''Stratosphere'' is the debut studio album by American

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band Duster. The album was released February 24, 1998, on the

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label in the United States. The album was primarily written and recorded by members Clay Parton and Canaan Dove Amber, with Jason Albertini contributing drums to three tracks. The band subsequently released the ''

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'' album in 2000, and ''Stratosphere'' was reissued as part of the ''

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'' box set in March 2019.

Cover

The album's cover is a photograph taken from a November 1970 issue of ''Life'' magazine taken by Sam Ehrlich in Alberta, Canada.

Acclaim

The album got little to no attention on its initial release. Due to the Internet, the album has now made itself an icon in the

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community and its most popular track has over 79 million plays on

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Track listing

Personnel

*Dove Amber (credited as C. Amber)– performance, production, mixing *Clay Parton (credited as E. Parton)– performance, production, mixing *Jason Albertini – drums *

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– production *Kip Beelman – assistant production *Chris – assistant production *Jeff Pinn – recording

References

{{Authority control Duster (band) albums Up Records albums 1998 debut albums