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American Hi-Fi is the self-titled debut studio album by the American rock band American Hi-Fi. It was released on February 27, 2001 by Island Records. The album was influenced by Lit's A Place in the Sun (1999).[2] It features the successful single "Flavor of the Weak." The album peaked at #81 on the US Billboard 200 and stayed on the charts for 25 weeks. The album went on to sell over 750,000[1] copies that year and the band toured with artists like Elvis Costello, Matchbox Twenty, Sum 41, and Bon Jovi and was followed by a worldwide tour.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Rolling Stone[4]

NME listed the album as one of "20 Pop Punk Albums Which Will Make You Nostalgic".[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Stacy Jones

No.TitleLength
1."Surround"3:11
2."Flavor of the Weak"3:08
3."A Bigger Mood"3:38
4."Safer on the Outside"4:01
5."I'm a Fool"4:00
6."Hi-Fi Killer"3:05
7."Blue Day"3:33
8."My Only Enemy"3:28
9."Don't Wait for the Sun"3:50
10."Another Perfect Day"3:38
11."Scar"4:03
12."What About Today"3:34
13."Wall of Sound"5:18
Total length:48:48
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
14."Black Satellite"3:10
Japan edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
15."Still Sideways" 
United Kingdom edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
14."Black Satellite"3:10

Personnel

American Hi-Fi
Production
  • Bob Rock – producer
  • Brian Joseph Dobbs - engineer
  • David Campbell — string arrangements, conducting
  • C. Taylor Crothers - back cover, photography
  • Zoren Gold - Photography
  • Rick Patrick - creative director
  • Mick Gillies - digital editing
  • Randy Staub - mixing

References

Citations
  1. ^ a b c "20 Pop Punk Albums Which Will Make You Nostalgic". NME.com. June 9, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  2. ^ Sayce 2014, p. 36
  3. ^ Ruhlmann, William. American Hi-Fi at AllMusic
  4. ^ Walters, Barry (April 16, 2001). "American Hi-Fi: American Hi-Fi : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 12, 2008. Retrieved January 11, 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
Sources
  • Sayce, Rob (June 2014). Bird, Ryan (ed.). "Hall of Fame: A Place in the Sun". Rock Sound (187). London: Freeway Press Inc. ISSN 1465-0185.
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