Stain (album)

Stain
Studio album by Living Colour
Released March 3, 1993 (1993-03-03)
Recorded 1992 at Bearsville Studios and Long View Farm
Genre Funk metal, alternative metal, experimental rock
Length 44:56
Label Epic
Producer Ron Saint Germain
Living Colour
Living Colour chronology
Biscuits
(1991)
Stain
(1993)
Pride
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rolling Stone[2]
Robert ChristgauA−[3]
Entertainment WeeklyC−[4]

Stain is the third album by Living Colour. It was released on March 2, 1993, by Epic Records. It is the first album to feature bassist Doug Wimbish. Stain features a much heavier and aggressive Living Colour, containing elements of thrash metal and industrial music. It reached No. 26 on the Billboard 200. The band split up in January 1995 following a tour with Bad Brains.

The cover art shows a woman wearing a brank.

From the mid-1990s through the early 2010s, the album was out of print due to rights issues after a lawsuit from Jon Stainbrook of the band The Stain forced Sony to cease production of the album.[5] In November 2013, the album was reissued by Music On CD and is also available as an MP3 download.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Go Away"  Calhoun, Glover, Reid, Wimbish 4:03
2. "Ignorance Is Bliss"  Calhoun, Glover, Reid, Wimbish 3:17
3. "Leave It Alone"  Glover, Reid, Wimbish 3:29
4. "Bi"  Calhoun, Reid 4:46
5. "Mind Your Own Business"  Reid 3:17
6. "Ausländer"  Calhoun, Glover, Reid, Wimbish 2:38
7. "Never Satisfied"  Glover, Reid 4:06
8. "Nothingness"  Calhoun 3:30
9. "Postman"  Reid 3:31
10. "WTFF" (stands for What-The-Fuck Factor)Betts, Calhoun, Glover, Reid, Wimbish 2:15
11. "This Little Pig"  Calhoun, Glover, Reid, Wimbish 3:04
12. "Hemp"  Reid, Fairley 1:36
13. "Wall"  Calhoun, Glover, Reid, Wimbish 5:23

Chart performance

Chart Peak
position
UK Albums Chart[6] 19
US Billboard 200[7] 26

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1993 "Nothingness" Modern Rock Tracks 17
"Leave It Alone" Modern Rock Tracks 4
Mainstream Rock Tracks 14

Personnel

References

  1. "Stain Review". Almusic.com. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  2. Stain Review. Rolling Stone. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  3. "Living Colour Review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  4. "Stain Review". EW.com. 5 March 1993. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  5. "STAIND Settles Court Case With THE STAIN".
  6. "UK charts page for Living Colour". Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  7. "Living Colour album charts [albums]". Billboard. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
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