Melissa Etheridge (album)

Melissa Etheridge
Studio album by Melissa Etheridge
Released	May 2, 1988
Recorded	October 19–25, 1987
Genre	Roots rock[1]
Length	45:59
Label	Island
Producer	Melissa Etheridge Niko Bolas Craig Krampf Kevin McCormick
Melissa Etheridge chronology
Melissa Etheridge (1988) Brave and Crazy (1989)Brave and Crazy1989

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Q	(Deluxe edition) [2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[3]
Uncut	(Deluxe edition) [2][4]

Melissa Etheridge is the self-titled debut album by American singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge, released in 1988 (see 1988 in music).

The album was re-released on 23 September 2003 as a two-CD remastered edition containing a bonus disc of ten tracks recorded live at the Roxy in Los Angeles and a five-track session from BBC Kent in April 1988.

As of 2010, the album has tallied 1,145,000 copies in the United States alone, according to Nielsen SoundScan. ^[5]

Track listing

All tracks written by Melissa Etheridge.

1. "Similar Features" – 4:42
2. "Chrome Plated Heart" – 3:59
3. "Like the Way I Do" – 5:23
4. "Precious Pain" – 4:15
5. "Don't You Need" – 4:59
6. "The Late September Dogs" – 6:33
7. "Occasionally" – 2:36
8. "Watching You" – 5:33
9. "Bring Me Some Water" – 3:52
10. "I Want You" – 4:07

Note

• The album lists the running time of "I Want You" as 4:07, but the actual running time is 3:44.

Remastered edition bonus disc

1. "Chrome Plated Heart" – 3:55
2. "Don't You Need" – 4:54
3. "Similar Features" – 4:25
4. "Precious Pain" – 5:55
5. "Occasionally" – 3:11
6. "The Late September Dogs" – 6:34
7. "Watching You" – 5:57
8. "I Want You" – 5:26
9. "Bring Me Some Water" – 5:34
10. "Like The Way I Do" – 10:31
11. "Chrome Plated Heart" – 3:28
12. "Don't You Need" – 4:22
13. "Similar Features" – 4:07
14. "Bring Me Some Water" – 3:37
15. "Precious Pain" – 3:52

Personnel

• Melissa Etheridge – acoustic guitar, guitar, vocals, producer, arranger
• Wally Badarou – keyboard
• Craig Krampf – percussion, drums, producer, arranger
• Kevin McCormick – bass, producer
• Johnny Lee Schell – guitar
• Scott Thurston – keyboard
• Waddy Wachtel – guitar

Technical

• Niko Bolas – producer
• Chris Blackwell – executive producer
• Rob Fraboni – executive producer
• Engineers: Allan Blazek – engineer
• Jim Nipar – engineer
• David Kane – assistant engineer
• Duane Seykora – mixing assistant
• Bob Vogt – mixing assistant
• Stephen Marcussen – mastering
• George DuBose – photography
• Tony Wright – cover design

Charts

Album – Billboard (North America)

Singles – Billboard (North America)

References