Chickenfoot (album)
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| Studio album by Chickenfoot | ||||
| Released | June 5, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | Skywalker Sound Studios in Marin County, California, 2009 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 57:47 | |||
| Label | Redline, EAR Music (EU)[1] | |||
| Producer | Andy Johns, Chickenfoot | |||
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Chickenfoot is the debut studio album by American hard rock band Chickenfoot, released on June 5, 2009 in Europe and the US. The first-pressing of the album was packaged with exclusive "heat sensitive" artwork that revealed an image when touched or exposed to heat above 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
On March 20, 2009, the band released two songs, "Soap on a Rope" and "Down The Drain" on their official website. The band's first single, "Oh Yeah", was released to radio stations nationwide, as well as on their official website, on April 13, 2009.
On October 7, 2009, the official Chickenfoot website revealed that the album had been certified Gold.
A deluxe edition with a DVD was released in the UK on October 26, 2009[2] and the US, exclusively at Best Buy stores, on November 1, 2009.
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[edit] Recording
Regarding producer Andy Johns, bassist Michael Anthony states:
| “ | He is a great engineer and a great producer. He really was like the fifth member of the band. He was out in the studio with us, making suggestions and everything. He knew when we had a take. He would say, 'Play it as many times as you want, but that is the one right there.' He would go outside and have a cigarette and say, 'Let me know when you guys are through goofing around because this is the take we are using.'[3] | ” |
[edit] Track listing
All songs written and composed by Sammy Hagar and Joe Satriani, except where noted.
| # | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Avenida Revolucion" | 5:56 |
| 2. | "Soap on a Rope" | 5:32 |
| 3. | "Sexy Little Thing" | 4:14 |
| 4. | "Oh Yeah" | 4:54 |
| 5. | "Runnin' Out" | 3:52 |
| 6. | "Get It Up" | 4:41 |
| 7. | "Down The Drain" (Hagar, Satriani, Michael Anthony, Chad Smith) | 6:17 |
| 8. | "My Kinda Girl" | 4:32 |
| 9. | "Learning To Fall" | 5:13 |
| 10. | "Turnin' Left" | 5:48 |
| 11. | "Future In The Past" (Hagar, Satriani, Anthony, Smith) | 6:38 |
| 12. | "Bitten By The Wolf" (Hagar, Satriani, Smith; vinyl / iTunes / Japanese / Limited Edition only bonus track) | 4:24 |
[edit] Heat Sensitive artwork
On current pressings of the album, the front and back covers are printed with heat sensitive ink that changes appearance above and below 84 degrees fahrenheit. When below 84 degrees it appears only a white Chickenfoot logo (which is not printed in heat sensitive ink) on a black background. When above 84 degrees it is the logo with 4 square zones with each band member in each one.
[edit] Personnel
The following people contributed to Chickenfoot:[4]
[edit] Band
- Sammy Hagar - lead vocals
- Joe Satriani - lead guitar, banjo, harp, keyboards, harmonica, backing vocals
- Michael Anthony - bass guitar, backing vocals
- Chad Smith - drums, percussion, backing vocals
[edit] Recording personnel
- Andy Johns - producer, recording
- Chickenfoot - producer
- Bob Daspit - recording
- Dann Michael Thompson - recording, recording assistant, digital editing
- Mike Fraser - recording, mixing
- Judy Kirschner - recording assistant
- John Cuniberti - recording assistant
- Jamie Durr - recording assistant
- Eric Mosher - mixing assistant, digital editing
- Andre Zweers - digital editing
- Bernie Grundman - mastering
[edit] Artwork
- Todd Gallopo - art direction and design
- Bryan Adams - photography
- Jon Luini - digital strategy and video production
[edit] Chart performance
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard 200 | 4 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Independent Albums | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Rock Albums | 3 |
| Canadian Albums Chart | 9 |
| Finnish Albums Chart[5] | 36 |
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