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Melissa Etheridge (album)

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Released
  
May 2, 1988

Genre
  
Roots rock

Label
  
Island

Recorded
  
October 19–25, 1987

Length
  
45:59

Producer
  
Melissa Etheridge Niko Bolas Craig Krampf Kevin McCormick

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

Contents

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.

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

    Melissa Etheridge (album) Wikipedia
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