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Chickenfoot 
Studio album by Chickenfoot Released June 5, 2009 Recorded Skywalker Sound Studios in Marin County, California, January – February 2009 Genre Hard rock, blues rock, heavy metal Length 57:47 Label Redline, EAR Music (Europe), WHD Entertainment (Japan)[1] Producer Andy Johns, Chickenfoot Chickenfoot chronology Chickenfoot
(2009)Chickenfoot III
(2011)Singles from Chickenfoot - "Oh Yeah"
Released: April 13, 2009 - "Soap on a Rope"
Released: August 18, 2009 - "Sexy Little Thing"
Released: October 21, 2009
Chickenfoot is the debut studio album by American hard rock band Chickenfoot, released on June 5, 2009 in Europe and the US. The first pressing of the album was packaged with exclusive "heat sensitive" artwork that revealed an image when touched or exposed to heat above 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
On March 20, 2009, the band released two songs, "Soap on a Rope" and "Down the Drain" on their official website. The band's first single, "Oh Yeah", was released to radio stations nationwide, as well as on their official website, on April 13, 2009.
On October 7, 2009, the official Chickenfoot website revealed that the album had been certified Gold.
A deluxe edition with a DVD was released in the UK on October 26, 2009[2] and the US, exclusively at Best Buy stores, on November 1, 2009.
Contents
Recording
Regarding producer Andy Johns, bassist Michael Anthony states:
“ He is a great engineer and a great producer. He really was like the fifth member of the band. He was out in the studio with us, making suggestions and everything. He knew when we had a take. He would say, 'Play it as many times as you want, but that is the one right there.' He would go outside and have a cigarette and say, 'Let me know when you guys are through goofing around because this is the take we are using.'[3] ” Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Billboard (favorable) [4] Allmusic 
[5]Entertainment Weekly (C+) [6] Jukebox:Metal [7]liveDaily (favorable) [8] Modernguitars (favorable) [9] Ultimate-Guitar (8.7) [10] 
This table needs to be expanded using prose. See the guideline for more information.Track listing
All songs written and composed by Sammy Hagar and Joe Satriani, except where noted.
No. Title Length 1. "Avenida Revolucion" 5:56 2. "Soap on a Rope" 5:32 3. "Sexy Little Thing" 4:14 4. "Oh Yeah" 4:54 5. "Runnin' Out" 3:52 6. "Get It Up" 4:41 7. "Down the Drain" (Hagar, Satriani, Michael Anthony, Chad Smith) 6:17 8. "My Kinda Girl" 4:32 9. "Learning to Fall" 5:13 10. "Turnin' Left" 5:48 11. "Future in the Past" (Hagar, Satriani, Anthony, Smith) 6:38 vinyl / iTunes / Japanese / Limited Edition bonus track No. Title Length 12. "Bitten by the Wolf" (Hagar, Satriani, Smith) 4:24 Heat Sensitive artwork
On current pressings of the album, the front and back covers are printed with heat sensitive ink that changes appearance above and below 84 degrees fahrenheit (approximately 29 degrees celsius). When below 84 degrees (29°C) it appears only a white Chickenfoot logo (which is not printed in heat sensitive ink) on a black background. When above 84 degrees (29°C) it is the logo with four square zones with each band member in each one.
Personnel
The following people contributed to Chickenfoot:[11]
Band
- Sammy Hagar – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Joe Satriani – lead guitar, keyboards
- Michael Anthony – bass, backing vocals
- Chad Smith – drums, percussion
Recording personnel
- Andy Johns – producer, recording
- Bob Daspit – recording
- Dann Michael Thompson – recording, recording assistant, digital editing
- Mike Fraser – recording, mixing
- Judy Kirschner – recording assistant
- John Cuniberti – recording assistant
- Jamie Durr – recording assistant
- Eric Mosher – mixing assistant, digital editing
- Andre Zweers – digital editing
- Bernie Grundman – mastering
Artwork
- Todd Gallopo – art direction and design
- Bryan Adams – photography
- Jon Luini – digital strategy and video production
Chart performance
Chart (2009) Peak
positionCanadian Albums Chart[citation needed] 9 Finnish Albums Chart[citation needed] 36 U.S. Billboard 200[12] 4 U.S. Billboard Top Independent Albums[12] 1 U.S. Billboard Top Rock Albums[12] 3 U.S. Billboard Top Hard Rock Albums[12] 1 U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums[12] 4 U.S. Billboard Top Pop Catalog[12] 14 Certifications
Region Certification Sales/shipments Canada (Music Canada)[13] Gold 40,000^ United States (RIAA)[14] Gold 500,000^ ^shipments figures based on certification alone
References
- ^ Chickenfoot (album) on WHD Entertainment
- ^ Roadrunner Records
- ^ http://www.classicrockrevisited.com/interviewschickenfoot.htm[dead link]
- ^ Billboard review
- ^ Chickenfoot (album) at Allmusic
- ^ Entertainment Weekly review
- ^ Jukebox:Metal review
- ^ liveDaily review
- ^ Modernguitars review
- ^ Ultimate-Guitar review
- ^ Album notes for Chickenfoot.
- ^ a b c d e f "Charts for Chickenfoot". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/chickenfoot-r1568656/charts-awards. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Chickenfoot – Chickenfoot". Music Canada. http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=Chickenfoot&sa=Chickenfoot&smt=0.
- ^ "American album certifications – Chickenfoot – Chickenfoot". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Chickenfoot%22. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
External links
Studio albums Chickenfoot · Chickenfoot IIISingles Videos and DVDs Chickenfoot: Get Your Buzz On - LiveRelated articles Categories:- Albums certified gold by the Canadian Recording Industry Association
- Albums certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America
- 2009 albums
- Hard rock albums
- Debut albums
- Albums produced by Andy Johns
- Chickenfoot albums
- "Oh Yeah"
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