Fashion Nugget

Fashion Nugget is the second studio album by alternative rock band Cake. It was released in 1996, and contains 14 songs. "The Distance" and "I Will Survive" became the band's biggest hits.[7] The album was recorded at Paradise Studios in Sacramento, California.[8]

Fashion Nugget
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 17, 1996
Recorded1995-1996
Genre
Length48:36
LabelCapricorn Records
ProducerCake
Cake chronology
Motorcade of Generosity
(1994)
Fashion Nugget
(1996)
Prolonging the Magic
(1998)
Singles from Fashion Nugget
  1. "I Will Survive"
    Released: 1996
  2. "The Distance"
    Released: October 15, 1996
  3. "Frank Sinatra"
    Released: 1997
  4. "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps"
    Released: 1997
  5. "Friend Is A Four Letter Word"
    Released: March 3, 1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[2]
Christgau's Consumer Guide[3]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music[5]
In Music We TrustA[6]

On December 9, 1996, the album was certified gold by the RIAA, and the next year, the album was certified platinum for shipments of one million copies.[9]

Style

The album contains elements of alternative rock,[1] rock,[6] funk,[1][2][10] hip hop,[11][1] rockabilly,[2] jazz,[2] country,[2][6][11] pop rock,[6] folk rock,[6] and Latin music.[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by John McCrea, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Frank Sinatra" 4:01
2."The Distance"Greg Brown3:00
3."Friend Is a Four Letter Word" 3:22
4."Open Book"Brown, McCrea3:44
5."Daria" 3:44
6."Race Car Ya-Yas"Cake1:21
7."I Will Survive"Freddie Perren, Dino Fekaris5:10
8."Stickshifts and Safetybelts" 2:09
9."Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps"Osvaldo Farrés, Joe Davis2:24
10."It's Coming Down" 3:44
11."Nugget"Cake3:58
12."She'll Come Back to Me" 2:24
13."Italian Leather Sofa" 5:52
14."Sad Songs and Waltzes"Willie Nelson3:15

Personnel

CAKE
  • John McCrea - lead vocals, acoustic guitar and keyboards
  • Greg Brown - electric guitar and keyboards
  • Vince DiFiore - trumpet and percussion
  • Victor Damiani - bass
  • Todd Roper - drums and percussion
Guests
  • Greg Vincent - pedal steel guitar (track 12)

Appearances in other media

Charts

Album charts

Chart (1996) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[13] 36
US Top Catalog Albums (Billboard)[14] 48
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[15] 1

Single charts

Song Chart (1996/1997) Peak
position
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[16] 4
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[17] 38
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[16] 28
US Radio Songs (Billboard)[18] 38
"The Distance"Canadian RPM Alternative 30[19] 5
"The Distance"UK Singles Chart[20] 22

References

  1. Thomas Erlewine, Stephen (1996-09-17). "Fashion Nugget - Cake". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
  2. McKeough, Kevin (1996-10-03). "Cake Fashion Nugget (Capricorn)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2017-12-17.
  3. Christgau, Robert (2000-10-15). "Cake: Fashion Nugget". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 9780312245603.
  4. Harris, Keith (2004). "Cake". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9780743201698.
  5. Larkin, Colin (2000). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music. Virgin Books. p. 74. ISBN 9780753504277.
  6. "In Music We Trust - Cake: Fashion Nugget". www.inmusicwetrust.com.
  7. "How Cake Went the Distance With 'Fashion Nugget'". Diffuser.fm.
  8. paradisestudios.com https://www.paradisestudios.net/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. "Gold & Platinum - Search Results: Cake". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on 2015-12-13. Retrieved 2011-01-23.
  10. "Cake: Fashion Nugget - Mr. Hipster Album Reviews, Music". 18 January 2015.
  11. "Cake - Fashion Nugget". 31 October 1996.
  12. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZW6bUH89BJs
  13. "Cake Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  14. "Cake Chart History (Top Catalog Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  15. "Cake Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  16. "Cake Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard.
  17. "Cake Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard.
  18. "Cake Chart History (Radio Songs)". Billboard.
  19. "Rock/Alternative - Volume 64, No. 18, December 16, 1996". RPM. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
  20. "Chart Log UK: Chris C. – CZR". Zobbel.de.
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