Brushfire Fairytales

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Brushfire Fairytales
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Studio album by Jack Johnson
Released February 1, 2001
Recorded 2000
Genre Folk rock
Length 45:53
Label Everloving
Producer JP Plunier
Jack Johnson chronology
Brushfire Fairytales
(2001)		 On and On
(2003)On and On2003
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars[1]

Brushfire Fairytales is the debut album by singer-songwriter Jack Johnson. It was released in 2001 through Everloving Recordings. The album's primary musicians are Johnson (vocals/guitars/piano), Adam Topol (drums/percussion) and Merlo Podlewski (bass). It was produced by J. P. Plunier, recorded and mixed by Todd Burke, with assistant engineers Andrew Alekel & Chad Essig. It was recorded at Grandmaster Recorders, King Sound, and mastered by Dave Collins. Guests include Tommy Jordan (steel drums on "Flake") and Ben Harper (slide guitar on "Flake").

Track listing

All songs written by Jack Johnson.

  1. "Inaudible Melodies" – 3:35
  2. "Middle Man" – 3:14
  3. "Posters" – 3:13
  4. "Sexy Plexi" – 2:07
  5. "Flake" – 4:40
  6. "Bubble Toes" – 3:56
  7. "Fortunate Fool" – 3:48
  8. "The News" – 2:26
  9. "Drink the Water" – 3:21
  10. "Mudfootball" (for Moe Lerner) – 3:03
  11. "F-Stop Blues" – 3:10
  12. "Losing Hope" – 3:52
  13. "It's All Understood" – 5:28
UK bonus tracks
  1. "Flake" (live) – 4:29
  2. "Inaudible Melodies" (live) – 3:27

Personnel

  • Jack Johnson - vocals, guitars, piano
  • Adam Topol - drums, percussion
  • Merlo Podlewski - bass

Special Guests

  • Christopher Yeoh - Mandolin
  • Tommy Jordan - steel drums on "Flake"
  • Ben Harper - slide guitar on "Flake"
  • Sam Beam - uncredited backing vocals on "It's All Understood"

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[2] Platinum 70,000
Canada (Music Canada)[3] Gold 50,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[4] Gold 100,000
United States (RIAA)[5] Platinum 1,000,000

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ Wilson, MacKenzie. Brushfire Fairytales at AllMusic
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