Introduce Yourself

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Introduce Yourself
Introduce Yourself cover
Original release
Studio album by Faith No More
Released April 1987 (1987-04)
Recorded Mid-1986 at Studio D in Sausalito, California
Genre Alternative metal
Funk rock
Length 37:42
Label Slash Records
Producer Faith No More, Matt Wallace, Steve Berlin
Professional reviews
Faith No More chronology
We Care a Lot
(1985)		 Introduce Yourself
(1987)		 The Real Thing
(1989)
Alternate covers
Rhino Records re-release cover
Rhino Records re-release cover
"Green Splatter" cassette cover
"Green Splatter" cassette cover
Singles from Introduce Yourself
  1. "We Care a Lot"
    Released: January 18, 1988
  2. "Anne's Song"
    Released: May 18, 1988

Introduce Yourself is Faith No More's second album, released in 1987. Many, including the band, considered this Faith No More's true debut album. This album features better mixing than its predecessor, We Care a Lot, which is most evident on this album's version of the song "We Care a Lot," which also features updated, more topical, lyrics.

Contents

[edit] Accolades

Publication Country Accolade Year Rank
Sounds United Kingdom "Albums of the Year"[1] 1987 *

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Faster Disco" – 4:16 (music: Gould/Bottum/Martin; lyrics: Mosely)
  2. "Anne's Song" – 4:46 (music & lyrics: Gould/Bottum)
  3. "Introduce Yourself" – 1:32 (music: Gould/Bottum/Bordin/Martin; lyrics: Bottum/Mosely)
  4. "Chinese Arithmetic" – 4:37 (music: Martin/Bordin; lyrics: Mosely)
  5. "Death March" – 3:02 (music: Gould/Bottum/Martin; lyrics: Mosely)
  6. "We Care a Lot" – 4:02 (music: Gould/Bottum; lyrics: Mosely)
  7. "R N' R" – 3:11 (music: Gould/Martin; lyrics: Gould/Mosely)
  8. "The Crab Song" – 5:52 (music: Gould/Bordin/Martin; lyrics: Mosely)
  9. "Blood" – 3:42 (music & lyrics: Mosely)
  10. "Spirit" – 2:52 (music & lyrics: Gould)

[edit] Personnel

Band members
Technical staff
  • Steve Berlin – producer
  • Matt Wallace – producer, engineer
  • Jim "Watts" Verecke – assistant engineer
  • John Golden – mastering
  • Lendon Flanagan – photography
  • Bob Biggs – artwork
  • Jeff Price – artwork

[edit] Release history

The album was originally released in April 1987 on vinyl and cassette. The album cover for this release is a centered ink splatter, with text to the extremes of the cover. The tape has a larger smear of the ink, that looks more like a green spot. The second release of this album was on November 15, 1996. It was released by Slash/Uni Records. This version also featured the centered ink splatter. The last release of this album was many years later, on October 17, 2000, through Slash/Rhino Records; they later released This Is It: The Best of Faith No More in 2003. This version has a close up of the ink splatter with the wording a bit further from the edges.

Vinyl history
Region Label Catalogue # [2]
USA Slash 9 25559-1 [3]
UK Slash, London SLAP 21 [4]
Germany Slash, London 828 051-1 [5]
France Slash, London, Barclay 828 051-1 [5]
Holland Slash, London, Barclay 828 051-1 [5]
Australia Slash, Liberation LIB5095 [6]
Cassette history
Region Label Catalogue # Pressing Notes [2]
USA Slash 9 25559-4 First "Green Splatter" cassette sleeve [7]
UK Slash, London SMAC 21 First [8]
Germany Slash, London #? First
France Slash, London #? First
Australia Slash, Liberation #? First
USA Slash #? Second yellow profile cassette sleeves
CD history
Region Label Catalogue # Pressing Notes [2]
USA Slash 9 25559-2 First white profile sleeves [9]
Canada Slash CD25559 First
UK Slash, London 828 051-2 First [10]
Germany Slash, London 828 051-2 First [10]
France Slash, London 828 051-2 First [10]
Australia Slash, Liberation D19617 First
Japan Slash, London POCD-1022 First Comes with Japanese discography, lyric pamphlet and bonus picture
USA Slash 9 25559-2 Second yellow profile sleeves [9]
Australia Polydor, Slash, London 828 051-2 Second Polydor generation re-release [10]
Canada Slash CD25559 Second
USA Slash, London 422-828 051-2 Third PolyGram generation re-release
Canada Slash, London 422-828 051-2 Third
UK Slash, London 3984 28201-2 Third [11]

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ Sounds - Albums of the Year. AcclaimedMusic.net. Retrieved on 2008-04-08.
  2. ^ a b c Faith No More discography, text alternative. FNM.com. Retrieved 30 May 2008
  3. ^ Introduce Yourself – 1987 LP release (9 25559-1). Discogs.com. Retrieved 30 May 2008
  4. ^ Introduce Yourself – 1987 LP release (SLAP 21). Discogs.com. Retrieved 30 May 2008
  5. ^ a b c Introduce Yourself – 1987 LP release (828 051-1). Discogs.com. Retrieved 30 May 2008
  6. ^ Introduce Yourself – 1987 LP release (LIB5095). Discogs.com. Retrieved 30 May 2008
  7. ^ Introduce Yourself – 1987 CS release (9 25559-4). Discogs.com. Retrieved 30 May 2008
  8. ^ Introduce Yourself – 1987 CS release (SMAC 21). Discogs.com. Retrieved 30 May 2008
  9. ^ a b Introduce Yourself – 1987 CD release (9 25559-2). Discogs.com. Retrieved 30 May 2008
  10. ^ a b c d Introduce Yourself – 1987 CD release (828 051-2). Discogs.com. Retrieved 30 May 2008
  11. ^ Introduce Yourself – Dec 1999 CD release (3984 28201-2). Discogs.com. Retrieved 30 May 2008
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