Lemonade and Brownies

Lemonade and Brownies is the debut studio album by the American rock band Sugar Ray. It was produced by the band's director friend Joseph McGinty "McG" Nichol and executive produced by DJ Lethal. Actress Nicole Eggert is featured on the cover. Even though the album did not chart and was a commercial and critical failure for Atlantic Records, the band stayed on the label, going on to huge success. The guitars on Lemonade and Brownies were played entirely on drop D tuning.

Lemonade and Brownies
Studio album by Sugar Ray
Released	April 4, 1995
Recorded	1994–95
Genre	Funk metal[1][2] rap metal[3] nu metal[4]
Length	43:07
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Joseph McGinty Nichol
Sugar Ray chronology
Lemonade and Brownies (1995) Floored (1997)
Singles from Lemonade and Brownies
"Mean Machine" Released: March 30, 1995 "10 Seconds Down" Released: October 7, 1995 "Iron Mic" Released: February 29, 1996

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Los Angeles Times	[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[5]

The music video for Mean Machine was featured in a Beavis And Butthead episode "Bang the Drum Slowly Dumbass"

Track listing

All songs written by McGrath, Sheppard, Karges, Frazier & McG[6]

1. "Snug Harbor" – 0:50
2. "Rhyme Stealer" – 2:51
3. "Iron Mic" – 4:40
4. "Hold Your Eyes" – 3:29
5. "The Greatest" – 3:58
6. "Big Black Woman" – 1:43
7. "Mean Machine" – 2:41
8. "Dance Party USA" – 3:18
9. "10 Seconds Down" – 3:39
10. "Danzig Needs a Hug" – 3:07
11. "Drive By" – 1:58 (comedy skit)
12. "Caboose" – 3:13
13. "Scuzzboots" – 3:29
14. "Streaker" – 4:12
15. "One Brave Cowboy" – 1:37 (Hidden bonus track plays after 2 minutes of silence)

Japan bonus tracks

15. "White Minority" (Black Flag cover) – 1:03
16. "Wasted" – 0:49
17. "Wango Tango" – 3:56
18. "Dr. J" (Live) – 3:11

Personnel

Sugar Ray

• Mark McGrath - lead vocals (credited as "Liar")
• Rodney Sheppard - guitars (credited as "Traitor")
• Murphy Karges - bass (credited as "Sellout")
• Stan Frazier - drums (credited as "Cheat")

Additional Musicians

• DJ Lethal - turntables, samples
• DJ Homicide - additional scratches
• Janine Harris - additional vocals on "Danzig Needs a Hug"

Production

• McG - Producer
• DJ Lethal - Executive Producer
• Jason Roberts - Mixing
• Ben Wallach - Engineer
• Tom Baker - Mastering
• Barry "Lord" Conley, Steve Gallagher, Mon Agranat, Eric Fischer & John Ewing Jr. - Additional Engineers
• Chip Quigley & Lee Heiman - Management
• Dante Ariola & Jay Papke - Art Direction and Design
• Stephen Stickler & Dante Ariola - Cover Photography
• Melanie Nissen - Additional Photography

References

1. "Original Album Series - Sugar Ray - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic.
2. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Lemonade and Brownies – Sugar Ray". AllMusic. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
3. Boehm, Mike (June 2, 1995). "Album Review: Sugar Ray--Witless Juvenilia With a Beat". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
4. "Top 10 Sell-Out Songs: You Can Actually Hear Artistic Integrity Disintergrate". Phoenix New Times. (26 October 2010)
5. 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.
6. Warner Chappell Music. "Sugar Ray Music". Warner Chappell Music. Retrieved August 24, 2020.