Foo Fighters (album) - Definition

Foo Fighters
Album by Foo Fighters
Released	July 4, 1995
Recorded	October 17-23, 1994 at Laundry Room Studios, Seattle
Genre	Alternative Rock
Length	44 min 01 sec
Record label	Roswell/Capitol
Producers	Foo Fighters, Barrett Jones
Professional reviews
AMG	4/5	link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDSUB040404011849420769&sql=Ame6ibkr9jak0)
Q	3/5	June 1995 (http://www.q4music.com/nav?page=q4music.review.redirect&fixture_review=126417&resource=126417&fixture_artist=142099)
Foo Fighters Chronology
Foo Fighters (1995)		The Colour And The Shape (1997)

Foo Fighters is the Foo Fighters' debut album. It was released 1995 (see 1995 in music) through Roswell/Capitol Records.

Though he formed a band after the album was recorded, virtually the entire album was recorded by Dave Grohl. Grohl had been recording his own music for years, releasing a cassette called "Late!" during his time in Nirvana. The album was recorded by Barrett Jones, in Jones' basement, where Grohl had recorded previous demos.

Track listing

all songs by Dave Grohl

1. "This Is a Call" - 3:53
2. "I'll Stick Around" - 3:52
3. "Big Me" - 2:12
4. "Alone + Easy Target" - 4:05
5. "Good Grief" - 4:01
6. "Floaty" - 4:30
7. "Weenie Beenie" - 2:45
8. "Oh, George" - 3:00
9. "For All the Cows" - 3:30
10. "X-Static" - 4:13
11. "Wattershed" - 2:15
12. "Exhausted" - 5:45

Personnel

• Dave Grohl - guitar, vocals
• Greg Dulli - guitar
• William Goldsmith - drums
• Nate Mendel - bass
• Pat Smear - guitar

Production

• Producers: Foo Fighters, Barrett Jones
• Engineer: Steve Culp
• Mixing: Tom Rothrock, Rob Schnapf
• Mastering: Stephen Marcussen
• Art direction: Tim Gabor
• Design: Tim Gabor
• Paintings: Jaq Chartier
• Photography: Curt Doughty, Charles Peterson, Jeff Ross, Jennifer Youngblood
• cover photo: Jennifer Youngblood

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Singles

• "This Is a Call" was released in 1995 with "Winnebago" (Grohl/Turner) and "Podunk"
• "For All the Cows" was released in 1996.
• "Big Me" was released in 1996 with "Floaty (live)" (Grohl), "Gas Chamber", and "Up in Arms (live)" (Grohl)