Black Fingernails, Red Wine

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Black Fingernails, Red Wine
Studio album by Eskimo Joe
Released June 10, 2006 (2006-06-10)
(see release history)
Recorded The Grove Studios in December 2005 to January 2006
Genre Alternative rock
Pop rock
Length 42:37
Label Mushroom, Warner
Producer Eskimo Joe
Professional reviews
Eskimo Joe chronology
A Song Is a City
(2004)
Black Fingernails, Red Wine
(2006)
Beating like a Drum
(2007)
Singles from Black Fingernails, Red Wine
  1. "Black Fingernails, Red Wine"
    Released: May 13, 2006
  2. "Sarah"
    Released: September 16, 2006
  3. "New York"
    Released: February 3, 2007
  4. "Breaking Up"
    Released: May 16, 2007
  5. "London Bombs"
    Released: October 6, 2007

Black Fingernails, Red Wine is the third studio album by Eskimo Joe, released on June 10, 2006. The album became their first Australian ARIA Albums Chart #1, debuting at that spot on the chart week of June 19, 2006. The album has been certified 4x Platinum in Australia.[1] It is their best selling album to date. The album was released as the band's debut album in the United States on September 25, 2007.

In early 2007 a special edition of the album was released featured a bonus remix EP which was originally sold at Eskimo Joe concerts during their Beating like a Drum tour.

Contents

[edit] Production

To record the album the band enlisted sound engineer, Matt Lovell (The Mess Hall, Jebediah, Sleepy Jackson) and also stepped up to the desk and took on production duties themselves for the first time.

The album is noted for being heavily influenced by the production techniques and sound of early 80's rock, with many similarities to vintage Icehouse and INXS. This has led to Tony Martin (Get This, Triple M), back-announcing their songs by calling them 'INXSkimo Joe'. Kavyen Temperley explains "I always think of things in a concept-record type of way. So I wanted to make a record as if we were a stadium rock band" "If we were like INXS, what kind of record would I want to write?". Interestingly enough, the band recorded Black Fingernails, Red Wine on the central coast of NSW's "The Grove Studios." The Grove Studios were originally known as "Mangrove Studios" and were formerly owned by INXS bass player Garry Gary Beers.

[edit] Track listing

All songs written and composed by Eskimo Joe. 

Black Fingernails, Red Wine
# Title Length
1. "Comfort You"   3:20
2. "New York"   3:52
3. "Black Fingernails, Red Wine"   4:09
4. "Breaking Up"   3:23
5. "Setting Sun" (1) 3:52
6. "London Bombs"   3:51
7. "Sarah"   3:29
8. "This Is Pressure"   4:09
9. "Beating like a Drum"   3:03
10. "Reprise"   1:59
11. "Suicide Girl"   3:04
12. "How Does It Feel"   4:29

1. "Setting Sun" was previously known as "Forever Young".

This EP was released with the special edition of Black Fingernails Red Wine. The EP was to promote the Beating like a Drum tour. It is a remix EP.

B-sides
# Title Length
1. "Japanese Waitress"   3:00
2. "Don't Get Me Wrong"   4:50
3. "Trying to Sleep"   2:56
4. "One Little Desire Called Love"   1:43
5. "Hey"   3:20

[edit] Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalogue
Australia June 10, 2006 Mushroom, Warner CD, Digital download 5101128442
May 5, 2007 5144204312
USA September 25, 2007 Rykodisc CD 10922

[edit] Charts

Chart (2006) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart[2] 1
Australasian Albums Chart 1

[edit] References

Preceded by
Best of Chris Isaak by Chris Isaak
Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
June 19, 2006 – July 9, 2006
July 24, 2006 – July 30, 2006
Succeeded by
Desert Lights by Something for Kate