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Buckcherry (album)

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{{Infobox album

| name = Buckcherry

| type = studio

| artist = Buckcherry

| cover = Buckcherry - Buckcherry.jpg

| alt =

| released = April 6, 1999

| recorded = 1998–1999

| venue =

| studio =

  • Arnyard (Toronto)
  • NRG Recordings Studios (Hollywood)

| genre = Hard rock

| length = 53:31

| label = DreamWorks

| producer =

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = Time Bomb

| next_year = 2001

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Buckcherry

| type = studio

| single1 = Lit Up

| single1date = August 1999

| single2 = For the Movies

| single2date = 1999

| single3 = Dead Again

| single3date = 1999

| single4 = Check Your Head

| single4date = 2000

}}

}}

Buckcherry is the debut album by American rock band Buckcherry. It was released on April 6, 1999, by DreamWorks Records. "Lit Up", "For the Movies", "Dead Again", and "Check Your Head" were released as singles. As of September 2006, the album has sold in excess of 750,000 copies, and was certified Gold by both the RIAA and Canada, making it DreamWorks' first Gold album. It is the band's only album as a four-piece.

Critical reception

{{Music ratings

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r401418|first=James|last=Chrispell}}

|rev2 = Robert Christgau

|rev2score = {{Rating-Christgau|cut}}{{cite web|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=buckcherry|title=CG: Buckcherry|last=Christgau|first=Robert|publisher=RobertChristgau.com|accessdate=April 8, 2012}}

|rev3 = Entertainment Weekly

|rev3score = B{{cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,273303,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080930221049/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,273303,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 30, 2008|title=Buckcherry Review|last=Sinclair|first=Tom|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=May 7, 1999|accessdate=April 8, 2012}}

|rev4 = Los Angeles Daily News

|rev4score = {{rating|1|4}}{{cite news |last1=Shuster |first1=Fred |title=Sound Check |work=Los Angeles Daily News |date=23 Apr 1999 |page=L26}}

|rev5 = Rolling Stone

|rev5score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/buckcherry/albums/album/271619/review/6212837/buckcherry|title=Buckcherry: Buckcherry : Music Reviews|last=Hunter|first=James|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=March 18, 1999|accessdate=June 24, 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080515030352/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/buckcherry/albums/album/271619/review/6212837/buckcherry|archivedate=May 15, 2008|url-status=dead}}

}}

The Los Angeles Daily News labeled the album "pedestrian '80s hard rock that relies on recycled James Gang licks and the short memory of anyone that hears it."

Track listing

All tracks by Buckcherry

  1. "Lit Up" – 3:35
  2. "Crushed" – 3:40
  3. "Dead Again" – 3:24
  4. "Check Your Head" – 4:32
  5. "Dirty Mind" – 5:00
  6. "For the Movies" – 4:34
  7. "Lawless and Lulu" – 4:08
  8. "Related" – 3:28
  9. "Borderline" – 4:26
  10. "Get Back" – 3:08
  11. "Baby" – 4:27
  12. "Drink the Water" – 4:18
  13. "Late Nights in Voodoo" (Japan bonus track) - 4:51

= Disc 2 =

:Special Re-Release November 21, 2006, CD

  1. "Lit Up" (video)
  2. "For the Movies" (video)
  3. "Check Your Head" (video)
  4. "Dead Again" (video)
  5. "Crushed" (Live) (video)
  6. "Check Your Head" (Live) (video)
  7. "For the Movies" (Alternate version) (video)
  8. "Late Nights in Voodoo"
  9. "Fastback 69"
  10. "Lit Up" (Live)

Personnel

  • Josh Todd – Vocals
  • Keith Nelson – Guitar
  • Jonathan "J.B." Brightman – Bass
  • Devon Glenn – Drums, Percussion

=Additional Members=

  • Steve Jones – Guitar, Backing Vocals
  • Kim Bullard – Keyboards
  • Greg Archilla – Mixing
  • David Bianco – Producer, Engineer
  • Chris Bilheimer – Art Direction
  • Bruce Bouillet – Engineer
  • Buckcherry – Producer
  • Jason Corsaro – Mixing
  • Joseph Cultice – Photography
  • Terry Date – Producer, Engineer, Mixing
  • Steve Durkee – Programming, Engineer, Assistant Engineer
  • Kristin Hambsch – Creative Director
  • Ted Jensen – Mastering
  • Steve Mixdorf – Assistant Engineer
  • Scott Olson – Programming, Engineer
  • Cameron Webb – Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant
  • Ulrich Wild – Programming, Engineer

Charts

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= Weekly charts =

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scope="col"| Chart (1999)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/search?artistname=Buckcherry&charttitle=&label=&chartcode=TLP|title=Buckcherry, TLP|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=February 16, 2021|url-access=subscription}}

| 74

scope="row"| US Top Heatseekers Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/search?artistname=Buckcherry&charttitle=&label=&chartcode=TLN|title=Buckcherry, TLN|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=February 16, 2021|url-access=subscription}}

| 1

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= Year-end charts =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
scope="col"| Chart (1999)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1999/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1999|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=February 16, 2021}}

| 183

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Certifications

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References

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Category:Buckcherry albums

Category:1999 debut albums

Category:DreamWorks Records albums

Category:Albums produced by Terry Date