Brushfire Fairytales

Brushfire Fairytales
Studio album by Jack Johnson
Released February 1, 2001
Recorded 2000
Genre Folk rock
Length 45:53
Label Everloving
Producer JP Plunier
Jack Johnson chronology
Brushfire Fairytales
(2001)
On and On
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Brushfire Fairytales is the debut album by singer-songwriter Jack Johnson. It was released in 2001 through Enjoy Records, a label that was later renamed Everloving Recordings.[2] The album's primary musicians are Johnson (vocals/guitars/piano), Adam Topol (drums/percussion) and Merlo Podlewski (bass). It was produced by J. P. Plunier, recorded and mixed by Todd Burke, with assistant engineers Andrew Alekel & Chad Essig. It was recorded at Grandmaster Recorders, King Sound, and mastered by Dave Collins. Guests include Tommy Jordan (steel drums on "Flake") and Ben Harper (slide guitar on "Flake").

Track listing

All songs written by Jack Johnson.

  1. "Inaudible Melodies" – 3:35
  2. "Middle Man" – 3:14
  3. "Posters" – 3:13
  4. "Sexy Plexi" – 2:07
  5. "Flake" – 4:40
  6. "Bubble Toes" – 3:56
  7. "Fortunate Fool" – 3:48
  8. "The News" – 2:26
  9. "Drink the Water" – 3:21
  10. "Mudfootball" (for Moe Lerner) – 3:03
  11. "F-Stop Blues" – 3:10
  12. "Losing Hope" – 3:52
  13. "It's All Understood" – 5:28
Japan bonus track
  1. "Inaudible Melodies" (live)[3] – 3:27
UK bonus tracks
  1. "Flake" (live) – 4:29
  2. "Inaudible Melodies" (live) – 3:27

Personnel

Special Guests

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[4] Platinum 70,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[5] Gold 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[6] Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[7] Platinum 1,000,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. Wilson, MacKenzie. Brushfire Fairytales at AllMusic
  2. "Release "Brushfire Fairytales" by "Jack Johnson" (cover art)". MusicBrainz. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  3. "Jack Johnson - Brushfire Fairytales". Discogs. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  4. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2003 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association.
  5. "Canadian album certifications – Jack Johnson – Brushfire Fairytales". Music Canada.
  6. "British album certifications – Jack Johnson – Brushfire Fairytales". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Brushfire Fairytales in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search
  7. "American album certifications – Jack Johnson – Brushfire Fairytales". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH

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