American Hi-Fi is the self-titled debut studio album by American alternative rock band American Hi-Fi. The album was influenced by Lit's A Place in the Sun (1999).[1] It features the successful single "Flavor of the Weak." The album peaked at #81 on the Billboard 200 and stayed on the 200 charts for 25 weeks. The album also features the songs, "A Bigger Mood", which appeared in the American soundtrack for Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku and "I'm a Fool" which appears for Van Wilder soundtrack. The album went on to sell over 750,000[2] copies that year and the band toured with artists like Elvis Costello, Matchbox Twenty, Sum 41 and Bon Jovi and was followed by a worldwide tour.
Reception
NME listed the album as one of "20 Pop Punk Albums Which Will Make You Nostalgic".[5]
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Stacy Jones.
1. |
"Surround" |
3:11 |
2. |
"Flavor of the Weak" |
3:08 |
3. |
"A Bigger Mood" |
3:38 |
4. |
"Safer on the Outside" |
4:01 |
5. |
"I'm a Fool" |
4:00 |
6. |
"Hi-Fi Killer" |
3:05 |
7. |
"Blue Day" |
3:33 |
8. |
"My Only Enemy" |
3:28 |
9. |
"Don't Wait for the Sun" |
3:50 |
10. |
"Another Perfect Day" |
3:38 |
11. |
"Scar" |
4:03 |
12. |
"What About Today" |
3:34 |
13. |
"Wall of Sound" |
5:18 |
Total length:
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48:48 |
14. |
"Still Sideways" |
2:48 |
14. |
"Black Satellite" |
3:29 |
Personnel
- American Hi-Fi
- Production
- Produced by Bob Rock
- Brian Joseph Dobbs - Engineer
- David Campbell — string arrangements, conducting
- C. Taylor Crothers - Back Cover, Photography
- Zoren Gold - Photography
- Rick Patrick - Creative Director
- Mick Gillies - Digital Editing
- Randy Staub - Mixing
References
- Citations
- Sources
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