Comfort Eagle
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| Comfort Eagle | ||||
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| Released | July 24, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | Paradise Studios in Sacramento, California, with additional recording at Hyde Street Studios in San Francisco, California | |||
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| Length | 36:55 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Cake | |||
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| Singles from Comfort Eagle | ||||
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Comfort Eagle is the fourth studio album by American alternative rock band Cake. It was released on July 24, 2001, on Columbia Records, their first with the company.
Track listing[edit]
All tracks are written by John McCrea, unless otherwise noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Opera Singer" | McCrea, Mark Kornweibel | 4:06 |
| 2. | "Meanwhile, Rick James..." | 3:57 | |
| 3. | "Shadow Stabbing" | McCrea, George Kane | 3:07 |
| 4. | "Short Skirt/Long Jacket" | 3:24 | |
| 5. | "Commissioning a Symphony in C" | 2:59 | |
| 6. | "Arco Arena" | 1:31 | |
| 7. | "Comfort Eagle" | 3:40 | |
| 8. | "Long Line of Cars" | 3:24 | |
| 9. | "Love You Madly" | 3:58 | |
| 10. | "Pretty Pink Ribbon" | 3:08 | |
| 11. | "World of Two" | 3:41 | |
| Total length: | 36:55 | ||
Release[edit]
In its opening week, Comfort Eagle sold about 72,000 copies, debuting at number 13 on the Billboard 200.[1] By 2002, the album had sold 408,000 copies.[2] On February 2, 2003, it was certified gold by the RIAA for shipments of half a million copies.[3]
Critical reception[edit]
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 70/100[4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| Alternative Press | [4] |
| Blender | [4] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B−[6] |
| PopMatters | 7/10[4][7] |
| Q | [4] |
| Rolling Stone | [8] |
| Uncut | [4] |
Comfort Eagle was generally well-received by critics, some noting its similarity to the band's previous albums, for better or worse.[4][5]
Charts[edit]
- Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Billboard 200[9] | 13 |
| Top Internet Albums[9] | 2 |
- Year-end
| Chart (2001) | Position |
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| Canadian Albums (Nielsen Soundscan)[10] | 151 |
- Single
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 2001 | "Short Skirt/Long Jacket"[9] | Modern Rock Tracks | 7 |
Personnel[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ "Week Ending Jan. 16, 2011: Albums: Even Lower Chart Watch – Yahoo! Music". Yahoo! News. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
- ^ Archive-David-Basham. "Got Charts? Sympathy For Mariah, 2001's Biggest Flops, Nine Inch Nails' Chart Algebra". MTV News. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
- ^ "RIAA – Gold & Platinum Searchable Database – June 08, 2013". riaa.com. Archived from the original on December 13, 2015. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Critic Reviews for Comfort Eagle – Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
- ^ a b Vanderhoff, Mark. "Comfort Eagle – Cake : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. AllRovi. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
- ^ Serpick, Evan (August 3, 2001). "Cake: Comfort Eagle Review | Music Reviews and News | ew.com". ew.com. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
- ^ Fowler, Shan (July 23, 2001). "Cake: Comfort Eagle | PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
- ^ Berger, Arion (July 24, 2001). "Cake: Comfort Eagle : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on October 17, 2007. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Cake's 'Comfort' Soars Like an 'Eagle' Billboard". billboard.com. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
- ^ "Top 200 Albums of 2001 (based on sales)". Jam!. Archived from the original on November 6, 2003. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
External links[edit]
- Comfort Eagle at Discogs (list of releases)
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