Sunburn (Fuel album)

Sunburn is the full-length debut album by the band Fuel released in 1998. It was produced by Steven Haigler. The songs "Shimmer", "Jesus or a Gun", and "Bittersweet" were released as singles. "Shimmer" peaked at #42 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1]

Sunburn
Studio album by Fuel
Released	March 31, 1998
Recorded	1997–1998
Studio	Long View Farm (North Brookfield, MA)
Genre	Post-grunge alternative rock hard rock
Length	41:55
Label	550, Epic
Producer	Steve Haigler
Fuel chronology
Hazleton (1998) Sunburn (1998) Something Like Human (2000)
Alternative cover
Expanded Edition album artwork
Singles from Sunburn
"Shimmer" Released: August 25, 1998 "Bittersweet" Released: November 5, 1998 "Sunburn" Released: 1999 "Jesus or a Gun" Released: April 20, 1999

Sunburn was certified Platinum (one million units sold) by the RIAA on May 24, 2000.[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Carl Bell.[note 1]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Untitled"	3:58
2.	"Bittersweet"	3:51
3.	"Shimmer"	3:33
4.	"Jesus or a Gun"	3:58
5.	"Sunburn"	4:23
6.	"New Thing"	3:19
7.	"It's Come to This"	3:39
8.	"Song for You"	3:46
9.	"Mary Pretends"	3:36
10.	"Ozone"	3:49
11.	"Hideaway"	4:03

Reissue Version

No.	Title	Length
12.	"King for a Day"	3:42
13.	"Walk the Sky"	3:18

• The "special expanded edition" re-issue of the album including two bonus tracks[3] was released on September 23, 2003. "Walk the Sky" was initially recorded in 1998 with producer Brendan O'Brien for the Godzilla soundtrack.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[5]
Miami New Times	(favorable)[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[7]

Personnel

• Brett Scallions - lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• Carl Bell - lead guitar, backing vocals
• Jeff Abercrombie - bass
• Jonathan Mover - drums

Production

• Steven Haigler: Producer
• Brendan O'Brien: Producer on "Walk The Sky"
• Tom Lord-Alge: Mixing
• Ted Jensen: Mastering

Notes

1. The Sunburn liner notes state Bell as sole writer of all the songs on the album, though BMI publishing lists Bell and Brett Scallions as writers of "Jesus or a Gun" and "Ozone".

References

1. Billboard Chart History
2. "Gold and Platinum Database Search". Retrieved June 18, 2009.
3. "Fuel's Two Re-issues to Come!" Melodic.net. September 17, 2003.
4. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Fuel: Sunburn > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 18, 2010.
5. Snierson, Dan (April 10, 1998). "Sunburn Review". Entertainment Weekly. p. 67. Retrieved July 18, 2010.
6. St. James, Adam (May 28, 1998). "Rotations: Fuel Sunburn review". Miami New Times.
7. Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 314. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone fuel album guide.