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band

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. It was released on October 5, 2004, pushed back from its original August release date. It was produced by the band and recorded in a converted house in Sacramento. The lead single, "

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" peaked at #13 on the U.S.

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. The second single "Carbon Monoxide" garnered some airplay but failed to crack the Modern Rock Tracks top 40. The album was the band's second and last record under

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. The songs "She'll Hang the Baskets" and "Tougher Than It Is" were both originally written for Cake's 1998 record ''

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''. A bonus disc, ''Extra Value'', was included in limited pre-orders of ''Pressure Chief''. On its opening week, ''Pressure Chief'' sold about 46,000 copies, debuting and peaking at number 17 on the ''Billboard'' 200. However, it fell to #55 the following week. By the next month, the album had only sold 91,478 copies.

Critical reception

''Pressure Chief'' was met with "mixed or average" reviews from critics. At

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, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an

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score of 52 based on 8 reviews. In a review for

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, Johnny Loftus wrote: "''Pressure Chief'' marks Cake's tenth year with a set of sardonic, engaging alternative pop that shows the Sacramento band's economical sound unwilted after all these years." Matt Weir of ''

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'' gave a three-and-a-half stars out of five, calling the release the "weakest effort" by the band."

Track listing

Personnel

;Cake * John McCrea – acoustic guitar, keyboard, percussion, lead vocals, cover design *

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– trumpet, melodica, keyboard, percussion, background vocals *

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– electric and acoustic guitar, bass, drums, keyboard, background vocals *

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– bass, keyboard, drums, electric and acoustic guitar, background vocals ;Additional musicians *

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– additional keyboard, percussion and guitar (on "No Phone", "Dime", "The Guitar Man", and "Palm Of Your Hand") *

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– electric guitar (on "She'll Hang The Baskets") *

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– drums (on "No Phone", and "Carbon Monoxide") *Matt McCord – drums (on "The Guitar Man") *Todd Roper – drums on (on "She'll Hang The Baskets", and "Tougher Than It Is") *Greg Vincent – pedal steel guitar (on "She'll Hang The Baskets", and "Palm Of Your Hand") ;Additional personnel *Cake – Arranger, Producer, Engineer, Mixing *Craig Long – Engineer, Mixing *Mark Needham – Engineer, Mixing *Patrick Olguin – Engineer, Mixing *Kirt Shearer – Engineer, Mixing *Don C. Tyler – Mastering

Charts

Singles – Billboard (United States)

Television performances

*"No Phone" on

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with

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on Monday, October 4, 2004 *"Wheels" on

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*"No Phone" on The Late Late Show (with guest host

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) on Tuesday, October 5, 2004

Appearances in other media

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''.

References

External links

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