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Comfort Eagle is the fourth studio album by American alternative rock band Cake. It was released on July 24, 2001, on Columbia Records, their first with the company.
| Comfort Eagle | ||||
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| Released | July 24, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | Paradise Studios in Sacramento, California, with additional recording at Hyde Street Studios in San Francisco, California | |||
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| Length | 36:55 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Cake | |||
| Cake chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Comfort Eagle | ||||
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In its opening week, Comfort Eagle sold about 72,000 copies, debuting at number 13 on the Billboard 200.[1] By 2002, the album had sold 408,000 copies.[2] On February 2, 2003, it was certified gold by the RIAA for shipments of half a million copies.[3]
The album's lead single was "Short Skirt/Long Jacket." The band asked fans to vote for the album's second single via their website, with the album's title track "Comfort Eagle" being the eventual winner, however this single release was cancelled after the September 11 attacks. The band wrote: "Due to unforeseen changes in national media, CAKE must now change its upcoming single from 'Comfort Eagle' to 'Love You Madly.' We apologize to those of you who voted for the latter, but due to its airplane, corporate, and Middle Eastern references, 'Comfort Eagle' has been deemed inappropriate for today's emotional climate."[4]
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 70/100[5] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
| Alternative Press | [5] |
| Blender | [5] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B−[7] |
| PopMatters | 7/10[5][8] |
| Q | [5] |
| Rolling Stone | [9] |
| Uncut | [5] |
Comfort Eagle was generally well received by critics, some noting its similarity to the band's previous albums, for better or worse.[5][6]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Opera Singer" | McCrea, Mark Kornweibel | 4:06 |
| 2. | "Meanwhile, Rick James..." | 3:57 | |
| 3. | "Shadow Stabbing" | McCrea, George Kane | 3:07 |
| 4. | "Short Skirt/Long Jacket" | 3:24 | |
| 5. | "Commissioning a Symphony in C" | 2:59 | |
| 6. | "Arco Arena" | 1:31 | |
| 7. | "Comfort Eagle" | 3:40 | |
| 8. | "Long Line of Cars" | 3:24 | |
| 9. | "Love You Madly" | 3:58 | |
| 10. | "Pretty Pink Ribbon" | 3:08 | |
| 11. | "World of Two" | 3:41 | |
| Total length: | 36:55 | ||
All tracks are written by John McCrea, unless otherwise noted
- Cake
- John McCrea – vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboards, percussion
- Vince DiFiore – trumpet, keyboards, backing vocals
- Xan McCurdy – electric guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
- Gabriel Nelson – bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
- Todd Roper – drums, percussion, Moog synthesizer, backing vocals
- Tyler Pope – keyboard, electric guitar ("Opera Singer", "Short Skirt/Long Jacket", "Arco Arena")
- Technical
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- Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Billboard 200[10] | 13 |
| Top Internet Albums[10] | 2 |
- Year-end
| Chart (2001) | Position |
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| Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[11] | 151 |
- Single
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | "Short Skirt/Long Jacket"[10] | Modern Rock Tracks | 7 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (Music Canada)[12] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[13] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
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