Stain (album)
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| Studio album by Living Colour | ||||
| Released | March 3, 1993 | |||
| Recorded | 1992 at Bearsville Studios and Long View Farm | |||
| Genre | Funk metal, alternative metal, experimental rock | |||
| Length | 44:56 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Ron Saint Germain Living Colour |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Rolling Stone | [2] |
| Robert Christgau | A−[3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | C−[4] |
Stain is the third album by Living Colour. It was released on March 2, 1993, by Epic Records. It is the first album to feature bassist Doug Wimbish. Stain features a much heavier and aggressive Living Colour, containing elements of thrash metal and industrial music. It reached No. 26 on the Billboard 200. The band split up in January 1995 following a tour with Bad Brains.
The cover art shows a woman wearing a brank.
From the mid-1990s through the early 2010s, the album was out of print due to rights issues after a lawsuit from Jon Stainbrook of the band The Stain forced Sony to cease production of the album.[5] In November 2013, the album was reissued by Music On CD and is also available as an MP3 download.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Go Away" | Calhoun, Glover, Reid, Wimbish | 4:03 |
| 2. | "Ignorance Is Bliss" | Calhoun, Glover, Reid, Wimbish | 3:17 |
| 3. | "Leave It Alone" | Glover, Reid, Wimbish | 3:29 |
| 4. | "Bi" | Calhoun, Reid | 4:46 |
| 5. | "Mind Your Own Business" | Reid | 3:17 |
| 6. | "Ausländer" | Calhoun, Glover, Reid, Wimbish | 2:38 |
| 7. | "Never Satisfied" | Glover, Reid | 4:06 |
| 8. | "Nothingness" | Calhoun | 3:30 |
| 9. | "Postman" | Reid | 3:31 |
| 10. | "WTFF" (stands for What-The-Fuck Factor) | Betts, Calhoun, Glover, Reid, Wimbish | 2:15 |
| 11. | "This Little Pig" | Calhoun, Glover, Reid, Wimbish | 3:04 |
| 12. | "Hemp" | Reid, Fairley | 1:36 |
| 13. | "Wall" | Calhoun, Glover, Reid, Wimbish | 5:23 |
| European CD Bonus tracks | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 14. | "T.V. News" | 4:20 |
| 15. | "Love Rears Its Ugly Head" (Live) | 4:18 |
Chart performance
| Chart | Peak position |
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| UK Albums Chart[6] | 19 |
| US Billboard 200[7] | 26 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1993 | "Nothingness" | Modern Rock Tracks | 17 |
| "Leave It Alone" | Modern Rock Tracks | 4 | |
| Mainstream Rock Tracks | 14 |
Personnel
- Corey Glover – vocals
- Vernon Reid – guitar, guitar synthesizer
- Doug Wimbish – bass, ambiance
- Will Calhoun – drums
- Ron Saint Germain - production, recording, mixing
- Andre Betts - additional production
- Bob Ludwig - mastering
- Andrew Fairley - vocals on "Hemp"
- Bernard Fowler - backing vocals
- Carol Chen - art direction
- Amy Guip - photography
- Mouri Mbonika - cover model
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