No Doubt (album)
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| Studio album by No Doubt | ||
| Released | 17 March 1992 | |
| Recorded | October 1991 – January 1992 | |
| Genre | Ska Punk | |
| Length | 46:08 | |
| Label | Interscope Records/Atlantic | |
| Producer(s) | Dito Godwin No Doubt |
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| No Doubt (1992) |
The Beacon Street Collection (1995) |
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No Doubt is the self-titled debut album by pop/ska/rock band No Doubt, released 17 March 1992 on the Interscope Records record label (see 1992 in music). During their career No Doubt have experimented with many differing musical styles, playing a major role in the third wave ska revival, but their first album is generally considered to be a ska punk album, albeit with New Wave influences unusual for the genre. Despite strong tours, No Doubt failed to perform as well as expected, ultimately resulting in Interscope refusing to finance another album.
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[edit] Background
By mid-1991, No Doubt had been together as a touring band for about three and a half years. During that time their line-up had changed considerably, with co-founder John Spence having committed suicide two years earlier. Despite this, the band had managed to build a strong reputation in Orange County, California, and signed a record contract with Interscope Records.
The band members (Tom Dumont, Tony Kanal, Eric Stefani, Gwen Stefani and Adrian Young) spent less than $13,000 in the process of recording their debut album, featuring both songs written as long ago as 1987 and new songs written specifically for the disc. With the exception of Eric Stefani, all of the band members continued their degree courses while working on No Doubt.
[edit] Reception
The finished product was a New Wave-influenced ska punk collection of tracks that was somewhat different to anything previously released by a supposed ska band at that time. The group were unfortunate in that their blend of upbeat brass-dominated songs and funk-style bass riffs came at a time when most of the USA was in the thrall of grunge music, a genre whose angst-ridden lyrics and 'dirty' sound could not have contrasted more with the atmosphere of most of the songs on No Doubt's album.
Not surprisingly, the album was a commercial failure, with only 30,000 copies sold. The band lost out to the now-ubiquitous grunge music being played on virtually every radio station across the USA. In the words of the program director of KROQ, a Californian radio station that it was one of the band's driving ambitions to be played on: 'It would take an act of God for this band to get on the radio.'
[edit] Impact
No Doubt provided an opportunity to capture the sound of the previously live-oriented band on record. Although the album failed to meet the hopes of the record company, in the years after the album the band built on the solid musical repertoire showcased within it and constructed an impressive live reputation. The lack of record company support led the band to self-produce their next album, The Beacon Street Collection, and caused them to move away from the slick pop sound desired by Interscope towards a sound more punk in style.
[edit] Trapped In A Box
After the disappointing sales of No Doubt, Interscope did not wish to finance the release of a single from the record. However, the band financed the shooting of a video for the song "Trapped In A Box" out of their own pockets. Roughly $5,000 was spent on it. The video got local airplay in Orange County, but the band hoped that MTV would feature it on their channel. However, it was never aired.
In 2003 the video was released on The Videos: 1992-2003 DVD.
[edit] Track listing
- "BND" – 0:45
- "Let's Get Back" (Dumont, Kanal, E. Stefani, G. Stefani) – 4:11
- "Ache" (E. Stefani) – 3:48
- "Get On The Ball" (E. Stefani, G. Stefani) – 3:32
- "Move On" (Dumont, Kanal, E. Stefani, G. Stefani, Young) – 3:55
- "Sad For Me" (E. Stefani, G. Stefani) – 1:59
- "Doormat" (Kanal, E. Stefani, G. Stefani) – 2:26
- "Big City Train" (Dumont, Kanal, E. Stefani, G. Stefani) – 3:56
- "Trapped in a Box" (Dumont, Kanal, E. Stefani, G. Stefani) – 3:24
- "Sometimes" (Dumont, Kanal, E. Stefani, G. Stefani) – 4:29
- "Sinking" (E. Stefani) – 3:20
- "A Little Something Refreshing" – 1:18
- "Paulina" – 2:30
- "Brand New Day" (Kanal, E. Stefani) – 3:15
[edit] Personnel
- Eric Carpenter - saxophone
- Tom Dumont - guitar
- Don Hammerstedt - trumpet
- Alex Henderson - trombone
- Tony Kanal - bass
- Eric Stefani - keyboard, vocals
- Gwen Stefani - vocals
- Adrian Young - percussion, drums
[edit] Production
- Producers: No Doubt, Dito Godwin
- Engineer: Michael Carnevale
- Mastering: Dave Collins
- Arrangers: No Doubt
- Horn arrangements: Don Hammerstedt
- Art direction: Kimberly Holt
- Design: Kimberly Holt
- Photography: Chris Cuffaro
[edit] Release history
| Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
| United States | 17 March 1992 | Interscope Records | LP | 92109-1 |
| CD | 92109-2 | |||
| CS | 92109-4 |
[edit] External links
| No Doubt |
| Stephen Bradley - Tom Dumont - Tony Kanal - Gabrial McNair - Gwen Stefani - Adrian Young |
| Former members: John Spence - Eric Stefani |
| Discography |
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| Studio albums: No Doubt - The Beacon Street Collection - Tragic Kingdom - Return of Saturn - Rock Steady |
| Compilations: The Singles 1992-2003 - Everything in Time - Boom Box |
| DVDs: Live in the Tragic Kingdom - Rock Steady Live - The Videos: 1992-2003 |
