Unpeeled (Cage the Elephant album)

Unpeeled is the second live album by American rock band Cage the Elephant. The album was released on July 28, 2017, and features the single "Whole Wide World".[6] The album was recorded on tour and features acoustic versions of the group's best-known songs, with the six principal musicians backed by strings and a choir on many of the songs. Three of the tracks are cover versions, including the lead single.

Unpeeled
Live album by
Cage the Elephant
ReleasedJuly 28, 2017
GenreRock
Length79:15
LabelRCA
ProducerBen Baptie, Cage the Elephant
Cage the Elephant chronology
Tell Me I'm Pretty
(2015)		 Unpeeled
(2017)		 Social Cues
(2019)
Singles from Unpeeled
  1. "Whole Wide World"
    Released: June 21, 2017
  2. "Sweetie Little Jean"
    Released: July 7, 2017
  3. "Rubber Ball"
    Released: July 21, 2017
  4. "Cry Baby"
    Released: August 25, 2017
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic72/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Rolling Stone[3]
The Skinny[4]
Under The Radar8/10[5]

Singles

"Whole Wide World", the cover of a song by Wreckless Eric, was the first single of the album and was released on June 21, 2017. A music video for the song was released the following day on June 22, and features the band playing live.[7] A music video on July 7, 2017 for "Sweetie Little Jean" was released.[8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Cage the Elephant unless otherwise noted.

Unpeeled[9]
No.TitleLength
1."Cry Baby"4:20
2."Whole Wide World" (Eric Goulden)3:25
3."Sweetie Little Jean"3:26
4."Spiderhead"3:34
5."Take It or Leave It"3:24
6."Too Late to Say Goodbye"3:52
7."Punchin’ Bag"3:25
8."Shake Me Down"3:26
9."Telescope"3:51
10."Instant Crush" (Thomas Bangalter, Julian Casablancas, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo)5:09
11."Trouble"4:02
12."Ain't No Rest for the Wicked"2:59
13."Rubber Ball"3:55
14."Aberdeen"2:53
15."Golden Brown" (Hugh Cornwell, Jean-Jacques Burnel, Dave Greenfield, Jet Black)3:57
16."Cold Cold Cold"3:27
17."How Are You True"4:39
18."Come a Little Closer"3:45
19."Back Against the Wall"3:45
20."Cigarette Daydreams"3:26
21."Right Before My Eyes"4:40
Total length:79:21

Credits
Cage the Elephant
  • Matt Shultz - lead vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Brad Shultz - acoustic guitar
  • Jared Champion - drums
  • Daniel Tichenor - bass, acoustic guitar
  • Nick Bockrath - acoustic guitar, pedal steel guitar, backing vocals, string arrangements
Additional musicians
  • Emma Kleinberg Singers - choir
  • Matthan Minster - keyboards, acoustic guitar, percussion, vibraphone, backing vocals
  • Kyle Davis - additional percussion

Charts
Chart (2017) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[10] 50
New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ)[11] 10
US Billboard 200[12] 61
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[13] 9
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[14] 11

References
  1. "Reviews and Tracks for Unpeeled [Live] by Cage the Elephant". Metacritic. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
  2. Wacey, Rob. "Unpeeled - Cage the Elephant". Allmusic. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
  3. Dolan, Jon. "Review: Cage the Elephant Chase Perfectionism on a Live Album". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
  4. Innes, Corrie. "Cage the Elephant – Unpeeled". The Skinny. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
  5. the Raven, Matt. "Cage the Elephant: Unpeeled (RCA) Review". Under The Radar. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
  6. "PRE-ORDER - Cage The Elephant Unpeeled CD + Digital Album - Cage The Elephant". Cage The Elephant. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
  7. CageTheElephantVEVO (2017-06-22), Cage The Elephant - Whole Wide World (Unpeeled) (Live Video), retrieved 2017-06-23
  8. CageTheElephantVEVO (2017-07-07), Cage The Elephant - Sweetie Little Jean (Unpeeled) (Live Video), retrieved 2017-07-08
  9. "Unpeeled by Cage the Elephant on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
  10. "Cage the Elephant Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  11. "NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. August 7, 2017. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
  12. "Cage the Elephant Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  13. "Cage the Elephant Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  14. "Cage the Elephant Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 8, 2017.


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