Letters from Chutney is the only album recorded by the Canadian rock band Rainbow Butt Monkeys, now known as Finger Eleven. It features a different sound than Finger Eleven's subsequent albums, with funk and grunge influences. The album is currently out of print, though available for special order. The album produced three singles, all of which had videos released. The name of the album comes from a dog with a missing eye that the band found on the side of the road. They gave it the name Chutney. The album peaked at No. 45 on the RPM Canadian Albums Chart.[5] Since their transformation into Finger Eleven, the band have rarely played any songs from this album live.
| Letters from Chutney | ||||
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| Released | April 19, 1995 | |||
| Studio | Mainway Studio (Burlington, Ontario) Metalworks (Mississauga, Ontario) | |||
| Genre | Grunge,[1] funk metal | |||
| Length | 49:57 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Producer | John Punter and Atilla Turi[2] | |||
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| Singles from Letter from Chutney | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Rock Hard |   [4] |
Track listing edit
All songs by Rainbow Butt Monkeys.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "As Far as I Can Spit" | 3:56 |
| 2. | "Danananana" | 4:54 |
| 3. | "Brat" | 3:57 |
| 4. | "Circles" | 4:31 |
| 5. | "Spiderprints" | 4:01 |
| 6. | "Nibber" | 3:34 |
| 7. | "Dropping" | 3:41 |
| 8. | "St. Louis" | 3:15 |
| 9. | "Scrumpy" | 3:22 |
| 10. | "Cake" | 4:08 |
| 11. | "Cookin' in the Kitchen" | 5:22 |
| 12. | "Let's Pretend" | 5:16 |
Personnel edit
Adapted from the liner notes of Letters from Chutney.[6]
Rainbow Butt Monkeys
- Scott Anderson – vocals
- James Black – guitar, vocals
- Rick Jackett – guitar
- Sean Anderson – bass
- Rob Gommerman – drums
Production
- John Punter – engineering, mixing
- Atilla Turi – engineering
- L. Stu Young – engineering
- Sean McKim – engineering, assistant engineer
- Andre Plante – engineering, assistant engineer
- Kurtys Kidd – assistant engineer
- David Tedesco – assistant engineer
- Bill Kipper – mastering
Artwork
- Cy Anderson – cover
- Andrew MacNaughtan – band photography
References edit
- ^ "Rainbow Butt Monkeys reviews, music, news - sputnikmusic".
- ^ "Rainbow Butt Monkeys – Letters from Chutney (1995, CD)". Discogs.
- ^ "Letters from Chutney - Rainbow Butt Monkeys". AllMusic.
- ^ "Letters from Chutney review". Rock Hard. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 61, No. 19 Jun 12, 1995". RPM. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
- ^ Letters from Chutney (liner notes). Rainbow Butt Monkeys. Mercury. 1995. 314 526 783-2.
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