Comfort Eagle

Comfort Eagle
Studio album by Cake
Released July 24, 2001
Recorded Paradise Studios in Sacramento, California, with additional recording at Hyde Street Studios in San Francisco, California
Genre Alternative rock
Length 36:55
Label Columbia
Producer Cake
Cake chronology
Prolonging the Magic
(1998)Prolonging the Magic1998		 Comfort Eagle
(2001)		 Pressure Chief
(2004)Pressure Chief2004
Singles from Comfort Eagle
  1. "Short Skirt/Long Jacket"
    Released: August 14, 2001
  2. "Arco Arena"
    Released: 2001
  3. "Love You Madly"
    Released: 2001

Comfort Eagle is the fourth studio album by American alternative rock band Cake. It was released on July 24, 2001 on Columbia Records, their first with the company.

Track listing

All tracks written by John McCrea, unless otherwise noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Opera Singer"McCrea, Mark Kornweibel4:06
2."Meanwhile, Rick James..." 3:57
3."Shadow Stabbing"McCrea, George Kane3:07
4."Short Skirt/Long Jacket" 3:24
5."Commissioning a Symphony in C" 2:59
6."Arco Arena" 1:31
7."Comfort Eagle" 3:40
8."Long Line of Cars" 3:24
9."Love You Madly" 3:58
10."Pretty Pink Ribbon" 3:08
11."World of Two" 3:41
Total length:36:55

Release

In its opening week, Comfort Eagle sold about 72,000 copies, debuting at number 13 on the Billboard 200.[1] On February 2, 2003 the album was certified gold by the RIAA for shipments of half a million copies.[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic70/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Alternative Press[3]
Blender[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[5]
PopMatters7/10[3][6]
Q[3]
Rolling Stone[7]
Uncut[3]

Comfort Eagle was generally well received by critics, with reviewers noting the album's similarity to the band's previous albums, for better or worse.[3][4]

Charts

Album
Year Chart Position
2001 Billboard 200[8] 13
Top Internet Albums[8] 2
Single
Year Single Chart Position
2001 "Short Skirt/Long Jacket"[8] Modern Rock Tracks 7

Personnel

Cake
  • John McCrea – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, bass, drum programming, percussion
  • Vince DiFiore – trumpet, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Xan McCurdy – electric guitar, percussion, backing vocals
  • Gabriel Nelson – bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Todd Roper – drums, percussion, Moog synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Tyler Pope – keyboard, electric guitar ("Opera Singer", "Short Skirt/Long Jacket", "Arco Arena")
Technical
  • Kirt Shearer – mixing
  • David Cole – mixing
  • Craig Long – mixing
  • Gabriel Shepard – mixing
  • Don C. Taylor – mastering

References

  1. ↑ "Week Ending Jan. 16, 2011: Albums: Even Lower Chart Watch – Yahoo! Music". Yahoo! News. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  2. ↑ "RIAA – Gold & Platinum Searchable Database – June 08, 2013". riaa.com. Archived from the original on December 13, 2015. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Critic Reviews for Comfort Eagle – Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
  4. 1 2 Vanderhoff, Mark. "Comfort Eagle – Cake : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. AllRovi. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
  5. ↑ Serpick, Evan (August 3, 2001). "Cake: Comfort Eagle Review | Music Reviews and News | ew.com". ew.com. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
  6. ↑ Fowler, Shan (July 23, 2001). "Cake: Comfort Eagle | PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
  7. ↑ Berger, Arion (July 24, 2001). "Cake: Comfort Eagle : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on October 17, 2007. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
  8. 1 2 3 "Cake's 'Comfort' Soars Like an 'Eagle' Billboard". billboard.com. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
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