Stain (album)

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Stain
Studio album by Living Colour
Released March 2, 1993 (1993-03-02)
Recorded 1992 at Bearsville Studios and Long View Farm
Genre Funk metal, experimental rock, hard rock, alternative metal
Length 44:56
Label Epic
Producer Ron Saint Germain
Living Colour
Living Colour chronology

Biscuits
(1991)		 Stain
(1993)		 Pride
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Rolling Stone [2]
Robert Christgau A−[3]
Entertainment Weekly C−[4]

Stain is the third album by Living Colour. It was released on March 2, 1993, by Epic Records. It is the first album to feature bassist Doug Wimbish. Stain features a much heavier and aggressive Living Colour, containing elements of thrash metal and industrial music. It reached #26 on the Billboard 200; however, the band would split up on January 1995 following a tour with Bad Brains. One of their last shows, before reuniting years later, would be a performance at CBGB's.

The cover art shows a woman wearing a brank.

As of 2011, the album is out of print and problems with the rights ownership make a reissue unlikely. However, it is available as an MP3 download.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Go Away"  Calhoun, Glover, Reid, Wimbish 4:03
2. "Ignorance Is Bliss"  Calhoun, Glover, Reid, Wimbish 3:17
3. "Leave It Alone"  Glover, Reid, Wimbish 3:29
4. "Bi"  Calhoun, Reid 4:46
5. "Mind Your Own Business"  Reid 3:17
6. "Ausländer"  Calhoun, Glover, Reid, Wimbish 2:38
7. "Never Satisfied"  Glover, Reid 4:06
8. "Nothingness"  Calhoun 3:30
9. "Postman"  Reid 3:31
10. "WTFF" (stands for What-The-Fuck Factor)Betts, Calhoun, Glover, Reid, Wimbish 2:15
11. "This Little Pig"  Calhoun, Glover, Reid, Wimbish 3:04
12. "Hemp"  Reid, Fairley 1:36
13. "Wall"  Calhoun, Glover, Reid, Wimbish 5:23

Chart performance

Chart Peak
UK Albums Chart 19 [5]
U.S. Billboard 200 26 [6]

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1993 "Nothingness" Modern Rock Tracks 17
"Leave It Alone" Modern Rock Tracks 4
Mainstream Rock Tracks 14

Personnel

  • Ron Saint Germain - production, recording, mixing
  • Andre Betts - additional production
  • Bob Ludwig - mastering
  • Andrew Fairley - vocals on "Hemp"
  • Bernard Fowler - backing vocals
  • Carol Chen - art direction
  • Amy Guip - photography
  • Mouri Mbonika - cover model

References

  1. ↑ "Stain Review". Almusic.com. Retrieved 23 April 2011. 
  2. ↑ Stain Review. Rolling Stone. Retrieved 23 April 2011. 
  3. ↑ "Living Colour Review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 28 April 2011. 
  4. ↑ "Stain Review". EW.com. 5 March 1993. Retrieved 23 April 2011. 
  5. ↑ "UK charts page for Living Colour". Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2011. 
  6. ↑ "Living Colour album charts [albums]". Billboard. Retrieved 23 April 2011. 
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