The Colour and the Shape

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The Colour and the Shape

Studio album by Foo Fighters
Released	May 20, 1997
Recorded	November 1996 - February 1997 at Grand Master Recorders in Hollywood, California, Bear Creek Studios in Woodinville, Washington, Grandmaster Studios in Los Angeles, California
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	46:47
Label	Roswell/Capitol
Producer(s)	Gil Norton
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Foo Fighters chronology
Foo Fighters (1995)	The Colour and the Shape (1997)	There Is Nothing Left to Lose (1999)

The Colour and the Shape is the Foo Fighters' second album. It was released May 20, 1997 through Roswell/Capitol Records.

This album was the debut of the Foo Fighters as a band, as Dave Grohl had recorded all of the first Foo Fighters album by himself with the exception of one guitar part by Greg Dulli. After a grueling recording session at Bear Creek Studios in Woodinville, Washington, Grohl took guitarist Pat Smear and bassist Nate Mendel to Grandmaster Studios in Los Angeles, California, and rerecorded the album with Grohl himself on drums. Following this session, drummer William Goldsmith officially quit the band. He left because he felt that Dave didn't think he was good enough and the producer to this day has a regret to how William left the band. The album reached No. 3 in the UK and No. 10 in the United States. As of June 2005, The Colour And The Shape remained Foo Fighters' biggest U.S. seller, with well over 2 million units sold.

1 Track listing
2 Credits
- 2.1 Foo Fighters
- 2.2 Additional personnel
3 Production
4 Singles
5 Trivia
6 Album charts
7 Charting singles
8 Accolades

[edit] Track listing

All songs by Dave Grohl/Pat Smear/Nate Mendel except where noted.

"Doll" – 1:23
"Monkey Wrench" – 3:51
"Hey, Johnny Park!" – 4:08
"My Poor Brain" – 3:33
"Wind Up" – 2:32
"Up in Arms" – 2:15
"My Hero" – 4:20
"See You" – 2:26
"Enough Space" (Dave Grohl) – 2:37
"February Stars" – 4:49
"Everlong" (Dave Grohl) – 4:10
"Walking After You" (Dave Grohl) – 5:03
"New Way Home" – 5:40
"Dear Lover" (French release bonus track) – 4:32

[edit] Credits

[edit] Foo Fighters

William Goldsmith – drums on "Doll", "Up In Arms" (slow version/intro to album version) and verses of "My Poor Brain" (uncredited)
Dave Grohl – guitar, drums, vocals
Nate Mendel – bass
Pat Smear – guitar, vocals

[edit] Additional personnel

Lance Bangs – handclapping
Chris Bilheimer – handclapping
Ryan Boesch – handclapping

[edit] Production

Producer: Gil Norton
Engineers: Bradley Cook, Jeff Turner
Assistant engineere: Ryan Boesch, Todd Burke, Don Farwell, Ryan Hadlock, Jason Mauza
Mixing: Chris Sheldon
Mastering: Bob Ludwig
Recording technicians: Bradley Cook, Jeff Turner
Art direction: Jeffery Fey, Foo Fighters, Tommy Steele
Design: Jeffery Fey, George Mimnaugh
Logo design: Andy Engel
Photography: Josh Kessler

[edit] Singles

"Hey! Johnny Park" was to be released as the fourth single, until "Walking After You" was included in the X-Files soundtrack.

[edit] Trivia

Even though the Foo Fighters are an American band, the word 'Colour' in the album title is always spelt with the British spelling. This was a nod to the producer of the album, Gil Norton, who is British.

[edit] Album charts

Year	Chart	Position
1997	Official UK Albums Chart	No. 3
1997	Top Canadian Albums	No. 8
1997	The Billboard 200	No. 10
1997	Official New Zealand Albums Chart	No. 10
1997	Official Sweden Albums Chart	No. 10
1997	Official Finland Albums Chart	No. 12
2003	Official Finland Albums Chart (re-entry)	No. 5
1997	Official Austrian Albums Chart	No. 19
1997	Official Norway Albums Chart	No. 20
1997	Official French Albums Chart	No. 24
1997	Official German Albums Chart	No. 41
1997	Official Switzerland Albums Chart	No. 50

[edit] Charting singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1997	Monkey Wrench	Official UK Singles Chart	No. 12
1997	Monkey Wrench	Official Australian Singles Chart	No. 18
1997	Monkey Wrench	Mainstream Rock Tracks (U.S.)	No. 9
1997	Monkey Wrench	Modern rock tracks	No. 9
1997	Monkey Wrench	Euro Hot 100 Singles Chart	No. 51
1997	Everlong	Official UK Singles Chart	No. 18
1997	Everlong	Modern Rock Tracks (U.S.)	No. 3
1997	Everlong	Mainstream Rock Tracks (U.S.)	No. 4
1998	Everlong	Official New Zealand Singles Chart	No. 34
1997	Everlong	Euro Hot 100 Singles Chart	No. 36
1998	My Hero	Official UK Singles Chart	No. 21
1998	My Hero	Modern Rock Tracks (U.S.)	No. 6
1998	My Hero	Mainstream Rock Tracks (U.S.)	No. 8
1998	My Hero	Euro Hot 100 Singles	No. 53
1998	Walking After You	Official UK Singles Chart	No. 20
1998	Walking After You	Modern Rock Tracks	No. 12
1998	Walking After You	Adult Top 40	No. 35
1998	Walking After You	Official New Zealand Singles Chart	No. 48
1998	Walking After You	Euro Hot 100 Singles	No. 87

[edit] Accolades

Kerrang! magazine "100 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" - Readers Choice #10 (1998)
Kerrang! magazine "100 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" - Editors Choice #95 (1998)