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Wither Blister Burn & Peel is the second album released on Columbia Records by the American industrial rock band Stabbing Westward. The album was recorded in New York in May 1995, and released in New York City and Los Angeles on January 4, 1996. The album was released throughout the rest of the United States on January 23, 1996. It includes the singles "What Do I Have To Do?" and "Shame". Wither Blister Burn & Peel was certified gold on September 27, 1996.[3]
"What Do I Have To Do?" was the band's first hit, thanks to heavy MTV exposure, first reaching the Modern Rock Tracks chart, where it would peak at #11, then achieving even greater success on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, where it peaked at #7. "Shame" was released soon after, matching "What Do I Have To Do"'s #7 peak on the Mainstream Rock chart, and peaking at #14 on the Modern Rock chart.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Stabbing Westward.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Don't Believe" | 4:19 |
| 2. | "Shame" | 4:52 |
| 3. | "What Do I Have to Do?" | 4:08 |
| 4. | "Why" | 6:09 |
| 5. | "Inside You" | 3:44 |
| 6. | "Falls Apart" | 3:58 |
| 7. | "So Wrong" | 3:25 |
| 8. | "Crushing Me" | 4:19 |
| 9. | "Sleep" | 5:22 |
| 10. | "Slipping Away" | 6:16 |
| Total length: | 46:36 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Everything I Touch" | 4:23 |
| 12. | "Dawn" | 6:06 |
| Total length: | 57:05 | |
Personnel
- Christopher Hall – lead vocals, guitar, drum machine programming
- Jim Sellers – bass, guitar
- Walter Flakus – keyboards, programming, backing vocals
- Andy Kubiszewski – drums, guitar, keyboards
Appearances
- The song "What Do I Have to Do?" was featured in the movie Masterminds in 1997. It was later featured in the Smallville episode "Tempest" in 2002.
References
- ^ "Wither Blister Burn & Peel - Stabbing Westward". AllMusic.
- ^ "Stabbing Westward Wither - Blister Burn & Peel (staff review)". Sputnikmusic.
- ^ "Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 30 May 2019.