''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 Popular culture, mainstre ...

band

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. It was released on July 24, 2001, on

Columbia Records Columbia Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music, Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the North American division of Japanese Conglomerate (company), conglomerate Sony. It was founded on Janua ...

, 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

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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 *

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– 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,

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, 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

Release

Critical reception

Track listing

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

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