''Candlebox'' is the debut album by Seattle

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. It contains their best known hit, " Far Behind", as well as the hit singles "Change", "

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" and "Cover Me". Released in 1993, the album has since been certified 4× platinum in the United States.

Promotion

The music videos for "Change", "Far Behind" and "You" remained in longstanding rotation on

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and the latter became two of the most requested videos of 1993, and the former being featured on ''

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''. Other songs were recorded during the ''Candlebox'' sessions and included on other releases. "Can't Give In," for instance, appears on the ''Airheads'' film soundtrack. "Pull Away" also served as a

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to the "You" CD single.

Reception

The album has received mixed reviews. In a review for '' The Village Voice'', although he gave the album a C rating, Robert Christgau panned Candlebox's self-titled album and called the band "postgrunge scenesuckers hoaren't total pop-metal conformists--they're a tad more intense, with sharper drumming." Stephen Thomas Erlewine was more positive, writing for AllMusic: "Candlebox rode the alternative bandwagon to the top of the charts with their self-titled debut album." He also calls the singles "Change", "You" and "Far Behind" "the closest they come to memorable melodies." Although released in July 1993, ''Candlebox'' did not enter the top 10 ''Billboard'' 200 until August 1994, upon the success of its third and biggest single "Far Behind", which would reach number 18 on the Hot 100 chart roughly a month later. The album peaked at number seven, Candlebox's highest position so far, and remained on the chart for 104 weeks. Candlebox Album & Song Chart History/ref>

Track listing

All tracks by

Personnel

Band

* Kevin Martin -

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* Peter Klett - guitar * Bardi Martin -

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Scott Mercado Scott Mercado (born c. 1964) was the original drummer of Sky Cries Mary and co-founder of the Seattle rock group Candlebox, a band reunited in 2006 with a "Best of" CD, live DVD (''Alive in Seattle'', 2007), and a latest CD called ''Into the Su ...

- drums

Other

* Candlebox – producer, mixing *

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– producer, engineer, mixing * Scott Heard – backing vocals *

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– Hammond organ * Janet Levinson – art direction * Laurie Lewis – backing vocals * Jon Plum – producer, engineer * Kevin Westenberg – photography

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

{{Authority control 1993 debut albums Candlebox albums Maverick Records albums Albums produced by Kelly Gray Albums recorded at Robert Lang Studios