Pale (album)

Pale
Studio album by Toad the Wet Sprocket
Released	January 16, 1990
Recorded	1989, Paul & Mike's Recording Studio, Los Angeles, CA
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	38:56
Label	Columbia
Producer	Marvin Etzioni
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Toad the Wet Sprocket chronology
Bread & Circus (1989) Pale (1990) Fear (1991)

Pale is the second album by Toad the Wet Sprocket. Recorded independently in 1989 for roughly $6000, the band negotiated a deal with Columbia Records to release this without any alterations, along with their 1988 release "Bread And Circus", "Pale" was released in January 1990 and "Come Back Down" was serviced to radio as the leadoff single.

The album has a slower, darker, more dirge-like quality than the band's debut.

In May 2009, the band announced plans to re-release "Pale", out of print since 2001, in a remastered edition with expanded artwork and bonus tracks culled from the album sessions that didn't make it onto the album. Their debut, "Bread And Circus" will also get the same kind of re-issue. in 2010 the band signed a deal with Primary Wave to handle their back catalog and licensing. these reissues have been confirmed by lead singer Glen Phillips via Toad's "Fan Questions" portion of their official website, for release in 2011.

Track listing

All songs written by Toad the Wet Sprocket.

1. "Torn" – 2:58
2. "Come Back Down" – 3:19
3. "Don't Go Away" – 4:33
4. "High On A Riverbed" – 4:01
5. "I Think About" – 3:23
6. "Corporal Brown" – 3:10
7. "Jam" – 3:31
8. "Chile" – 4:38
9. "Liars Everywhere" – 2:17
10. "Nothing Is Alone" – 2:38
11. "She Cried" – 4:28

Known "Pale" session Outtakes:

1. PS
2. Hold Her Down (Released as b-side to "Jam")
3. Keep Moving
4. This Is My Friend (later re-recorded in 1996 during the "Coil" sessions as "This Is My Life")
5. Wrapped In Water
6. All She Said
7. All She Said (Live In Room Practice Take, New Arrangement) (Later Appeared On "In Light Syrup")

Charts

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1990	"Come Back Down"	Modern Rock Tracks	27