Skin (Melissa Etheridge album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Skin
Type = Album
Artist = Melissa Etheridge


Released = July 10, 2001
Recorded = 2000-2001
Genre = Rock
Length = 38:40
Label = Island
Producer = Melissa Etheridge,
David Cole
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:pc2tk6dxrkra~T1 link]
* PopMatters [http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/e/etheridgemelissa-skin.shtml link]
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/melissaetheridge/albums/album/166194/review/5942512/skin link]
Last album = "Breakdown"
(1999)
This album = "Skin"
(2001)
Next album = "Lucky"
(2004)

"Skin" is the seventh album by singer/songwriter Melissa Etheridge, released in 2001 (see 2001 in music). During the singer's split from Julie Cypher, her companion of 12 years, Melissa Etheridge retreated to her home studio to pen songs about her searing pain and confusion. Skin peels back layers of Etheridge's pain and addresses her personal melodrama, as she takes the listener through the stages of grief and recovery. "Heal Me" features background vocals by Laura Dern and Meg Ryan. Etheridge plays almost all the instruments and penned all the songs.

Track listing

All songs by Melissa Etheridge

#"Lover Please" – 3:26
#"The Prison" – 4:59
#"Walking on Water" – 3:04
#"Down to One" – 3:56
#"Goodnight" – 3:33
#"It's Only Me" – 3:40
#"I Want to Be in Love" – 3:34
#"Please Forgive Me" – 4:43
#"The Different" – 4:06
#"Heal Me" – 3:39

Personnel

*Melissa Etheridge - guitar, harmonica, mandolin, keyboard, vocals, background vocals
*Kenny Aronoff - drums
*Mark Browne - bass
*David Cole - keyboard
*Abe Laboriel Jr. - drum loop
*Meg Ryan - background vocals on "Heal Me"
*Laura Dern - background vocals on "Heal Me"
*Gota Yashiki - loops

Production

*Producers: Melissa Etheridge, David Cole
*Engineer: David Cole
*Assistant engineers: Steve Genewick, Charles Paakkari
*Mixing: David Cole, Chris Lord-Alge, Sylvia Massy, Matt Silva
*Mastering: Ted Jensen
*Drum programming: David Cole
*Production coordination: Steven Girmant
*Assistants: Charles Paakkari, Matt Silva
*Art direction: Rick Patrick
*Photography: Dan Winters

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Singles - Billboard (North America)