2001 studio album by Cake
Comfort Eagle |
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Studio album by Cake |
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Released | July 24, 2001 (2001-07-24) |
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Recorded | Paradise Studios in Sacramento, California, with additional recording at Hyde Street Studios in San Francisco, California |
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Genre | |
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Length | 36:55 |
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Label | Columbia |
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Producer | Cake |
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Cake chronology |
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Prolonging the Magic (1998) | Comfort Eagle (2001) | Pressure Chief (2004) | |
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Singles from Comfort Eagle |
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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.
Release
In its opening week, Comfort Eagle sold about 72,000 copies, debuting at number 13 on the Billboard 200.[1] By 2002, the album had sold 408,000 copies.[2] On February 2, 2003, it was certified gold by the RIAA for shipments of half a million copies.[3]
Critical reception
Professional ratingsAggregate scores |
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Source | Rating |
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Metacritic | 70/100[4] |
Review scores |
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Source | Rating |
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AllMusic | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png) [5] |
Alternative Press | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) [4] |
Blender | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png) [4] |
Entertainment Weekly | B−[6] |
PopMatters | 7/10[4][7] |
Q | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png) [4] |
Rolling Stone | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png) [8] |
Uncut | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) [4] |
Comfort Eagle was generally well received by critics, some noting its similarity to the band's previous albums, for better or worse.[4][5]
Track listing
All tracks are written by John McCrea, unless otherwise noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Opera Singer" | McCrea, Mark Kornweibel | 4:06 |
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2. | "Meanwhile, Rick James..." | | 3:57 |
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3. | "Shadow Stabbing" | McCrea, George Kane | 3:07 |
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4. | "Short Skirt/Long Jacket" | | 3:24 |
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5. | "Commissioning a Symphony in C" | | 2:59 |
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6. | "Arco Arena" | | 1:31 |
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7. | "Comfort Eagle" | | 3:40 |
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8. | "Long Line of Cars" | | 3:24 |
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9. | "Love You Madly" | | 3:58 |
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10. | "Pretty Pink Ribbon" | | 3:08 |
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11. | "World of Two" | | 3:41 |
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Total length: | 36:55 |
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Personnel
- Cake
- John McCrea – vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboards, percussion
- Vince DiFiore – trumpet, keyboards, backing vocals
- Xan McCurdy – electric guitar, keyboards, 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
Charts
- Album
Year | Chart | Position |
2001 | Billboard 200[9] | 13 |
Top Internet Albums[9] | 2 |
- Year-end
Year-end chart performance for Comfort Eagle Chart (2001) | Position |
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[10] | 151 |
- Single
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
2001 | "Short Skirt/Long Jacket"[9] | Modern Rock Tracks | 7 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
Canada (Music Canada)[11] | Gold | 50,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[12] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ Archive-David-Basham. "Got Charts? Sympathy For Mariah, 2001's Biggest Flops, Nine Inch Nails' Chart Algebra". MTV News. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
- ^ "RIAA – Gold & Platinum Searchable Database – June 08, 2013". riaa.com. Archived from the original on December 13, 2015. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Critic Reviews for Comfort Eagle – Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
- ^ a b Vanderhoff, Mark. "Comfort Eagle – Cake : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. AllRovi. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
- ^ Serpick, Evan (August 3, 2001). "Cake: Comfort Eagle Review | Music Reviews and News | ew.com". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on May 1, 2010. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
- ^ Fowler, Shan (July 23, 2001). "Cake: Comfort Eagle | PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c "Cake's 'Comfort' Soars Like an 'Eagle' Billboard". billboard.com. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
- ^ "Top 200 Albums of 2001 (based on sales)". Jam!. Archived from the original on November 6, 2003. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Cake – Comfort Eagle". Music Canada. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
- ^ "American album certifications – Cake – Comfort Eagle". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
External links
- Comfort Eagle at Discogs (list of releases)
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