Brown Album

For other uses, see The Brown Album (disambiguation).

Brown Album
Studio album by Primus
Released	July 8, 1997
Recorded	December 1996 - April 1997 at Rancho Relaxo
Genre	Alternative rock, funk rock
Length	57:01
Label	Interscope
Producer	Primus
Primus chronology
Tales from the Punchbowl (1995) Brown Album (1997) Rhinoplasty (1998)
Singles from Brown Album
"Shake Hands with Beef" Released: 1997 "Over the Falls" Released: 1997

Brown Album is the fifth studio album by alternative rock band Primus. It was released on July 8, 1997. It was the first Primus release to not feature drummer Tim Alexander; as such, this is their first album to feature Bryan "Brain" Mantia.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Les Claypool, all music composed by Primus.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Return of Sathington Willoughby"	5:04
2.	"Fisticuffs"	4:25
3.	"Golden Boy"	3:05
4.	"Over the Falls"	2:41
5.	"Shake Hands With Beef"	4:02
6.	"Camelback Cinema"	4:00
7.	"Hats Off"	1:57
8.	"Puddin' Taine"	3:37
9.	"Bob's Party Time Lounge"	4:44
10.	"Duchess and the Proverbial Mind Spread"	3:30
11.	"Restin' Bones"	4:29
12.	"Coddingtown"	2:52
13.	"Kalamazoo"	3:31
14.	"The Chastising of Renegade"	5:03
15.	"Arnie"	3:54
Total length:		56:54

Personnel

Les Claypool – bass, vocals Larry LaLonde – guitar Bryan "Brain" Mantia – drums

Produced by Primus Engineered by Les Claypool Production coordinator: Jill "Galaxy Queen" Rose Studio assistant: Tim "Soya" Soylan

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	[2]

In his review for Allmusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine contends that "the replacement of drummer Tim "Herb" Alexander with Brian "Brain" Mantia doesn't affect Primus' sound in any notable way", but also notes that the album "moves Primus even further into progressive and jazz-rock territory". In conclusion, he describes Brown Album as "standard Primus – all instrumental interplay and adolescent humor – but it's delivered with more finesse and skill than ever."^[1]

Chart history

Chart	Peak position
Billboard 200[3]	21

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Brown Album - Primus". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r278195. 
2. ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/primus/albums/album/249664/review/5944365/brown_album^{[dead link]}
3. ^ "Primus Billboard 200 Chart History". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/artist/primus/chart-history/5450#/artist/primus/chart-history/5450.