Chickenfoot (album)

Chickenfoot
Studio album by Chickenfoot
Released June 5, 2009
Recorded Skywalker Sound Studios in Marin County, California, January – February 2009
Genre Hard rock, blues rock, heavy metal
Length 57:47
Label Redline, EAR Music (Europe), WHD Entertainment (Japan)[1]
Producer Andy Johns, Chickenfoot
Chickenfoot chronology

Chickenfoot
(2009)		 Chickenfoot III
(2011)
Singles from Chickenfoot
  1. "Oh Yeah"
    Released: April 13, 2009
  2. "Soap on a Rope"
    Released: August 18, 2009
  3. "Sexy Little Thing"
    Released: October 21, 2009
Sammy Hagar chronology
Cosmic Universal Fashion
(2008)		 Chickenfoot
(2009)		 Chickenfoot III
(2011)

Chickenfoot is the debut studio album by American hard rock band Chickenfoot, released on June 5, 2009 in Europe and the US. The first pressing of the album was packaged with exclusive "heat sensitive" artwork that revealed an image when touched or exposed to heat above 84 degrees Fahrenheit.

On March 20, 2009, the band released two songs, "Soap on a Rope" and "Down the Drain" on their official website. The band's first single, "Oh Yeah", was released to radio stations nationwide, as well as on their official website, on April 13, 2009.

On October 7, 2009, the official Chickenfoot website revealed that the album had been certified Gold.

A deluxe edition with a DVD was released in the UK on October 26, 2009[2] and the US, exclusively at Best Buy stores, on November 1, 2009.

On October 16th, 2012[3] the album was re-released as a double disc with 5 bonus tracks on the second disc. The release was due to the original label going out of business and the album being discontinued.

Recording

Regarding producer Andy Johns, bassist Michael Anthony states:

“ He is a great engineer and a great producer. He really was like the fifth member of the band. He was out in the studio with us, making suggestions and everything. He knew when we had a take. He would say, 'Play it as many times as you want, but that is the one right there.' He would go outside and have a cigarette and say, 'Let me know when you guys are through goofing around because this is the take we are using.'[4] ”
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Billboard (favorable) [5]
Allmusic [6]
Entertainment Weekly C+ [7]
Jukebox:Metal [8]
liveDaily (favorable) [9]
Modernguitars (favorable) [10]
Ultimate-Guitar (8.7) [11]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Sammy Hagar and Joe Satriani, except where noted. 

No. Title Length
1. "Avenida Revolucion[note 1]"   5:56
2. "Soap on a Rope"   5:32
3. "Sexy Little Thing"   4:14
4. "Oh Yeah"   4:54
5. "Runnin' Out"   3:52
6. "Get It Up"   4:41
7. "Down the Drain" (Hagar, Satriani, Michael Anthony, Chad Smith) 6:17
8. "My Kinda Girl"   4:32
9. "Learning to Fall"   5:13
10. "Turnin' Left"   5:48
11. "Future in the Past" (Hagar, Satriani, Anthony, Smith) 6:38
vinyl / iTunes / Japanese / Limited Edition / 2012 double disc re-release bonus track
No. Title Length
12. "Bitten by the Wolf" (Hagar, Satriani, Smith) 4:24
2012 double disc re-release bonus tracks
No. Title Length
13. "Lighten Up (Live)"   6:57
14. "Big Foot (Live)"   4:21
15. "Last Temptation (Live)"   4:09
16. "Something's Going Wrong (Live)"   4:24

Heat Sensitive artwork

On current pressings of the album, the front and back covers are printed with heat sensitive ink that changes appearance above and below 84 degrees fahrenheit (approximately 29 degrees celsius). When below 84 degrees (29°C) it appears only a white Chickenfoot logo (which is not printed in heat sensitive ink) on a black background. When above 84 degrees (29°C) it is the logo with four square zones with each band member in each one.

Personnel

The following people contributed to Chickenfoot:[12]

Band

Recording personnel

Artwork

Chart performance

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Canadian Albums Chart 9
Finnish Albums Chart 36
U.S. Billboard 200[13] 4
U.S. Billboard Top Independent Albums[13] 1
U.S. Billboard Top Rock Albums[13] 3
U.S. Billboard Top Hard Rock Albums[13] 1
U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums[13] 4
U.S. Billboard Top Pop Catalog[13] 14

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)[14] Gold 40,000^
United States (RIAA)[15] Gold 500,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

Notes

  1. ↑ This is the song title on the album cover. On the official website the song is named "Avenida Revolution".

References

  1. ↑ Chickenfoot (album) on WHD Entertainment
  2. ↑ "Blabbermouth: Deluxe Edition to include DVD". Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  3. ↑ "Chickenfoot to re-release first album". Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  4. ↑ "Chickenfoot Interview - Michael Anthony (via Wayback Machine)". Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  5. ↑ Billboard review
  6. ↑ Chickenfoot (album) at AllMusic
  7. ↑ Entertainment Weekly review
  8. ↑ Jukebox:Metal review
  9. ↑ liveDaily review
  10. ↑ Modernguitars review
  11. ↑ Ultimate-Guitar review
  12. ↑ Chickenfoot (Media notes).
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 "Charts for Chickenfoot". allmusic. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
  14. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Chickenfoot – Chickenfoot". Music Canada.
  15. ↑ "American album certifications – Chickenfoot – Chickenfoot". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH

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