Candlebox (album)

Candlebox
Studio album by Candlebox
Released July 20, 1993
Recorded March–April 1993 at London Bridge Studios, Seattle, Washington. "Far Behind" & "You" recorded April 1992 at Bob Lang Studios.
Genre Grunge, post-grunge, alternative rock
Length 53:21
Label
Producer
Candlebox chronology
Candlebox
(1993)		 Lucy
(1995)
Singles from Candlebox
  1. "Change"
    Released: August 30, 1993
  2. "You"
    Released: November 30, 1993
  3. "Far Behind"
    Released: July 1993
  4. "Cover Me"
    Released: November 11, 1994

Candlebox is the debut album by Seattle rock band Candlebox. It contains their best known hit, "Far Behind", as well as the hit singles "Change", "You" and "Cover Me". Released in 1993, the album has since been certified 4× platinum in the United States.

Promotion

The music videos for "Change", "Far Behind" and "You" remained in longstanding rotation on MTV and the latter became two of the most requested videos of 1993, and the former being featured on Beavis and Butt-Head.

Other songs were recorded during the Candlebox sessions and included on other releases. "Can't Give In," for instance, appears on the Airheads film soundtrack. "Pull Away" also served as a B-side to the "You" CD single.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Village VoiceC[2]

The album has received mixed reviews. In a review for The Village Voice, although he gave the album a C rating, Robert Christgau panned Candlebox's self-titled album and called the band "postgrunge scenesuckers [who] aren't total pop-metal conformists--they're a tad more intense, with sharper drumming."[2] Stephen Thomas Erlewine was more positive, writing for AllMusic: "Candlebox rode the alternative bandwagon to the top of the charts with their self-titled debut album." He also calls the singles "Change", "You" and "Far Behind" "the closest they come to memorable melodies."[1]

Although released in July 1993, Candlebox did not enter the top 10 Billboard 200 until August 1994,[3] upon the success of its third and biggest single "Far Behind", which would reach number 18 on the Hot 100 chart roughly a month later.[4] The album peaked at number seven, Candlebox's highest position so far, and remained on the chart for 104 weeks.[5]

Track listing

All tracks by Candlebox.

No.TitleLength
1."Don't You"3:12
2."Change"6:24
3."You"4:56
4."No Sense"4:49
5."Far Behind"4:59
6."Blossom"4:30
7."Arrow"3:13
8."Rain"6:58
9."Mothers Dream"4:31
10."Cover Me"4:46
11."He Calls Home"5:03
Total length:53:21

Personnel

Band

Other

  • Candlebox – producer, mixing
  • Kelly Gray – producer, engineer, mixing
  • Scott Heard – backing vocals
  • Randy Gane – Hammond organ
  • Janet Levinson – art direction
  • Laurie Lewis – backing vocals
  • Jon Plum – producer, engineer
  • Kevin Westenberg – photography

Charts

Album

Year Peak Chart positions
Billboard 200
1994 #7

Singles

Year Title Peak Chart positions
US Hot 100 US Modern Rock US Mainstream Rock
1993 "Change" #18
1994 "You" #78 #6
1994 "Far Behind" #18 #7 #4
1994 "Cover Me" #23 #8

References

  1. 1 2 Candlebox at AllMusic
  2. 1 2 Christgau, Robert (November 29, 1994). "Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
  3. ↑ Candlebox - Candlebox
  4. ↑ Candlebox Album & Song Chart History
  5. ↑ Candlebox Album & Song Chart History
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