Pale (album)
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| Studio album by Toad the Wet Sprocket | ||||
| Released | January 16, 1990 | |||
| Recorded | 1989, Paul & Mike's Recording Studio, Los Angeles, CA | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 38:56 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Marvin Etzioni | |||
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| Allmusic |   |
Pale is a 1990 album by American alternative rock band Toad the Wet Sprocket, and the band's second album. It was recorded independently in 1989 for roughly $6000. During the recording of Pale, the band signed with Columbia Records. However, they declined to re-record any of the album in a more polished way. Columbia released the album without alterations, as it had done with the 1989 re-release of their debut 1988 album Bread & Circus. Pale was released in January 1990. "Come Back Down" was the first radio single for the album.
In May 2009, the band announced plans to re-release Pale, out of print since 2001, in a remastered edition with expanded artwork and bonus tracks culled from the album sessions that didn't make it onto the album. Their debut, Bread & Circus would also get the same kind of re-issue. In 2010 the band signed a deal with Primary Wave to handle their back catalog and licensing. These reissues occurred in 2011.
Track listing
All tracks written by Toad the Wet Sprocket.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Torn" | 2:58 |
| 2. | "Come Back Down" | 3:19 |
| 3. | "Don't Go Away" | 4:33 |
| 4. | "High on a Riverbed" | 4:01 |
| 5. | "I Think About" | 3:23 |
| 6. | "Corporal Brown" | 3:10 |
| 7. | "Jam" | 3:31 |
| 8. | "Chile" | 4:38 |
| 9. | "Liars Everywhere" | 2:17 |
| 10. | "Nothing Is Alone" | 2:38 |
| 11. | "She Cried" | 4:28 |
Charts
Singles – Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1990 | "Come Back Down" | Modern Rock Tracks | 27 |