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Melissa Etheridge (album)

Melissa Etheridge is the debut album by American singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge, released in 1988.

Melissa Etheridge

May 2, 1988

October 19–25, 1987

Cherokee (Hollywood)

Roots rock[1]

45:50

Island

The album was re-released on September 23, 2003, as a two-CD remastered edition containing a bonus disc of ten tracks recorded live at the Roxy in Los Angeles and a five-track session from BBC Kent in April 1988.


As of 2010, the album has tallied 1,145,000 copies in the United States alone, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[5] This figure does not include sales of the album between 1988 and 1991.

The album lists the running time of "I Want You" as 4:07, but the actual running time is 3:43.

All tracks written by Melissa Etheridge.


Note


Remastered edition bonus disc

Melissa Etheridge – 12-string Ovation acoustic guitar, vocals, production, arranger

– guitar - additional overdubs

Johnny Lee Schell

– guitar - additional overdubs

Waddy Wachtel

Kevin McCormick – bass guitar, production

– keyboards - additional overdubs

Scott Thurston

– keyboards - additional overdubs

Wally Badarou

– drums, percussion, production, arranger

Craig Krampf

Overdubs recorded at Studio A, Sunset Sound Factory on November 16-18, 1987. Guitars on "Precious Pain" and "I Want You" recorded at Yo Dad Studio on October 25, 1987.


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