Pressure Chief

Infobox Album |
Name = Pressure Chief
Type = Studio album
Artist = Cake


Released = October 5 2004
Recorded =
Genre = Alternative
Length = 36:16
Label = Columbia
Producer = Cake
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:qwanqj2eojja link]
*Blender Rating|2|5 [http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=2744 link]
*Tiny Mix Tapes Rating|3.5|5 [http://tinymixtapes.com/spip.php?article2091 link]
Last album = "Comfort Eagle"
(2001)
This album = "Pressure Chief"
(2004)
Next album = "Extra Value"
(2004)

"Pressure Chief" is the fifth album by Cake, released on October 5, 2004. The album was pushed back from its original August release date and contains eleven songs (ten originals and one cover). It was produced by the band, and recorded in a converted house in Sacramento. It reached #17 on the Billboard 200 but fell to #55 the following week. The lead single, "No Phone", peaked at #13 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. Second single, "Carbon Monoxide", garnered some airplay but failed to crack the Modern Rock Tracks top 40.

The songs "She'll Hang the Baskets" and "Tougher Than It Is" were both originally written for Cake's 1998 record "Prolonging the Magic" six years prior.

Track listing

#"Wheels" – 3:18
#"No Phone" – 3:52
#"Take It All Away" – 3:58
#"Dime" – 3:39
#"Carbon Monoxide" – 3:10
#"The Guitar Man" (Bread) – 3:54
#"Waiting" – 3:56
#"She'll Hang the Baskets" – 2:43
#"End of the Movie" – 1:50
#"Palm of Your Hand" – 2:57
#"Tougher Than It Is" – 2:59
#"Carbon Monoxide (Karaoke Version)" (Japan Bonus Track) - 3:10
#"No Phone (Karaoke Version)" (Japan Bonus Track) - 3:53
#"Wheels (Karaoke Version)" (Japan Bonus Track) - 3:17
#"Take It All Away (Karaoke Version)" (Japan Bonus Track) - 3:57

Personnel

*John McCrea - Guitar (Acoustic), Percussion, Keyboards, Vocals, Cover Design
*Xan McCurdy - Guitar (Acoustic), Bass, drums, Guitar (Electric), Keyboards, Vocals (background)
*Gabriel Nelson - Guitar (Acoustic), Bass, Drums, Guitar (Electric), Keyboards, Vocals (background)
*Tyler Pope (!!!)- Guitar, Percussion, Keyboards, Guest Appearance
*Chuck Prophet - Guitar (Electric), Guest Appearance
*Vince Di Fiore - Percussion, Trumpet, Keyboards, Vocals (background), Melodica
*Paulo Baldi - Drums, Guest Appearance
*Matt McCord - Drums, Guest Appearance
*Todd Roper - Drums, Guest Appearance
*Greg Vincent - Pedal Steel, Guest AppearanceAdditional personnel
*Cake - Arranger, Producer, Engineer, Mixing
*Tim Devine - A&R
*Craig Long - Engineer, Mixing
*Mark Needham - Engineer, Mixing
*Patrick Olguin - Engineer, Mixing
*Kirt Shearer - Engineer, Mixing
*Don C. Tyler - Mastering

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Television performances

*"No Phone" on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Monday, October 4, 2004
*"Wheels" on Jimmy Kimmel Live
*"No Phone" on The Late Late Show (with guest host Tom Arnold) on Tuesday, October 5, 2004

External links

*http://www.cakemusic.com/