''Pete Yorn'', also titled as ''PY'', is the eponymous fifth album by American singer-songwriter
Pete Yorn
Peter Joseph Yorn (born July 27, 1974) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He first gained international recognition after his debut record, '' Musicforthemorningafter'', was released to critical and commercial acclaim in 2001. He is ...
, released by
Vagrant Records
Vagrant Records is an American record label based in California. It was founded in 1995 by Rich Egan and Jon Cohen. The label focuses on rock, but features artists in a variety of other genres including folk, soul, electronic, and pop. It is hom ...
on September 28, 2010.
Reception
The album debuted at No. 66 on the
''Billboard'' 200 albums chart,
with around 6,000 copies sold on its first week of release. It also debuted at No. 22 on the ''Billboards
Rock Albums chart,
and No. 15 on the
Alternative Albums
The ''Billboard'' charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs and albums in the United States and elsewhere. The results are published in '' Billboard'' magazine. ''Billboard'' biz, the online extension of the ''Billboard'' charts, p ...
charts.
The album has sold 28,000 copies in the US as of January 2016.
Track listing
All songs written by Pete Yorn, except "Wheels", written by
Chris Hillman
Christopher Hillman (born December 4, 1944) is an American musician. He was the original bassist of and one of the original members of the Byrds, which in 1965 included Roger McGuinn, Gene Clark, David Crosby and Michael Clarke.
With freque ...
and
Gram Parsons
Ingram Cecil Connor III (November 5, 1946 – September 19, 1973) who was known professionally as Gram Parsons, was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and pianist who recorded as a solo artist and with the International Submarine Band, ...
.
#"Precious Stone" – 3:26
#"Rock Crowd" – 4:48
#"Velcro Shoes" – 3:50
#"Paradise Cove I" – 4:07
#"Badman" – 3:13
#"The Chase" – 4:04
#"Sans Fear" – 4:17
#"Always" – 3:27
#"Stronger Than" – 3:39
#"Future Life" – 4:11
#"Wheels" – 3:18
;Bonus track
#
"Favorite Song" – 2:40
Charts
References
2010 albums
Pete Yorn albums
Vagrant Records albums
Albums produced by Black Francis
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