Melissa Etheridge (album)

Melissa Etheridge
Studio album by Melissa Etheridge
Released May 2, 1988
Recorded October 19–25, 1987
Genre Roots rock[1]
Length 45:59
Label Island
Producer
Melissa Etheridge chronology
Melissa Etheridge
(1988)		 Brave and Crazy
(1989)Brave and Crazy1989
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Q (Deluxe edition)[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]
Uncut (Deluxe edition)[2][4]

Melissa Etheridge is the self-titled debut album by American singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge, released in 1988 (see 1988 in music).

The album was re-released on September 23, 2003 as a two-CD remastered edition containing a bonus disc of ten tracks recorded live at the Roxy in Los Angeles and a five-track session from BBC Kent in April 1988.

As of 2010, the album has tallied 1,145,000 copies in the United States alone, according to Nielsen SoundScan. [5]

Track listing

All tracks written by Melissa Etheridge.

  1. "Similar Features" – 4:42
  2. "Chrome Plated Heart" – 3:59
  3. "Like the Way I Do" – 5:23
  4. "Precious Pain" – 4:15
  5. "Don't You Need" – 4:59
  6. "The Late September Dogs" – 6:33
  7. "Occasionally" – 2:36
  8. "Watching You" – 5:33
  9. "Bring Me Some Water" – 3:52
  10. "I Want You" – 4:07

Note

  • The album lists the running time of "I Want You" as 4:07, but the actual running time is 3:44.

Remastered edition bonus disc

  1. "Chrome Plated Heart" – 3:55
  2. "Don't You Need" – 4:54
  3. "Similar Features" – 4:25
  4. "Precious Pain" – 5:55
  5. "Occasionally" – 3:11
  6. "The Late September Dogs" – 6:34
  7. "Watching You" – 5:57
  8. "I Want You" – 5:26
  9. "Bring Me Some Water" – 5:34
  10. "Like The Way I Do" – 10:31
  11. "Chrome Plated Heart" – 3:28
  12. "Don't You Need" – 4:22
  13. "Similar Features" – 4:07
  14. "Bring Me Some Water" – 3:37
  15. "Precious Pain" – 3:52

Personnel

Technical

  • Niko Bolas – producer
  • Chris Blackwell – executive producer
  • Rob Fraboni – executive producer
  • Engineers: Allan Blazek – engineer
  • Jim Nipar – engineer
  • David Kane – assistant engineer
  • Duane Seykora – mixing assistant
  • Bob Vogt – mixing assistant
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • George DuBose – photography
  • Tony Wright – cover design

Charts

Album – Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1988 The Billboard 200 22

Singles – Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1988 "Bring Me Some Water" Mainstream Rock Tracks 10
1988 "Like the Way I Do" Mainstream Rock Tracks 28
1989 "Chrome Plated Heart" Mainstream Rock Tracks 22
1989 "Similar Features" Mainstream Rock Tracks 6
1989 "Similar Features" Billboard Hot 100 94

References

  1. 1 2 AllMusic review
  2. 1 2 Album Reviews at CD Universe
  3. ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 283. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  4. ↑ Uncut review
  5. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/958305/ask-billboard-records-about-records
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