Breakdown (album)

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Breakdown
Breakdown cover
Studio album by Melissa Etheridge
Released October 5, 1999
Recorded  ???
Genre Rock
Length 53:50
Label Island
Producer(s) Melissa Etheridge,
John Shanks
Professional reviews
Melissa Etheridge chronology
Your Little Secret
(1995)
Breakdown
(1999)
Skin
(2001)


Breakdown is the sixth album by singer/songwriter Melissa Etheridge, released in 1999 (see 1999 in music).

"Scarecrow" is dedicated to the memory of Matthew Shepard, and his family and friends.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

all songs by Melissa Etheridge, except where noted

  1. "Breakdown" – 3:54
  2. "Angels Would Fall" (Etheridge, Shanks) – 4:39
  3. "Stronger Than Me" – 4:08
  4. "Into the Dark" – 4:59
  5. "Enough of Me" – 4:39
  6. "Truth of the Heart" (Etheridge, Shanks) – 4:31
  7. "Mama I'm Strange" – 4:29
  8. "Scarecrow" – 5:21
  9. "How Would I Know" – 4:15
  10. "My Lover" – 5:45
  11. "Sleep" – 7:10

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Production

  • Producers: Melissa Etheridge, John Shanks
  • Engineers: Marc DeSisto, Greg Goldman
  • Assistant engineers: John Aguto, Tom Nellen, Geoff Walcha
  • Mixing: Bob Clearmountain, Tom Lord-Alge, Chris Lord-Alge
  • Mastering: Bob Ludwig
  • studio technician: Brett Allen
  • Art direction: Scott Denton Cardew
  • Artwork: Scott Denton Cardew
  • Photography: Barbara Green, Rocky Schenck
  • Hair stylist: Bernhard Tammé

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1999 The Billboard 200 12
1999 Top Canadian Albums 12
1999 Top Internet Albums 1

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1999 "Angels Would Fall" Adult Top 40 9
1999 "Angels Would Fall" Canadian Singles Chart 16
1999 "Angels Would Fall" The Billboard Hot 100 51
1999 "Angels Would Fall" Top 40 Mainstream 32
2000 "Enough of Me" Adult Top 40 19