Sailing the Seas of Cheese

Sailing the Seas of Cheese
Studio album by Primus
Released May 14, 1991
Recorded January 1991 at Fantasy D Studio in Berkeley, California
Genre Alternative rock, funk rock
Length 45:43
Label Interscope
Producer Primus
Primus chronology
Frizzle Fry
(1990)		 Sailing the Seas of Cheese
(1991)		 Miscellaneous Debris
(1992)
Singles from Sailing the Seas of Cheese
  1. "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver"
    Released: 1991
  2. "Tommy the Cat"
    Released: 1991
  3. "Those Damned Blue-Collar Tweekers"
    Released: 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]

Sailing the Seas of Cheese is the second studio album and major-label debut by Primus, released on May 14, 1991. It spawned three singles: "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver", "Tommy the Cat", and "Those Damned Blue-Collar Tweekers". "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver" appeared in both the video games Tony Hawk's Pro Skater and Rock Band 3,[2][3] while "American Life" appears in Tony Hawk's Project 8.[4]

The album contains several samples from other media:

Sailing the Seas of Cheese reached Gold status March 1993. It was certified platinum in December 2001.[5]

Contents

Track listing

All lyrics written by Les Claypool, all music composed by Primus, guitar melodies on "Tommy the Cat" and "Sgt. Baker" by Todd Huth.

No. Title Length
1. "Seas of Cheese"   0:42
2. "Here Come the Bastards"   2:55
3. "Sgt. Baker"   4:16
4. "American Life"   4:32
5. "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver"   3:11
6. "Eleven"   4:19
7. "Is It Luck?"   3:27
8. "Grandad's Little Ditty"   0:37
9. "Tommy the Cat"   4:15
10. "Sathington Waltz"   1:42
11. "Those Damned Blue-Collar Tweekers"   5:20
12. "Fish On (Fisherman Chronicles, Chapter II)"   7:45
13. "Los Bastardos"   2:39

Personnel

Primus
Production
  • Chris Bellman – mastering
  • Mike Bordin – two-skinned foreskin drum
  • Adam Gates – additional fisherman
  • Lance Link – additional fisherman
  • Primus – producer
  • Ron Rigler – engineering
  • Trouz – whistle
  • Tom Whalley – A&R director
  • Tom Waits – voice of Tommy the Cat
  • Matt Winegar – accordion
Visual Art
  • Paul Haggard – jacket design, photography
  • Mark Kohr – cheese coordinator, scenery
  • Michael Lavine – band photo
  • Mitch Romanowski – ship (sculpture)
  • Snap – airbrushing
Bastardos
  • Drums: Brain Mantia, Mike Bordin, Herb
  • Guitars: MIRV Haggard, Todd Huth, Derek Greenberg, Matt Winegar, Ler
  • Bass: Butthouse, Adam Gates, Les
  • Vocals: Adam Gates, Puffster, Herb, Ler, Les

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1991 Heatseekers 2
1991 The Billboard 200 116

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1991 "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver" Modern Rock Tracks 23

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Casamassina, Matt (2000-03-17). "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater". IGN Entertainment, Inc.. http://ign64.ign.com/articles/162/162180p1.html. Retrieved 2010-07-06. 
  3. ^ Scary, Larry (2000-03-29). "Tony Hawk [sic] Pro Skater". GamePro Media. Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. http://web.archive.org/web/20110607153036/http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/2695/tony-hawk-pro-skater/. Retrieved 2010-07-06. 
  4. ^ "Tony Hawk's Project 8 Drops 56 Tracks". IGN Entertainment, Inc.. 2006-10-17. http://music.ign.com/articles/739/739699p1.html. Retrieved 2010-07-06. 
  5. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum". RIAA. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinum.php. Retrieved 2009-07-21. 
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