Sugar Ray is the fourth studio album by the band Sugar Ray. The album was released on June 12, 2001, and debuted at number 6 on the Billboard 200 chart,[1] and went gold.[2] The album's first single, "When It's Over", performed well on pop and rock charts as well.
Release
The track "Words to Me" was featured on the Scooby-Doo film soundtrack in 2002. Also, the track "Sorry Now" was featured in Scary Movie 2.
Reception and sales
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 71/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B−[5] |
| Los Angeles Times |  [6] |
| Q | [7] |
| Rolling Stone | [8] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [9] |
| Spin | 6/10[10] |
Sugar Ray received generally positive reviews. Aggregator Metacritic gave the album a 71 out of 100 rating based on 10 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[3]
The album sold one million copies, less than the multi-platinum albums Floored and 14:59, but far more than their next album, 2003's In the Pursuit of Leisure, which sold less than 150,000 copies.[11]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Answer the Phone" |
| 4:00 |
| 2. | "When It's Over" |
| 3:38 |
| 3. | "Under the Sun" |
| 3:21 |
| 4. | "Satellites" |
| 3:46 |
| 5. | "Waiting" |
| 3:31 |
| 6. | "Ours" |
| 3:23 |
| 7. | "Sorry Now" |
| 3:17 |
| 8. | "Stay On" (featuring Nick Hexum) |
| 4:31 |
| 9. | "Words to Me" |
| 4:00 |
| 10. | "Just a Little" |
| 3:27 |
| 11. | "Disasterpiece" |
| 2:58 |
| Total length: | 39:55 | ||
Personnel
- Mark McGrath – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Rodney Sheppard – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Murphy Karges – bass, guitar, backing vocals
- Stan Frazier – drums, percussion, guitar, programming, backing vocals
- Craig "DJ Homicide" Bullock – turntables, samples, programming, keyboards, backing vocals
References
- ^ "Sugar Ray chart performance". Retrieved May 31, 2008.
- ^ "American album certifications – Sugar Ray – Sugar Ray". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.
- ^ a b "Reviews for Sugar Ray by Sugar Ray". Metacritic. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Sugar Ray – Sugar Ray". AllMusic. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
- ^ Sinclair, Tom (June 15, 2001). "Sugar Ray". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on March 1, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
- ^ Weingarten, Marc (June 10, 2001). "Sugar Ray 'Sugar Ray' Lava / Atlantic". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
- ^ "Sugar Ray: Sugar Ray". Q (181): 120. September 2001.
- ^ Berger, Arion (July 5, 2001). "Sugar Ray: Sugar Ray". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 16, 2007. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
- ^ Harris, Keith (2004). "Sugar Ray". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 791. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ Beaujon, Andrew (August 2001). "Sugar Ray: Sugar Ray". Spin. 17 (8): 129–30. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
- ^ http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1616561/sugar-ray-bounce-back-with-music-cougars.jhtml
External links
- Sugar Ray at AllMusic
- Sugar Ray at MusicBrainz
- Sugar Ray at Discogs (list of releases)
- Sugar Ray at Metacritic