The Colour and the Shape
Album by Foo Fighters
Released	May 20, 1997
Recorded	1997
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	46 min 47 sec
Record label	Roswell/Capitol Records
Producer	Gil Norton
Professional reviews
AMG	4/5	link
Foo Fighters Chronology
Foo Fighters (1995)	The Colour and the Shape (1997)	There Is Nothing Left To Lose (1999)

The Colour and the Shape is the Foo Fighters' second album. It was released May 20, 1997 through Roswell/Capitol Records.

This album was the debut of the Foo Fighters as a band, as Dave Grohl had recorded almost all of the first Foo Fighters album by himself, but since William Goldsmith left the band during the recording of the album, Grohl ended up playing drums for most of the tracks.

Contents

1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Production 4 Charts

Track listing

all songs by Goldsmith, Grohl, Mendel and Smear

1. "Doll" - 1:23
2. "Monkey Wrench" - 3:51
3. "Hey, Johnny Park!" - 4:08
4. "My Poor Brain" - 3:33
5. "Wind Up" - 2:32
6. "Up in Arms" - 2:15
7. "My Hero" - 4:20
8. "See You" - 2:26
9. "Enough Space" - 2:37
10. "February Stars" - 4:49
11. "Everlong" - 4:10
12. "Walking After You" - 5:03
13. "New Way Home" - 5:40

Personnel

Foo Fighters

• William Goldsmith - drums, handclapping
• Dave Grohl - guitar, drums, vocals
• Nate Mendel - bass
• Pat Smear - guitar

Additional personnel

• Lance Bangs - handclapping
• Chris Bilheimer - handclapping
• Ryan Boesch - handclapping

Production

• Producer: Gil Norton
• Engineers: Bradley Cook, Jeff Turner
• Assistant engineere: Ryan Boesch, Todd Burke, Don Farwell, Ryan Hadlock, Jason Mauza
• Mixing: Chris Sheldon
• Mastering: Bob Ludwig
• Recording technicians: Bradley Cook, Jeff Turner
• Art direction: Jeffery Fey, Foo Fighters, Tommy Steele
• Design: Jeffery Fey, George Mimnaugh
• Logo design: Andy Engel
• Photography: Josh Kessler

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1997	The Billboard 200	10
1997	Top Canadian Albums	8

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1997	"Everlong"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	4
1997	"Everlong"	Modern Rock Tracks	3
1997	"Monkey Wrench"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	9
1997	"Monkey Wrench"	Modern Rock Tracks	9
1998	"My Hero"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	8
1998	"My Hero"	Modern Rock Tracks	6
1998	"Walking After You"	Adult Top 40	35
1998	"Walking After You"	Modern Rock Tracks	12