Smash Mouth (album)

Smash Mouth
Studio album by Smash Mouth
Released November 27, 2001
Genre Pop punk, pop rock[1]
Length 42:11
Label Interscope
Producer Eric Valentine
Smash Mouth chronology

Astro Lounge
(1999)		 Smash Mouth
(2001)		 Get the Picture?
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]
Entertainment Weekly (A-)[3]
Rolling Stone [4]

Smash Mouth is the self-titled third studio album by rock band Smash Mouth, released in late 2001. It was notable in that it was their first album with new drummer Michael Urbano and its release was delayed a few months due to the death of lead vocalist Steve Harwell's son, Presley Scott Harwell.

Smash Mouth held a contest on their website in the fall of 2000 to name their third album. The result was a two-way tie with the winning suggestion being to self-title the album. It was released in the summer of 2001 along with the single "Pacific Coast Party".

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Holiday in My Head"  Greg Camp 2:40
2. "Your Man"  Camp 3:36
3. "Pacific Coast Party"  Camp, Paul De Lisle 2:58
4. "She Turns Me On"  Paul Cafaro, Eric Valentine 3:12
5. "Sister Psychic"  Camp 3:16
6. "Out of Sight"  Camp 2:56
7. "Force Field"  Camp 3:49
8. "Shoes 'n' Hats"  Camp 2:48
9. "Hold You High"  Camp 3:01
10. "The in Set"  Camp 3:41
11. "Disenchanted"  Camp 4:16
12. "Keep It Down"  Camp 5:31
13. "I'm a Believer"  Neil Diamond 3:07
Total length:
 42:11

Behind the scenes

At the end of "Disenchanted", you can hear the sound of something crashing to the ground. Steve Harwell was recording his vocals in a large room normally used for orchestras on movie soundtracks at Skywalker Sound. When he was finished with a take, he accidentally knocked over a vintage Georg Neumann tube microphone. He tries to convince producers and engineers that everything is fine and it could be fixed with duct tape, but the microphone was not harmed.

Usage in media

Credits and personnel

The band
Production

References

  1. ↑ http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/smash_mouth/smash_mouth/
  2. ↑ "Smash Mouth". AllMusic. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
  3. ↑ Sinclair, Tom (December 3, 2001). "Smashmouth Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
  4. ↑ Blashill, Pat (November 13, 2001). "Smash Mouth: Smash Mouth : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
  5. ↑ http://www.ebay.com/itm/SmashMouth-Smash-Mouth-Japan-CD-3BONUS-16Tracks-OBI-/350892008203
  6. ↑ http://www.discogs.com/Smash-Mouth-Smash-Mouth/release/3800485

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