Candlebox (album)

Candlebox
Studio album by
Candlebox
ReleasedJuly 20, 1993
RecordedMarch–April 1993 at London Bridge Studios, Seattle, Washington. "Far Behind" & "You" recorded April 1992 at Robert Lang Studios.
Genre
Length53:21
Label
Producer
Candlebox chronology
Candlebox
(1993) 		Lucy
(1995)
Singles from Candlebox
  1. "Change"
    Released: July 1993
  2. "You"
    Released: August 30, 1993
  3. "Far Behind"
    Released: November 30, 1993
  4. "Cover Me"
    Released: November 11, 1994
Music video
"Change" on YouTube
Music video
"Far Behind" on YouTube

Candlebox is the debut album by Seattle rock band Candlebox. It contains their best known hit, "Far Behind", as well as the hit singles "Change", "You" and "Cover Me". Released in 1993, the album has since been certified 4× platinum in the United States.

Promotion

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The music videos for "Change", "Far Behind" and "You" remained in longstanding rotation on MTV and the latter became two of the most requested videos of 1993, and the former being featured on Beavis and Butt-Head.

Other songs were recorded during the Candlebox sessions and included on other releases. "Can't Give In," for instance, appears on the Airheads film soundtrack. "Pull Away" also served as a B-side to the "You" CD single.

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Philadelphia Inquirer[4]
The Village VoiceC[5]

The album has received mixed reviews. In a review for The Village Voice, although he gave the album a C rating, Robert Christgau panned the album and called the band "postgrunge scenesuckers [who] aren't total pop-metal conformists—they're a tad more intense, with sharper drumming."[5] The Philadelphia Inquirer concluded that "underneath all that flannel there's a Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow cover band just biding its time."[4] Trouser Press opined: "Much as Bon Jovi put a net on hair metal, Candlebox's primary function was to put a final stamp of megaselling irrelevance on the rotten corpse of Big Northwest Noise."[6]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine was more positive, writing for AllMusic: "Candlebox rode the alternative bandwagon to the top of the charts with their self-titled debut album." He also calls the singles "Change", "You" and "Far Behind" "the closest they come to memorable melodies."[3]

Although released in July 1993, Candlebox did not enter the top 10 Billboard 200 until August 1994,[7] upon the success of its third and biggest single "Far Behind", which would reach number 18 on the Hot 100 chart roughly a month later.[8] The album peaked at number seven, Candlebox's highest position so far, and remained on the chart for 104 weeks.[9]

Track listing

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All tracks by Candlebox.

No.TitleLength
1."Don't You"3:12
2."Change"6:24
3."You"4:56
4."No Sense"4:49
5."Far Behind"4:59
6."Blossom"4:30
7."Arrow"3:13
8."Rain"6:58
9."Mothers Dream"4:31
10."Cover Me"4:46
11."He Calls Home"5:03
Total length:53:21

Personnel

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Band

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Other

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  • Candlebox – producer, mixing
  • Kelly Gray – producer, engineer, mixing
  • Scott Heard – backing vocals
  • Randy Gane – Hammond organ
  • Janet Levinson – art direction
  • Laurie Lewis – backing vocals
  • Jon Plum – producer, engineer
  • Kevin Westenberg – photography

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[14] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[15] 4× Platinum 4,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Morgan, Chris. "The 25 best grunge albums from the '90s". Yardbarker. Archived from the original on March 6, 2021. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  2. ^ Wirt, John. "Not 'Far Behind': Candlebox brings its '25 Years of Rock & Still Rolling Tour' to Baton Rouge". The Advocate. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Candlebox at AllMusic
  4. ^ a b Stark, Karl (July 27, 1993). "Candlebox Candlebox". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. E2.
  5. ^ a b Christgau, Robert (November 29, 1994). "Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice. New York. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
  6. ^ Robbins, Ira. "Candlebox". Trouser Press. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
  7. ^ Candlebox - Candlebox
  8. ^ Candlebox Album & Song Chart History
  9. ^ Candlebox Album & Song Chart History
  10. ^ "Candlebox Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  11. ^ "Candlebox Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  12. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1994". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 9, 2021. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  13. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 16, 2019. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  14. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Candlebox – Candlebox". Music Canada. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  15. ^ "American album certifications – Candlebox – Candlebox". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
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