Pressure Chief

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Pressure Chief
Cake Pressure Chief.jpg
Studio album by Cake
Released October 5, 2004
Genre Alternative rock, college rock
Length 36:16
Label Columbia
Producer Cake
Cake chronology
Comfort Eagle
(2001)Comfort Eagle2001		 Pressure Chief
(2004)		 Extra Value
(2004)Extra Value2004
Singles from Pressure Chief
  1. "No Phone"
    Released: 2004
  2. "Carbon Monoxide"
    Released: 2004
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic (52/100)[1]
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3.5/5 stars[2]
Blender 2/5 stars[1]
musicOMH (favorable)[3]
Mojo 1/5 stars[1]
Paste (favorable)[4]
Playlouder 3.5/5 stars[1]
Rolling Stone 2/5 stars[5]
Stylus Magazine B−[6]
Tiny Mix Tapes 3.5/5 stars[7]

Pressure Chief is the fifth studio album by American band Cake. It was released on October 5, 2004, pushed back from its original August release date. It was produced by the band and recorded in a converted house in Sacramento. The lead single, "No Phone" peaked at #13 on the U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. The second single "Carbon Monoxide" garnered some airplay but failed to crack the Modern Rock Tracks top 40. The album was the band's second and last record under Columbia Records.

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

On its opening week, Pressure Chief sold about 46,000 copies, debuting and peaking at number 17 on the Billboard 200.[8] However, it fell to #55 the following week.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by John McCrea, unless otherwise noted. 

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Wheels"   McCrea, Carlos Forster 3:18
2. "No Phone"   McCrea, Xan McCurdy 3:52
3. "Take It All Away"   McCrea, Garth Klippert, Forster 3:58
4. "Dime"     3:37
5. "Carbon Monoxide"     3:10
6. "The Guitar Man"   David Gates 3:54
7. "Waiting"   McCrea, Vince DiFiore 3:56
8. "She'll Hang the Baskets"     2:43
9. "End of the Movie"     1:50
10. "Palm of Your Hand"     2:57
11. "Tougher Than It Is"   McCrea, Gabriel Nelson 3:00

Personnel

CAKE is:

  • John McCrea - acoustic guitar, keyboard, percussion, lead vocals, cover design
  • Vince DiFiore - trumpet, melodica, keyboard, percussion, background vocals
  • Xan McCurdy - electric and acoustic guitar, bass, drums, keyboard, background vocals
  • Gabe Nelson - bass, keyboard, drums, electric and acoustic guitar, background vocals

Additional Musicians:

  • Tyler Pope (!!!) - additional keyboard, percussion and guitar (on "No Phone", "Dime", "The Guitar Man", and "Palm Of Your Hand")
  • Chuck Prophet - electric guitar (on "She'll Hang The Baskets")
  • Paulo Baldi - drums (on "No Phone", and "Carbon Monoxide")
  • Matt McCord - drums (on "The Guitar Man")
  • Todd Roper - drums on (on "She'll Hang The Baskets", and "Tougher Than It Is")
  • Greg Vincent - pedal steel guitar (on "She'll Hang The Baskets", and "Palm Of Your Hand")

Additional 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)

Year Chart Position
2004 The Billboard 200 17
Top Internet Albums 17

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
2004 "No Phone" Modern Rock Tracks 13

Television performances

Appearances in other media

  • The song "Wheels" is featured in the soundtrack of the film I Love You, Man.

References

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External links

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