Gift (Taproot album)

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Gift
Gift cover
Studio album by Taproot
Released June 27, 2000
Recorded January - March 2000 at Master Control Recording in Burbank, Los Angeles, California
Genre Nu metal
Alternative metal
Rap metal
Length 43:22
Label Atlantic / Velvet Hammer
Producer Ulrich Wild
David Benveniste
Professional reviews
Taproot chronology
Upon Us
(1999)		 Gift
(2000)		 Welcome
(2002)

Gift is the first major label album by the rock group Taproot. It was released on June 27, 2000. "I" and "Again and Again" were minor Mainstream Rock radio hits. The album has sold around 250,000 copies in the U.S.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Smile" – 3:33
  2. "Again and Again" – 3:56
  3. "Emotional Times" – 3:04
  4. "Now" – 3:23
  5. "1 Nite Stand" – 3:40
  6. "Believed" – 4:02
  7. "Mentobe" – 3:38
  8. "I" – 4:14
  9. "Mirror's Reflection" – 3:11
  10. "Dragged Down" – 3:31
  11. "Comeback" – 4:24
  12. "Impact" – 2:47

[edit] Notes

  • Tracks 2, 6, 7, 9 and 11 are re-recordings of early songs the appeared on the demos, "...Something More Than Nothing" and "Upon Us". Both were released in 1998 and 1999.
  • A b-side to the song, "Day By Day", can be found on the Dracula 2000 soundtrack and on the CD single for "Again & Again".
  • Another b-side entitled "Thrift Whore" can be found through file-sharing networks.

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
2000 Heatseekers #6
2000 The Billboard 200 #160

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
2000 "Again & Again" Mainstream Rock Tracks #39
2001 "I" Mainstream Rock Tracks #34