''Adema'' is the debut album by American

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Adema Adema () is an American rock band from Bakersfield, California. The band formed in 2000 with members vocalist Mark Chavez, guitarist Tim Fluckey, guitarist Mike Ransom, bassist Dave DeRoo, and drummer Kris Kohls. After their first two albums ...

. It was released on August 21, 2001 through

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and peaked at #27 on the ''Billboard'' 200. The album was certified

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(RIAA) on March 6, 2002 for selling over 500,000 copies in the United States, and has since sold over 1 million copies worldwide. The major singles from the album were "

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" and "

Giving In "Giving In" is the first single from American rock band Adema's self-titled debut album. The song appeared on '' Now That's What I Call Music! 9'', as well as in a commercial for AT&T Cingular. It is one of the band's most popular and well k ...

". "Freaking Out" has also seen some radio airplay. It remains their best-selling album to date.

Track listing

Personnel

Adema * Mark Chavez –

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* Tim Fluckey –

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, keyboards, programming * Mike Ransom –

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* Dave DeRoo –

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, backing vocals * Kris Kohls –

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Production

* Produced and Engineered by Tobias Miller & Bill Appleberry * Brian Cook – assistant engineer * Mixed by Alan Moulder * Tom Stanley – assistant mixing engineer * Mixed by David J. Holman at Cactus Studio Hollywood * Mastered by Dave Collins at Marcussen Mastering * Joshua Sarubin – A&R * Jeff Schulz – art direction, design * Dean Karr – photography * Terry Lippman Company – management * Gelfand, Rennert & Feldman – business management * Terri L. DiPaolo for Manatt, Phelps & Phillips – legal * Estée Ochoa – styling

Charts

Singles

Certifications

References

Adema albums 2001 debut albums Arista Records albums {{2000s-alt-metal-album-stub