''Comfort Eagle'' is the fourth studio album by American
alternative rock
Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from mainstream or commerci ...
band
Cake. It was released on July 24, 2001, on
Columbia Records, their first with the company.
Release
In its opening week, ''Comfort Eagle'' sold about 72,000 copies, debuting at number 13 on the
''Billboard'' 200. By 2002, the album had sold 408,000 copies. On February 2, 2003, it was certified gold by the
RIAA for shipments of half a million copies.
Critical reception
''Comfort Eagle'' was generally well-received by critics, some noting its similarity to the band's previous albums, for better or worse.
Track listing
Personnel
;Cake
*
John McCrea – vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboards, percussion
*
Vince DiFiore
Vincent Robert DiFiore Jr. is an American musician. He has been a member of the band Cake since 1991, in which he plays trumpet, keyboard, and sings harmony vocals.
Early life and education
DiFiore earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from ...
– trumpet, keyboards, backing vocals
*
Xan McCurdy
Cake is an alternative rock band from Sacramento, California, consisting of singer John McCrea, trumpeter Vince DiFiore, guitarist Xan McCurdy, bassist Daniel McCallum, and drummer Todd Roper. The band has been noted for McCrea's sarcastic lyr ...
– electric guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
* Gabriel Nelson – bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
* Todd Roper – drums, percussion,
Moog synthesizer, backing vocals
* Tyler Pope – keyboard, electric guitar ("Opera Singer", "Short Skirt/Long Jacket", "Arco Arena")
;Technical
* Kirt Shearer –
mixing
* David Cole – mixing
* Craig Long – mixing
* Gabriel Shepard – mixing
* Don C. Taylor –
mastering
Charts
;Album
;Year-end
;Single
Certifications
References
External links
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2001 albums
Cake (band) albums
Columbia Records albums