Brushfire Fairytales

Brushfire Fairytales
Studio album by Jack Johnson
Released February 1, 2001
Recorded 2000
Genre Folk rock
Length 45:53
Label Everloving
Producer Keenan Donahue
Jack Johnson chronology
- Brushfire Fairytales
(2001)		 On and On
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
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Brushfire Fairytales is the name of the debut album by singer-songwriter Jack Johnson. It was released in 2001 through Everloving Recordings. The record achieved a moderate degree of fame for Johnson, who has stated that he never intended to pursue a career in music, already majored in film studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. It features straightforward pop arrangements of Johnson's songs, primarily medium-paced acoustic-rock.

The album's primary musicians are: Jack Johnson (vocals/guitars/piano), Adam Topol (drums/percussion) and Merlo Podlewski (bass). It was produced by J. P. Plunier, recorded and mixed by Todd Burke, with assistant engineers Andrew Alekel & Chad Essig. It was recorded at Grandmaster Recorders, King Sound, and mastered by Dave Collins. Guests include Tommy Jordan (steel drums on "Flake") and Ben Harper (slide guitar on "Flake").

Contents

Track listing

All songs by Jack Johnson.

  1. "Inaudible Melodies" – 3:35
  2. "Middle Man" – 3:14
  3. "Posters" – 3:13
  4. "Sexy Plexi" – 2:07
  5. "Flake" – 4:40
  6. "Bubble Toes" – 3:56
  7. "Fortunate Fool" – 3:48
  8. "The News" – 2:26
  9. "Drink the Water" – 3:21
  10. "Mudfootball" (for Moe Lerner) – 3:03
  11. "F-Stop Blues" – 3:10
  12. "Losing Hope" – 3:52
  13. "It's All Understood" – 5:28
UK bonus tracks
  1. "Flake" (live) – 4:29
  2. "Inaudible Melodies" (live) – 3:27

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[2] Platinum 70,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[3] Gold 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[4] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[5] Platinum 1,000,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ^ Wilson, MacKenzie. Brushfire Fairytales at Allmusic
  2. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2003 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-2003.htm. 
  3. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Jack Johnson – Brushfire Fairytales". Music Canada. http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=Brushfire+Fairytales&sa=Jack+Johnson&smt=0. 
  4. ^ "British album certifications – Jack Johnson – Brushfire Fairytales". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx.  Enter Brushfire Fairytales in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Click Go
  5. ^ "American album certifications – Jack Johnson – Brushfire Fairytales". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Brushfire+Fairytales%22.  If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH

External links

Jack Johnson
Studio albums
Brushfire Fairytales · On and On · In Between Dreams · Sleep Through the Static · To the Sea
EPs and soundtrack albums
Thicker than Water · September Sessions · Some Live Songs EP · Sprout · Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George · A Brokedown Melody
Live albums
Remix albums
Digital albums
iTunes Originals – Jack Johnson · Sessions@AOL - Jack Johnson EP
Singles
"Flake" · "The Horizon Has Been Defeated" · "Taylor" · "Sitting, Waiting, Wishing" · "Good People" · "Breakdown" · "Better Together" · "Upside Down" · "Talk of the Town" · "Imagine" · "If I Had Eyes" · "Sleep Through the Static" · "Same Girl" · "Hope" · "Go On" · "You and Your Heart" · "At or With Me" · "From the Clouds"
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