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Foo Fighters (album)

Foo Fighters
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Album by Foo Fighters
Released July 4, 1995
Recorded October 17-23, 1994 at Laundry Room Studios , Seattle
Genre Alternative Rock
Length 44 min 01 sec
Record label Roswell/Capitol
Producers Foo Fighters,
Barrett Jones
Professional reviews
AMG 4/5 link
Q 3/5 June 1995
Foo Fighters Chronology
Foo Fighters
(1995)
The Colour And The Shape
(1997)

Foo Fighters is the Foo Fighters' debut album. It was released 1995 (see 1995 in music) through Roswell/Capitol Records.

Though he formed a band after the album was recorded, virtually the entire album was recorded by Dave Grohl. Grohl had been recording his own music for years, releasing a cassette called "Late!" during his time in Nirvana. The album was recorded by Barrett Jones, in Jones' basement, where Grohl had recorded previous demos.

Contents

Track listing

all songs by Dave Grohl

  1. "This Is a Call" - 3:53
  2. "I'll Stick Around" - 3:52
  3. "Big Me" - 2:12
  4. "Alone + Easy Target" - 4:05
  5. "Good Grief" - 4:01
  6. "Floaty" - 4:30
  7. "Weenie Beenie" - 2:45
  8. "Oh, George" - 3:00
  9. "For All the Cows" - 3:30
  10. "X-Static" - 4:13
  11. "Wattershed" - 2:15
  12. "Exhausted" - 5:45

Personnel

Production

  • Producers: Foo Fighters, Barrett Jones
  • Engineer: Steve Culp
  • Mixing: Tom Rothrock, Rob Schnapf
  • Mastering: Stephen Marcussen
  • Art direction: Tim Gabor
  • Design: Tim Gabor
  • Paintings: Jaq Chartier
  • Photography: Curt Doughty, Charles Peterson, Jeff Ross, Jennifer Youngblood
  • cover photo: Jennifer Youngblood

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1995 The Billboard 200 23

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1995 "I'll Stick Around" Mainstream Rock Tracks 12
1995 "I'll Stick Around" Modern Rock Tracks 8
1995 "This Is a Call" Mainstream Rock Tracks 6
1995 "This Is a Call" Modern Rock Tracks 2
1996 "Big Me" Adult Top 40 23
1996 "Big Me" Mainstream Rock Tracks 18
1996 "Big Me" Modern Rock Tracks 3
1996 "Big Me" Top 40 Mainstream 11

Singles

  • "This Is a Call" was released in 1995 with "Winnebago" (Grohl/Turner) and "Podunk"
  • "For All the Cows" was released in 1996.
  • "Big Me" was released in 1996 with "Floaty (live)" (Grohl), "Gas Chamber", and "Up in Arms (live)" (Grohl)
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