Sunburn (Fuel album)
Appearance
Sunburn | ||||
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Released | March 31, 1998 | |||
Recorded | 1997–1998 | |||
Studio | Long View Farm (North Brookfield, MA) | |||
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Length | 41:55 | |||
Label | 550, Epic | |||
Producer | Steve Haigler | |||
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Singles from Sunburn | ||||
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Sunburn is the full-length debut album by the band Fuel released in 1998. It was produced by Steven Haigler. The songs "Shimmer", "Jesus or a Gun", and "Bittersweet" were released as singles. "Shimmer" peaked at #42 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1]
Sunburn was certified Platinum (one million units sold) by the RIAA on May 24, 2000.[2]
Track listing
All songs written by Carl Bell.[note 1]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Untitled" | 3:58 |
2. | "Bittersweet" | 3:51 |
3. | "Shimmer" | 3:33 |
4. | "Jesus or a Gun" | 3:58 |
5. | "Sunburn" | 4:23 |
6. | "New Thing" | 3:19 |
7. | "It's Come to This" | 3:39 |
8. | "Song for You" | 3:46 |
9. | "Mary Pretends" | 3:36 |
10. | "Ozone" | 3:49 |
11. | "Hideaway" | 4:03 |
No. | Title | Length |
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12. | "King for a Day" | 3:42 |
13. | "Walk the Sky" | 3:18 |
- The "special expanded edition" re-issue of the album including two bonus tracks[3] was released on September 23, 2003. "Walk the Sky" was initially recorded in 1998 with producer Brendan O'Brien for the Godzilla soundtrack.
Reception
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [4] |
Entertainment Weekly | B+[5] |
Miami New Times | (favorable)[6] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [7] |
Personnel
- Brett Scallions - lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Carl Bell - lead guitar, backing vocals
- Jeff Abercrombie - bass
- Jonathan Mover - drums
Production
- Steven Haigler: Producer
- Brendan O'Brien: Producer on "Walk The Sky"
- Tom Lord-Alge: Mixing
- Ted Jensen: Mastering
Notes
- ^ The Sunburn liner notes state Bell as sole writer of all the songs on the album, though BMI publishing lists Bell and Brett Scallions as writers of "Jesus or a Gun" and "Ozone".
References
- ^ Billboard Chart History
- ^ "Gold and Platinum Database Search". Retrieved June 18, 2009.
- ^ "Fuel's Two Re-issues to Come!" Melodic.net. September 17, 2003.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Fuel: Sunburn > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 18, 2010.
- ^ Snierson, Dan (April 10, 1998). "Sunburn Review". Entertainment Weekly. p. 67. Retrieved July 18, 2010.
- ^ St. James, Adam (May 28, 1998). "Rotations: Fuel Sunburn review". Miami New Times.
- ^ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 314. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
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