''Buckcherry'' is the debut album by American

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Buckcherry Buckcherry is an American hard rock band from Anaheim, California, formed in 1995. The band released two albums, ''Buckcherry (album), Buckcherry'' (1999) and ''Time Bomb (Buckcherry album), Time Bomb'' (2001), before dissolving in 2002. Buckche ...

. It was released on April 6, 1999, by

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. "Lit Up", "For the Movies", "Dead Again", and "Check Your Head" were released as singles. As of September 2006, the album has sold in excess of 750,000 copies, and was certified Gold by both the

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and Canada, making it DreamWorks' first Gold album. It is the band's only album as a four-piece.

Critical reception

The ''

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'' labeled the album "pedestrian '80s hard rock that relies on recycled James Gang licks and the short memory of anyone that hears it."

Track listing

All tracks by

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Lit Up "Lit Up" is the debut single by American hard rock band Buckcherry, taken from their self-titled debut album. It was the band's first and only number one song on the ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. Steve Jones from the Sex Pistols pl ...

" – 3:35 # "Crushed" – 3:40 # "Dead Again" – 3:24 # "Check Your Head" – 4:32 # "Dirty Mind" – 5:00 # "For the Movies" – 4:34 # "Lawless and Lulu" – 4:08 # "Related" – 3:28 # "Borderline" – 4:26 # "Get Back" – 3:08 # "Baby" – 4:27 # "Drink the Water" – 4:18 # "Late Nights in Voodoo" (Japan bonus track) - 4:51

Disc 2

:''Special Re-Release November 21, 2006, CD'' # "Lit Up" (video) # "For the Movies" (video) # "Check Your Head" (video) # "Dead Again" (video) # "Crushed" (Live) (video) # "Check Your Head" (Live) (video) # "For the Movies" (Alternate version) (video) # "Late Nights in Voodoo" # "Fastback 69" # "Lit Up" (Live)

Personnel

* Josh Todd – Vocals * Keith Nelson – Guitar * Jonathan "J.B." Brightman – Bass * Devon Glenn – Drums, Percussion

Additional Members

* Steve Jones – Guitar, Backing Vocals *

Kim Bullard Kim Bullard (born May 6, 1955) is an American keyboardist, songwriter, record producer, and film composer. He has been making music since the 1970s and has performed extensively as a keyboard player with musical acts such as Elton John and Crosb ...

– Keyboards * Greg Archilla – Mixing * David Bianco – Producer, Engineer * Chris Bilheimer – Art Direction * Bruce Bouillet – Engineer * Buckcherry – Producer * Jason Corsaro – Mixing * Joseph Cultice – Photography *

Terry Date Terry Date (born January 31, 1956) is an American record producer and audio engineer specializing in rock genres, especially heavy metal. He is well known for his work with Metal Church, Dream Theater, Soundgarden, Overkill, Pantera, Dark Ang ...

– Producer, Engineer, Mixing * Steve Durkee – Programming, Engineer, Assistant Engineer * Kristin Hambsch – Creative Director *

Ted Jensen Ted Jensen (born September 19, 1954) is an American mastering engineer, known for having mastered many recordings, including the Eagles' '' Hotel California'', Green Day's '' American Idiot'' and Norah Jones' ''Come Away with Me''. Early life ...

– Mastering * Steve Mixdorf – Assistant Engineer * Scott Olson – Programming, Engineer * Cameron Webb – Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant * Ulrich Wild – Programming, Engineer

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Buckcherry (Album) Buckcherry albums 1999 debut albums DreamWorks Records albums Albums produced by Terry Date