Comfort Eagle
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.
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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 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock, experimental rock, experimental pop, funk rock | |||
Length | 36:55 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Cake | |||
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Track listing
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
In its opening week, Comfort Eagle sold about 72,000 copies, debuting at number 13 on the Billboard 200.[1] On February 2, 2003 the album was certified gold by the RIAA for shipments of half a million copies.[2]
Critical reception
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Metacritic | 70/100[3] |
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Entertainment Weekly | B−[5] |
PopMatters | 7/10[3][6] |
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Comfort Eagle was generally well received by critics, with reviewers noting the album's similarity to the band's previous albums, for better or worse.[3][4]
Charts
- Album
Year | Chart | Position |
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2001 | Billboard 200[8] | 13 |
Top Internet Albums[8] | 2 |
- Single
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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2001 | "Short Skirt/Long Jacket"[8] | Modern Rock Tracks | 7 |
Personnel
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References
- "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.
- "RIAA – Gold & Platinum Searchable Database – June 08, 2013". riaa.com. Archived from the original on December 13, 2015. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
- "Critic Reviews for Comfort Eagle – Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
- 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.
- "Cake's 'Comfort' Soars Like an 'Eagle' Billboard". billboard.com. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
External links
- Comfort Eagle at Discogs (list of releases)
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