The Used (album)

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The Used
The Used cover
Studio album by The Used
Released June 25, 2002
Recorded Foxy Studios in Los Angeles, California and Olympic Studios in London, 2001
Genre Alternative Rock
Length 47:16
Label Reprise Records
Producer(s) John Feldmann
The Used chronology
Demos from the Basement
(2001)
The Used
(2002)
Maybe Memories
(2003)


The Used is the self-titled debut album by The Used. It was released on June 25, 2002. It spawned four singles for the band: "A Box Full of Sharp Objects", "The Taste of Ink", "Buried Myself Alive" and "Blue and Yellow". The album has gone gold.

Contents

[edit] Track Listing

  1. "Maybe Memories" – 2:55
  2. "The Taste of Ink" – 3:28
  3. "Bulimic" – 3:20
  4. "Say Days Ago" – 3:17
  5. "Poetic Tragedy" – 3:44
  6. "Buried Myself Alive" – 4:02
  7. "A Box Full of Sharp Objects" – 2:56
  8. "Blue and Yellow" – 3:21
  9. "Greener with the Scenery" – 3:37
  10. "Noise and Kisses" – 2:49
  11. "On My Own" – 2:43
  12. "Pieces Mended" – 11:00 (Contains hidden tracks Polly and Choke Me)
  13. "Just a Little" (Japanese Bonus Track) – 3:28

[edit] Multimedia Content

Placing the disc in a CD-ROM drive will access the enhanced features of the CD, such as pictures, links, and promotional material for the band. It also contains a video of "A Box Full of Sharp Objects" and a Studio Video showing some of the antics that went on during recording of the album.

[edit] Writing Credits

All songs written by The Used

[edit] Personnel

  • John Feldmann - Production, engineering, mixing, additional vocals (on Bulimic and Greener With the Scenery)
  • Mark Blewett - Engineering assistant
  • Donny Campion - Engineering assistant
  • Carmen Daye - Additional vocals (on Greener With the Scenery)
  • Nick Ingman - String arrangement (on Poetic Tragedy, Greener With the Scenery and On My Own)
  • Joe Gastwirt - Mastering
  • P.R. Brown - Art direction, photography, design
  • Gina Keeler - Additional line drawings
  • Bert McCracken - Vocals, piano (in "Blue and Yellow")
  • Branden Steineckert - Drums, vocals
  • Quinn Allman - Guitar, vocals
  • Jeph Howard - Bass guitar, vocals

[edit] Miscellanea

The Used
Members
Bert McCracken | Quinn Allman | Jeph Howard | Dan Whitesides
Previous Members
Greg Bester | Branden Steineckert | Dean Butterworth
Discography
Studio Albums: The Used | In Love and Death | Lies for the Liars
Live and Compilation Albums: Maybe Memories | Berth
EPs & Demos: Demos from the Basement | The Used's EP | The Used's Second EP
Singles: A Box Full of Sharp Objects | The Taste of Ink | Buried Myself Alive | Blue and Yellow | Take It Away | All That I've Got | I Caught Fire | Under Pressure | The Bird and the Worm
Record Labels
Reprise Records
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