''Brushfire Fairytales'' is the debut album by singer-songwriter
Jack Johnson. It was released in 2001 through Enjoy Records, a label that was later renamed
Everloving Recordings.
The album's primary musicians are Johnson (vocals/guitars/piano), Adam Topol (drums/percussion) and Merlo Podlewski (bass). It was produced by J. P. Plunier, recorded and mixed by Todd Burke, with assistant engineers Andrew Alekel & Chad Essig. It was recorded near
Hollywood and Vine just north of
6400 Sunset at
1520 N Cahuenga in Los Angeles at Grandmaster Recorders (formerly Bijou Studios in Hollywood), King Sound, and mastered by Dave Collins.
Guests include
Tommy Jordan (
steel drums
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on "Flake") and
Ben Harper
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(
slide guitar
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on "Flake").
The single "Flake" was Jack Johnson's first.
[
In a retrospective review by '']The Quietus
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Content
''The Quietu ...
'', reviewer David Bennun credits ''Brushfire Fairytales'' with helping to popularize a strain of "sensitive ndauthentic... indie-folk" that would later lead to artists such as Ed Sheeran
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, Passenger
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, and Mumford & Sons
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.
Track listing
All songs written by Jack Johnson.
# "Inaudible Melodies" – 3:35
# "Middle Man" – 3:14
# "Posters" – 3:13
# "Sexy Plexi" – 2:07
# "Flake
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" – 4:40
# "Bubble Toes" – 3:56
# "Fortunate Fool" – 3:48
# "The News" – 2:26
# " Drink the Water" – 3:21
# "Mudfootball" (for Moe Lerner) – 3:03
# "F-Stop Blues" – 3:10
# "Losing Hope" – 3:52
# "It's All Understood" – 5:28
Japan bonus track
# "Inaudible Melodies" (live)
Personnel
*Jack Johnson – vocals, guitars, piano on "It's All Understood"
*Adam Topol – drums, percussion
*Merlo Podlewski – bass guitar
Additional musicians
*Sam Beam
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– backing vocals on "It's All Understood" (uncredited on album)
*Ben Harper
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– slide guitar on "Flake"
*Tommy Jordan – steel drums on "Flake"
*Christopher Yeoh – mandolin
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
External links
Jack Johnson's official site
Official Jack Johnson Fansite
Everloving Records official site
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Jack Johnson (musician) albums
2001 debut albums
Everloving Records albums