Brown Album

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Brown Album
Brown Album cover
Studio album by Primus
Released July 8, 1997
Recorded December 1996 - April 1997 at Rancho Relaxo
Genre Alternative rock, Funk rock
Length 56:49
Label Interscope Records
Producer Primus
Professional reviews
Primus chronology
Tales from the Punchbowl
(1995)		 Brown Album
(1997)		 Rhinoplasty
(1998)
For other uses, see The Brown Album.

The Brown Album is an album by the alternative rock/metal band Primus. It was released on July 8, 1997.

The album is often cited as somewhat of a departure from the band's established style. Production value on this record differs greatly from previous efforts, including different mixing techniques and the use of 'clipping' (on the drums especially) in some tracks. It is the first official album featuring Bryan "Brain" Mantia on drums.

Tom Waits, who has collaborated with the band several times, claims this to be his favorite work by Primus; much of Waits' own work is also made up of stories of dark, seedy characters.

The title is a tribute/parody to The White Album by The Beatles.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "The Return of Sathington Willoughby" - 5:04
  2. "Fisticuffs" - 4:25
  3. "Golden Boy" - 3:05
  4. "Over the Falls" - 2:41
  5. "Shake Hands With Beef" - 4:02
  6. "Camelback Cinema" - 4:00
  7. "Hats Off" - 1:57
  8. "Puddin' Taine" - 3:37
  9. "Bob's Party Time Lounge" - 4:44
  10. "Duchess and the Proverbial Mind Spread" - 3:30
  11. "Restin' Bones" - 4:29
  12. "Coddingtown" - 2:52
  13. "Kalamazoo" - 3:31
  14. "The Chastising of Renegade" - 5:04
  15. "Arnie" - 3:54

[edit] Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1997 The Billboard 200 #21
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