Skin is the seventh album by singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge, released in 2001. The album explores the pain, confusion, grief, and recovery Etheridge went through following her split from Julie Cypher, her companion of 12 years. "Heal Me" features background vocals by Laura Dern and Meg Ryan. Etheridge plays almost all the instruments and penned all the songs. Skin peaked at number nine on the Billboard 200.
| Skin | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | July 10, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 2000–2001 | |||
| Studio | The Village Recorder, Los Angeles, California Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 38:40 | |||
| Label | Island | |||
| Producer | ||||
| Melissa Etheridge chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (73/100)[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B−[3] |
| PopMatters |   [1][4] |
| Q | [1] |
| Rolling Stone |  [5] |
Track listing edit
All tracks are written by Melissa Ethrridge
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lover Please" | 3:27 |
| 2. | "The Prison" | 4:59 |
| 3. | "Walking on Water" | 3:04 |
| 4. | "Down to One" | 3:56 |
| 5. | "Goodnight" | 3:33 |
| 6. | "It's Only Me" | 3:40 |
| 7. | "I Want to Be in Love" | 3:43 |
| 8. | "Please Forgive Me" | 4:43 |
| 9. | "The Different" | 4:06 |
| 10. | "Heal Me" | 3:39 |
| Total length: | 39:20 | |
There is one known outtake titled 'Whispers in the Heart' 'My Heart' or 'Heart Whispers'
Personnel edit
- Melissa Etheridge – guitar, harmonica, mandolin, keyboards, vocals, background vocals
- Kenny Aronoff – drums
- Mark Browne – bass guitar
- David Cole – keyboards, programming
- Abe Laboriel Jr. – programming
- Meg Ryan – background vocals on "Heal Me"
- Laura Dern – background vocals on "Heal Me"
- Gota Yashiki – programming
Production edit
- Producers: Melissa Etheridge, David N. Cole
- Engineer: David N. Cole
- Assistant engineers: Steve Genewick, Charles Paakkari
- Mixing: David N. Cole, Chris Lord-Alge, Sylvia Massy, Matt Silva
- Mastering: Ted Jensen
- Drum programming: David N. Cole
- Production coordination: Steven Girmant
- Assistants: Charles Paakkari, Matt Silva
- Art direction: Rick Patrick
- Photography: Dan Winters
Charts edit
| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] | 30 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] | 35 |
| Canadian Albums Chart[8] | 18 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9] | 30 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] | 10 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] | 65 |
| US Billboard 200[12] | 9 |
Singles – Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | "I Want to Be in Love" | Adult Top 40 | 20[citation needed] |
References edit
- ^ a b c Critic reviews at Metacritic
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ Entertainment Weekly review
- ^ PopMatters review
- ^ "Rolling Stone review". Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. Retrieved September 5, 2007.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Australiancharts.com – Melissa Etheridge – Skin". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Melissa Etheridge – Skin" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
- ^ "Skin – Melissa Etheridge Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Melissa Etheridge – Skin" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Melissa Etheridge – Skin" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Melissa Etheridge – Skin". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
- ^ "Melissa Etheridge Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
External links edit
- Skin at Metacritic
