Stain (album)

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Stain
Studio album by Living Colour
Released	March 2, 1993
Genre	Hard rock Heavy metal Funk metal
Length	44:56
Label	Epic Records
Producer	Ron Saint Germain Living Colour
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau (A-) link Rolling Stone (favorable) link
Living Colour chronology
Biscuits (1991) Stain (1993) Pride (1995)

Stain is the third album by Living Colour. It was released on March 2, 1993, by Epic Records. It is the first album to feature Doug Wimbish. The album features a much heavier and angrier Living Colour, containing elements of thrash metal and industrial music. The album reached #26 on the Billboard 200. The band would split up on January 1995 following a tour with Bad Brains in support of the album.

The cover shows a woman wearing a brank.

The album is now out of print.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 European edition 3 Charts 4 Credits

[edit] Track listing

1. "Go Away" (Calhoun, Glover, Reid, Wimbish)
2. "Ignorance Is Bliss" (Calhoun, Glover, Reid, Wimbish)
3. "Leave It Alone" (Glover, Reid, Wimbish)
4. "Bi" (Calhoun, Reid)
5. "Mind Your Own Business" (Reid)
6. "Ausländer" (Calhoun, Glover, Reid, Wimbish)
7. "Never Satisfied" (Glover, Reid)
8. "Nothingness" (Calhoun)
9. "Postman" (Reid)
10. "WTFF" (stands for What-The-Fuck Factor) (Betts, Calhoun, Glover, Reid, Wimbish)
11. "This Little Pig" (Calhoun, Glover, Reid, Wimbish)
12. "Hemp" (Reid, Fairley)
13. "Wall" (Calhoun, Glover, Reid, Wimbish)

[edit] European edition

All above tracks plus:

• "T.V. News"
• "Love Rears Its Ugly Head (Live)"

[edit] Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1993	The Billboard 200	26

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1993	"Nothingness"	Modern Rock Tracks	17
1993	"Leave It Alone"	Modern Rock Tracks	4
1993	"Leave It Alone"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	14

[edit] Credits

• Corey Glover - vocals
• Vernon Reid - guitar, guitar synthesizer
• Doug Wimbish - bass, ambiance
• Will Calhoun - drums

• Ron Saint Germain - production, recording, mixing
• Andre Betts - additional production
• Bob Ludwig - mastering
• Andrew Fairley - vocals on "Hemp"
• Bernard Fowler - backing vocals
• Carol Chen - art direction
• Amy Guip - photography
• Mouri Mbonika - cover model

v • d • e Living Colour Corey Glover • Vernon Reid • Doug Wimbish • Will Calhoun Muzz Skillings Studio albums Vivid • Time's Up • Stain • Collideøscope Live albums Live from CBGB's • Instant Live: Avalon, Boston, MA 10/17/04 Compilations Pride • Super Hits • Play It Loud • What's Your Favorite Color? • Everything Is Possible Extended plays Biscuits Singles "Cult of Personality" • "Glamour Boys" • "Open Letter (To a Landlord)" • "Middle Man" • "Funny Vibe" • "Type" • "Love Rears Its Ugly Head" • "Solace of You" • "Elvis Is Dead" • "Pride" • "Talkin' Loud and Sayin' Nothing" • "Leave It Alone" • "Ausländer" • "Nothingness" • "Bi" • "Sunshine of Your Love" • "Song Without Sin" Video releases Primer • Time Tunnel • On Stage At World Cafe Live