Pressure Chief
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| Studio album by Cake | ||||
| Released | October 5, 2004 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 36:16 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Cake | |||
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| Singles from Pressure Chief | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 52/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Blender | [1] |
| musicOMH | favorable[3] |
| Mojo | [1] |
| Paste | favorable[4] |
| Playlouder | [1] |
| Rolling Stone | [5] |
| Stylus Magazine | B−[6] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | [7] |
Pressure Chief is the fifth studio album by American band Cake. It was released on October 5, 2004, pushed back from its original August release date. It was produced by the band and recorded in a converted house in Sacramento. The lead single, "No Phone" peaked at #13 on the U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. The second single "Carbon Monoxide" garnered some airplay but failed to crack the Modern Rock Tracks top 40. The album was the band's second and last record under Columbia Records.
The songs "She'll Hang the Baskets" and "Tougher Than It Is" were both originally written for Cake's 1998 record Prolonging the Magic.
On its opening week, Pressure Chief sold about 46,000 copies, debuting and peaking at number 17 on the Billboard 200.[8] However, it fell to #55 the following week.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by John McCrea, unless otherwise noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wheels" | McCrea, Carlos Forster | 3:18 |
| 2. | "No Phone" | McCrea, Xan McCurdy | 3:52 |
| 3. | "Take It All Away" | McCrea, Garth Klippert, Forster | 3:58 |
| 4. | "Dime" | 3:37 | |
| 5. | "Carbon Monoxide" | 3:10 | |
| 6. | "The Guitar Man" | David Gates | 3:54 |
| 7. | "Waiting" | McCrea, Vince DiFiore | 3:56 |
| 8. | "She'll Hang the Baskets" | 2:43 | |
| 9. | "End of the Movie" | 1:50 | |
| 10. | "Palm of Your Hand" | 2:57 | |
| 11. | "Tougher Than It Is" | McCrea, Gabriel Nelson | 3:00 |
| Japan bonus tracks | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 12. | "Carbon Monoxide (Karaoke Version)" | 3:10 |
| 13. | "No Phone (Karaoke Version)" | 3:10 |
| 14. | "Wheels (Karaoke Version)" | 3:17 |
| 15. | "Take It All Away (Karaoke Version)" | 3:57 |
Personnel
CAKE is:
- John McCrea - acoustic guitar, keyboard, percussion, lead vocals, cover design
- Vince DiFiore - trumpet, melodica, keyboard, percussion, background vocals
- Xan McCurdy - electric and acoustic guitar, bass, drums, keyboard, background vocals
- Gabe Nelson - bass, keyboard, drums, electric and acoustic guitar, background vocals
Additional Musicians:
- Tyler Pope (!!!) - additional keyboard, percussion and guitar (on "No Phone", "Dime", "The Guitar Man", and "Palm Of Your Hand")
- Chuck Prophet - electric guitar (on "She'll Hang The Baskets")
- Paulo Baldi - drums (on "No Phone", and "Carbon Monoxide")
- Matt McCord - drums (on "The Guitar Man")
- Todd Roper - drums on (on "She'll Hang The Baskets", and "Tougher Than It Is")
- Greg Vincent - pedal steel guitar (on "She'll Hang The Baskets", and "Palm Of Your Hand")
Additional Personnel:
- Cake - Arranger, Producer, Engineer, Mixing
- Tim Devine - A&R
- Craig Long - Engineer, Mixing
- Mark Needham - Engineer, Mixing
- Patrick Olguin - Engineer, Mixing
- Kirt Shearer - Engineer, Mixing
- Don C. Tyler - Mastering
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Billboard 200 | 17 |
| Top Internet Albums | 17 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | "No Phone" | Modern Rock Tracks | 13 |
Television performances
- "No Phone" on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Monday, October 4, 2004
- "Wheels" on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
- "No Phone" on The Late Late Show (with guest host Tom Arnold) on Tuesday, October 5, 2004
Appearances in other media
- The song "Wheels" is featured in the soundtrack of the film I Love You, Man.
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Critic Reviews for Pressure Chief". Metacritic. Retrieved 2012-07-29.
- ↑ Loftus, Johnny (2004-10-05). "Pressure Chief - Cake". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
- ↑ Welsh, David. "Cake - Pressure Chief | album reviews". musicOMH. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
- ↑ "Cake - Pressure Chief :: Music :: Reviews :: Paste". Pastemagazine.com. 2004-10-01. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
- ↑ Hoard, Christian (2004-10-28). "Cake: Pressure Chief : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2006-08-19. Retrieved 2012-07-29.
- ↑ Ross, R. S. (2004-10-05). "Cake - Pressure Chief - Review". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
- ↑ Weir, Matt. "Cake - Pressure Chief". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 2012-07-29.
- ↑ Grein, Paul (January 19, 2011). "Week Ending Jan. 16, 2011: Albums: Even Lower". Yahoo! News. Retrieved January 19, 2011.
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