''Sunburn'' is the debut album by American rock band

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, released by

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, an imprint of

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on March 3, 1998. It was produced by

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. The songs "Shimmer", "Jesus or a Gun", and "Bittersweet" were issued as commercial singles following its release; the former peaked at number 42 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Critically, the album was met with average reviews, and commercially, the album modestly entered the ''Billboard'' 200 at number 77. ''Sunburn'' received

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certification by the

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(RIAA) — signifying sales of one million units — on May 24, 2000.

Track listing

All songs written by Carl Bell.The ''Sunburn'' liner notes state Bell as sole writer of all the songs on the album, though BMI publishing lists Bell and Brett Scallions as writers o
"Jesus or a Gun"
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"Ozone"
*The "special expanded edition" re-issue of the album including two bonus tracksFuel's Two Re-issues to Come!
''Melodic.net.'' September 17, 2003. was released on September 23, 2003. "Walk the Sky" was initially recorded in 1998 with producer Brendan O'Brien for the ''Godzilla'' soundtrack.

Personnel

Fuel * Brett Scallions – lead vocals, rhythm guitar * Carl Bell – lead guitar, backing vocals * Jeff Abercrombie – bass * Kevin Miller – drums (credited but does not perform on album) *

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– drums (on album) *Jane Scarpantoni – cello on “Shimmer” and “It Comes to This” Production *

– producer * Brendan O'Brien – producer on "Walk the Sky" *

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– mixing *

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– mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Notes

References

1998 debut albums Fuel (band) albums Epic Records albums Albums recorded at Long View Farm {{1990s-alt-rock-album-stub