Comfort Eagle

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Comfort Eagle
Studio album by
Cake
ReleasedJuly 24, 2001 (2001-07-24)
RecordedParadise Studios in Sacramento, California, with additional recording at Hyde Street Studios in San Francisco, California
Genre
Length36:55
LabelColumbia
ProducerCake
Cake chronology
Prolonging the Magic
(1998) 		Comfort Eagle
(2001) 		Pressure Chief
(2004)
Singles from Comfort Eagle
  1. "Short Skirt/Long Jacket"
    Released: August 14, 2001
  2. "Arco Arena"
    Released: 2001
  3. "Love You Madly"
    Released: 2001

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.

Release[edit]

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]

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic70/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Alternative Press[4]
Blender[4]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[6]
PopMatters7/10[4][7]
Q[4]
Rolling Stone[8]
Uncut[4]

Comfort Eagle was generally well received by critics, some noting its similarity to the band's previous albums, for better or worse.[4][5]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by John McCrea, unless otherwise noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Opera Singer"McCrea, Mark Kornweibel4:06
2."Meanwhile, Rick James..." 3:57
3."Shadow Stabbing"McCrea, George Kane3:07
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

Personnel[edit]

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
  • Kirt Shearer – mixing
  • David Cole – mixing
  • Craig Long – mixing
  • Gabriel Shepard – mixing
  • Don C. Taylor – mastering

Charts[edit]

Album
Year Chart Position
2001 Billboard 200[9] 13
Top Internet Albums[9] 2
Year-end
Year-end chart performance for Comfort Eagle
Chart (2001) Position
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[10] 151
Single
Year Single Chart Position
2001 "Short Skirt/Long Jacket"[9] Modern Rock Tracks 7

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[11] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[12] Platinum 1,000,000‡

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Week Ending Jan. 16, 2011: Albums: Even Lower Chart Watch – Yahoo! Music". Yahoo! News. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  2. ^ Archive-David-Basham. "Got Charts? Sympathy For Mariah, 2001's Biggest Flops, Nine Inch Nails' Chart Algebra". MTV News. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
  3. ^ "RIAA – Gold & Platinum Searchable Database – June 08, 2013". riaa.com. Archived from the original on December 13, 2015. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "Critic Reviews for Comfort Eagle – Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
  5. ^ a b Vanderhoff, Mark. "Comfort Eagle – Cake : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. AllRovi. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
  6. ^ Serpick, Evan (August 3, 2001). "Cake: Comfort Eagle Review | Music Reviews and News | ew.com". ew.com. Archived from the original on May 1, 2010. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
  7. ^ Fowler, Shan (July 23, 2001). "Cake: Comfort Eagle | PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
  8. ^ Berger, Arion (July 24, 2001). "Cake: Comfort Eagle : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on October 17, 2007. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
  9. ^ a b c "Cake's 'Comfort' Soars Like an 'Eagle' Billboard". billboard.com. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
  10. ^ "Top 200 Albums of 2001 (based on sales)". Jam!. Archived from the original on November 6, 2003. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  11. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Cake – Comfort Eagle". Music Canada. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
  12. ^ "American album certifications – Cake – Comfort Eagle". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 11, 2022.

External links[edit]

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