Cake discography
The following is a complete Cake discography.
Studio albums
| Year | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3][4] |
CHE [5] |
FRA [6] |
GER [7] |
NED [8] |
NOR [9] |
NZL [10] |
UK [11] | |||
| 1994 | Motorcade of Generosity
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1996 | Fashion Nugget
|
36 | 9 | 64 | — | 20 | 49 | 71 | 28 | 41 | 53 | |
| 1998 | Prolonging the Magic
|
33 | 28 | 64 | — | 15 | 84 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2001 | Comfort Eagle
|
13 | 27 | 7 | 31 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
| 2004 | Pressure Chief
|
17 | — | — | 44 | 79 | 95 | — | — | — | — | |
Compilation albums
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2007 | B-Sides and Rarities
|
Live albums
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| TBR | Live at the Crystal Palace
|
Demo tapes & EPs
Demo Tape
| Year | Details |
|---|---|
| 1991 | Is This Love?
|
| Year | Details |
|---|---|
| 1995 | Three Song Sampler |
| 1995 | Tour Nuggets
|
| 1996 | A Piece of Cake
|
| 2001 | Comfort Eagle Sampler
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| 2004 | Extra Value
|
| 2005 | Wheels
|
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [15] [16] |
US Air [17] |
US Alt [15] |
US Main [15] |
AUS [18] |
CAN [19] |
FRA [20] |
GER [21] |
NED [22] |
NZL [23] |
UK [11] | |||
| 1993 | "Rock 'N' Roll Lifestyle" | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Motorcade of Generosity |
| 1994 | "Jolene" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1995 | "Ruby Sees All" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1996 | "The Distance" | — | 35 | 4 | 38 | 21 | — | — | — | 73 | — | 22 | Fashion Nugget |
| 1997 | "I Will Survive" | — | — | 28 | — | 27 | — | 37 | 95 | — | 27 | 29 | |
| "Frank Sinatra" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998 | "Friend Is a Four Letter Word" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Never There" | 78 | 43 | 1 | 40 | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | 66 | Prolonging the Magic | |
| 1999 | "Let Me Go" | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "You Turn the Screws" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Sheep Go to Heaven" | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001 | "Short Skirt/Long Jacket" | 124 | — | 7 | — | 44 | — | — | — | 87 | — | 63 | Comfort Eagle |
| "Arco Arena" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Love You Madly" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004 | "No Phone" | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Pressure Chief |
| "Carbon Monoxide" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006 | "Mexico" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Live at the Crystal Palace |
Covers
Cake has recorded a number of covers, which are songs written and recorded by other artists.
- The song "Sad Songs & Waltzes," on the 1996 album Fashion Nugget, is a cover and was originally written and recorded by Willie Nelson in 1973 on his album Shotgun Willie.
- The song "I Will Survive" is also found on Fashion Nugget, and is an alternative remake of Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive" published in 1978.
- The song "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" is a cover of a Doris Day song and is found on Fashion Nugget.
- The song "The Guitar Man," from the album Pressure Chief, is a cover of a hit by Bread.
- The song "War Pigs" is a cover of a Black Sabbath song from their album Paranoid, and is on their album B-Sides and Rarities.
- The song "Never, Never Gonna Give You Up" is a cover of a Barry White song on the soundtrack to An American Werewolf in Paris
- The song "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town" is a Kenny Rogers cover on the album B-Sides and Rarities.
- The song "Strangers in the Night" is a Frank Sinatra cover on the albums B-Sides and Rarities and Stubbs the Zombie: The Soundtrack.
- The song "Mah Nà Mah Nà," recorded for VH1's For The Kids, was originally recorded by Piero Umiliani.
- The song "Half as Much," written by Curley Williams and performed by Hank Williams Sr.
- The song "Excuse Me, I Think I've Got a Heartache," originally by Buck Owens.
- The song "Panama" is a Van Halen cover that appeared on the Diary of a Wimpy Kid Soundtrack
External links
- Cake's official web site
- Cake fansite with message boards
- Allmusic entry for Cake
- Cake.ography Discography, lyrics, clips
- Cake's profile at MySpace
- Singer and Guitarist John McCrea of Cake - John McCrea discusses Pressure Chief on NPR's Fresh Air
- BlogCritics Music interview with John McCrea
- Interview with Vince DiFiore
References
- ^ "US album positions". Billboard. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
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{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dateformat=ignored (help) - ^ "Canadian album positions". RPM. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dateformat=ignored (help) - ^ "North American album positions". allmusic.com. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dateformat=ignored (help) - ^ "Swiss album positions". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dateformat=ignored (help) - ^ "French album positions". lescharts.com. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dateformat=ignored (help) - ^ "German album positions". musicline.de. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dateformat=ignored (help) - ^ "Dutch album positions". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dateformat=ignored (help) - ^ "Norwegian album positions". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dateformat=ignored (help) - ^ "New Zealand album positions". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dateformat=ignored (help) - ^ a b "UK Chartlog: Chris C. – CZR". Retrieved 17 July 2009.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dateformat=ignored (help) - ^ a b c "US certificates". RIAA. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dateformat=ignored (help) - ^ "Australian 1997 certificates". ARIA. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dateformat=ignored (help) - ^ a b "Canadian certificates". CRIA. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dateformat=ignored (help) - ^ a b c "Billboard single positions". Billboard. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dateformat=ignored (help) - ^ "Short Skirt/Long Jacket US position". Billboard. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dateformat=ignored (help) - ^ "Billboard Hot 100 Airplay positions". Billboard. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
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{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dateformat=ignored (help) - ^ "Canadian Never There position". RPM. Retrieved 23rd December 2009.
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{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dateformat=ignored (help) - ^ "German single positions". musicline.de. Retrieved 23rd December 2009.
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