Shangri-La Dee Da

Infobox Album |
Name = Shangri-La Dee Da
Type = studio
Artist = Stone Temple Pilots


Released = June 19, 2001
Recorded = 2000, 2001
Genre = Hard rock, alternative rock
Length = 47:25
Label = Atlantic
Producer = Brendan O'Brien
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:eqfozfj2ehpk link]
* "Rolling Stone" Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/stonetemplepilots/albums/album/215262/review/5946818/shangrila_dee_da link] |
Last album = "No. 4" (1999)
This album = "Shangri-La Dee Da" (2001)
Next album =
Misc = Singles
Name = Shangri-La Dee Da
Type = studio
Single 1 = Days of the Week
Single 1 date = 2001
Single 2 = Hollywood Bitch
Single 2 date = 2001

"Shangri-La Dee Da" is the fifth and most recent studio album by Stone Temple Pilots. It was released on June 19, 2001, by Atlantic Records. "Shangri-La Dee Da" was originally planned to be a double album until vetoed by Atlantic Records. While recording the album, the band also worked on a documentary and coffee table book. Neither was released, however, limited footage was made available through the band's official website in the form of live performance-based music videos. "Shangri-La Dee Da", which was certified Gold by the RIAA, was a commercial disappointment for the band after the commercial success of their first four albums. As of 2008, the album had sold 364,000 copies. [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003786847]

Planned double album

In late 2000, lead singer Scott Weiland said that the band planned to record a double album. Shortly after work got underway, bassist Robert DeLeo said that goal looked realistic, stating:

"Scott's in a space right now where we're not cramming to just get a single record done — he's in a space where I think a double record is possible."

The band's label, Atlantic, was hesitant about the idea and the band eventually conceded.

Documentary and coffee table book

Chapman Baehler filmed a behind-the-scenes documentary as the band recorded the LP in their beach villa-turned-recording studio. According to Baehler, the documentary set out to be like a modern-day version of the 1970 Beatles documentary "Let It Be". The film follows the band through preproduction and hammering out new songs to putting the tunes down on tape. Baehler explained that the artistically-filmed documentary included beautiful and moody shots with either Dean or Robert playing an old organ in a secluded wing of the villa, Robert and Scott playing "Wonderful" acoustically, and some "totally awesome rock-out live stuff" in the main recording space.

As an established rock photographer who has shot STP for years, Baehler was initially working with the band on a coffee-table book when they approached him about the documentary. The project was Baehler's first venture into filmmaking; all of the footage was shot by him and his sister, Rebecca Baehler. The film and the book were planned for release in late 2001.cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1442547/20010405/stone_temple_pilots.jhtml|title=Stone Temple Pilots Finish Recording, Preparing Documentary|author=Teri vanHorn|publisher=MTV News|date=Apr 5 2001|accessdate=2008-04-10]

Track listing

tracklist
writing_credits = yes

title1 = Dumb Love
writer1 = Weiland, D. DeLeo
length1 = 2:52

title2 = Days of the Week
writer2 = Weiland, D. DeLeo
length2 = 2:35

title3 = Coma
writer3 = Weiland, D. DeLeo, R. DeLeo
length3 = 3:41

title4 = Hollywood Bitch
writer4 = Weiland, R. DeLeo
length4 = 2:44

title5 = Wonderful
writer5 = Weiland, R. DeLeo
length5 = 3:47

title6 = Black Again
writer6 = Weiland, D. DeLeo, R. DeLeo
length6 = 3:27

title7 = Hello It's Late
writer7 = Weiland, R. DeLeo
length7 = 4:22

title8 = Too Cool Queenie
writer8 = Weiland, D. DeLeo
length8 = 2:47

title9 = Regeneration
writer9 = Weiland, D. DeLeo
length9 = 3:55

title10 = Bi-Polar Bear
writer10 = Weiland, D. DeLeo
length10 = 5:04

title11 = Transmissions From a Lonely Room
writer11 = Weiland, R. DeLeo
length11 = 3:15

title12 = A Song for Sleeping
writer12 = Weiland, R. DeLeo
length12 = 4:15

title13 = Long Way Home
writer13 = Weiland, D. DeLeo
length13 = 4:33

Personnel

* Scott Weiland - vocals, keyboards (tracks 2,8,9)
* Dean DeLeo - guitars
* Robert DeLeo - bass, percussion (tracks 4,7), guitar (tracks 4,5), acoustic guitar (tracks 5,7,12), keyboards (tracks 5,7), piano (track 6), autoharp (track 10), electric sitar (track 11)
* Eric Kretz - drums, percussion (tracks 4,9,10,12), keyboards (track 5), banjo (track 10)

with
* Brendan O'Brien - keyboards (tracks 2,6,7,10), percussion (tracks 2,4,8,11)

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Footnotes