Sugar Ray (album)
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Released | June 12, 2001 | |||
Recorded | 2000 - March 2001 | |||
Genre | Pop rock | |||
Length | 39:55 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Producer | Ralph Sall Don Gilmore David Kahne | |||
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Sugar Ray is the fourth studio album by the band Sugar Ray. The album was released on June 12, 2001, and debuted at number 6 on the Billboard 200 chart,[1] and went gold.[2] The album's first single, "When It's Over", performed well on pop and rock charts as well.
Release[]
The track "Words to Me" was featured on the Scooby-Doo film soundtrack in 2002. Also, the track "Sorry Now" was featured in Scary Movie 2.
Reception and sales[]
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 71/100[3] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Entertainment Weekly | B−[5] |
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Q | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Spin | 6/10[10] |
Sugar Ray received generally positive reviews. Aggregator Metacritic gave the album a 71 out of 100 rating based on 10 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[3]
The album sold one million copies, less than the multi-platinum albums Floored and 14:59, but far more than their next album, 2003's In the Pursuit of Leisure, which sold less than 150,000 copies.[11]
Track listing[]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Answer the Phone" |
| 4:00 |
2. | "When It's Over" |
| 3:38 |
3. | "Under the Sun" |
| 3:21 |
4. | "Satellites" |
| 3:46 |
5. | "Waiting" |
| 3:31 |
6. | "Ours" |
| 3:23 |
7. | "Sorry Now" |
| 3:17 |
8. | "Stay On" (featuring Nick Hexum) |
| 4:31 |
9. | "Words to Me" |
| 4:00 |
10. | "Just a Little" |
| 3:27 |
11. | "Disasterpiece" |
| 2:58 |
Total length: | 39:55 |
Personnel[]
- Mark McGrath – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Rodney Sheppard – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Murphy Karges – bass, guitar, backing vocals
- Stan Frazier – drums, percussion, guitar, programming, backing vocals
- Craig "DJ Homicide" Bullock – turntables, samples, programming, keyboards, backing vocals
Additional personnel[]
- Nick Hexum - vocals on Stay On
Charts[]
Weekly charts[]
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Year-end charts[]
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References[]
- ^ "Sugar Ray chart performance". Retrieved May 31, 2008.
- ^ "American album certifications – Sugar Ray – Sugar Ray". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Reviews for Sugar Ray by Sugar Ray". Metacritic. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Sugar Ray – Sugar Ray". AllMusic. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
- ^ Sinclair, Tom (June 15, 2001). "Sugar Ray". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on March 1, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
- ^ Weingarten, Marc (June 10, 2001). "Sugar Ray 'Sugar Ray' Lava / Atlantic". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
- ^ "Sugar Ray: Sugar Ray". Q (181): 120. September 2001.
- ^ Berger, Arion (July 5, 2001). "Sugar Ray: Sugar Ray". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 16, 2007. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
- ^ Harris, Keith (2004). "Sugar Ray". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 791. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ Beaujon, Andrew (August 2001). "Sugar Ray: Sugar Ray". Spin. 17 (8): 129–30. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
- ^ "Sugar Ray Bounce Back With Music For Cougars". MTV News.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Sugar Ray – Sugar Ray" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Sugar Ray – Sugar Ray". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Sugar Ray – Sugar Ray" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Sugar Ray – Sugar Ray". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Sugar Ray – Sugar Ray". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
- ^ "Sugar Ray Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
External links[]
- Sugar Ray at AllMusic
- Sugar Ray at MusicBrainz
- Sugar Ray at Discogs (list of releases)
- Sugar Ray at Metacritic
- 2001 albums
- Sugar Ray albums
- Atlantic Records albums
- Albums produced by David Kahne