Melissa Etheridge is the debut album by American singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge, released in 1988.
Melissa Etheridge | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | May 2, 1988 | |||
Recorded | October 19–25, 1987 | |||
Studio | Cherokee (Hollywood) | |||
Genre | Roots rock[1] | |||
Length | 45:50 | |||
Label | Island | |||
Producer |
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Melissa Etheridge chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Q | (Deluxe edition)[2] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
Uncut | (Deluxe edition)[2][4] |
The album was re-released on September 23, 2003, as a two-CD remastered edition containing a bonus disc of ten tracks recorded live at the Roxy in Los Angeles and a five-track session from BBC Kent in April 1988.
As of 2010, the album has tallied 1,145,000 copies in the United States alone, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[5] This figure does not include sales of the album between 1988 and 1991.
All tracks written by Melissa Etheridge.
Note
Remastered edition bonus disc
Overdubs recorded at Studio A, Sunset Sound Factory on November 16-18, 1987. Guitars on "Precious Pain" and "I Want You" recorded at Yo Dad Studio on October 25, 1987.
Technical
Weekly charts edit
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Year-end charts edit
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[18] | 2× Platinum | 300,000[19] |
Austria (IFPI Austria)[20] | Gold | 25,000* |
Canada (Music Canada)[21] | 3× Platinum | 300,000^ |
Germany (BVMI)[22] | Gold | 250,000^ |
Netherlands (NVPI)[23] | Gold | 50,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[24] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[25] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
rolling stone melissa etheridge album guide.