – bass
  Bass guitar
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• Jesse Davis
  Jesse Davis
  Jesse Davis is an American jazz saxophonist. Davis began as a student in Ellis Marsalis's New Orleans Center for Creative Arts. After graduating, Jesse Davis embarked on a productive jazz career, recording 8 albums on the Concord Jazz label, alongside collaborations with such artists as Jack...
  
   – guitar
  Guitar
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• Zac Maloy – guitar
  Guitar
  The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
  
  , vocals
  Singing
  Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
  
  
• Tye Robison – drums

Additional personnel

• C.J. DeVillar – engineer
• Mark Dodson
  Mark Dodson
  Mark Dodson is a prolific record producer and sound engineer, who mostly works with artists in the heavy metal genre. He is best known for producing albums by Anthrax and Suicidal Tendencies.-Biography:...
  
   – engineer, producer
• Willie Dowling – string srrangements
• Eric Fischer – mixing assistant
• Kelle Musgrave – production coordination
• Eddy Schreyer – mastering
• Michele Sepe – angel's voice
• Mike Stock – engineer
• Glenn Tipton
  Glenn Tipton
  Glenn Tipton is one of the Grammy Award-winning guitarists for the heavy metal band Judas Priest...
  
   – guitar solo on Drink the Fear
• Toby Wright – mixing

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1996	The Billboard 200	77

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1996	"Sister"	Alternative Songs	11