''Chronic Future'' is the self-titled debut album by American

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band Chronic Future. It was released on September 9, 1996, with the members of the band having an average age of only 15. The album became an instant success locally, but never reached the mainstream. The album was re-released on August 12, 1997, as simply ''Chronic'' with an alternate track listing, also featuring one extra track titled "Buster Brown". The re-released version was released by Tommy Boy Records. Currently, both versions of the album are out of print, and can only be found on sites such as

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. A party video with strange lighting was made for the track "Insomniac", featuring a club with the band playing, as well as a first-person exploration of the club. To date, it is one of only two Chronic Future music videos, the other being the video for "Time and Time Again" from the album '' Lines in My Face''.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Mike Busse. ''Chronic Future'' track listing ''Chronic'' reissue track listing

Personnel

Members

*Mike Busse –

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*Ben Collins –

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*Brandon Lee –

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*Barry Collins –

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Other Personnel

*John Villagomez – art direction, design, imaging *Mike Woods – assistant engineer *Jay Lean – producer, engineer, mixing *Pat Amore – engineer

References

{{Authority control 1996 debut albums Chronic Future albums