Title of Record
| Title of Record | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Studio album by | |
| Released | August 24, 1999 |
| Recorded | 1997–1999 |
| Studio | Abyssinian Sons (Chicago) |
| Length | 70:23 |
| Label | Reprise |
| Producer | Ben Grosse, Richard Patrick, Rae DiLeo |
Title of Record is the second studio album by American rock band Filter. Former Smashing Pumpkins bassist D'arcy Wretzky provided backing vocals on the track "Cancer"[1] and is rumored to have also sang on "Take a Picture". Eric Remschneider, who had also contributed to The Smashing Pumpkins songs "Disarm", "Soma" and "The Bells", was also brought in to play cello on the opening track "Sand",[2] "Take a Picture"[2] and closing track "Miss Blue".[3]
In May 2016 in an interview with Loudwire, Filter lead singer Richard Patrick spoke of a romantic relationship he had with Wretzky, saying she was the subject of a song he wrote called "Miss Blue", also on Title of Record.[4] Wretzky and Patrick had known each other since at least 1996, when Filter opened up for The Smashing Pumpkins during the Infinite Sadness tour.
Title of Record was a critical and commercial success upon its release, peaking at number 30 on the US Billboard 200. It had sold over 800,000 copies by 2001 and was later certified platinum by the RIAA for shipments of over one million copies. "Take a Picture" became the band's most successful single, peaking within the top 20 of nine international charts, including the Billboard Hot 100. The album was featured as number 8 on Loudwire's list of "15 Best Hard Rock Albums of 1999".[5]
Relevant tracklist[edit | edit source]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Take a Picture" | Richard Patrick | 6:03 |
| 9. | "Cancer" | Richard Patrick, Frank Cavanagh | 6:39 |
Release history[edit | edit source]
| Released | Label | Catalog ID | Format | Country | External sites | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 24, 1999 | Reprise | 9 47388-2 • 000 9 47388-2 | CD | US | Discogs | MusicBrainz | [1] |
More releases: Discogs • MusicBrainz
Charts[edit | edit source]
| Charts (1999) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] | 41 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] | 34 |
| Canada RPM Albums Chart[8] | 40 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] | 20 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[10] | 12 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[11] | 75 |
| US Billboard 200[12] | 30 |
Relevant personnel[edit | edit source]
- D'arcy Wretzky – backing vocals
- Eric Remschneider – cello
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ [1] Archived September 3, 2014, at the w:Wayback Machine
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 [2] Archived September 3, 2014, at the w:Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Title of Record - Filter | Credits". AllMusic. August 24, 1999. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
- ↑ Loudwire (May 25, 2016). "Filter's Richard Patrick - Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction?" – via YouTube.
- ↑ Childers, Chad (January 15, 2019). "15 Best Hard Rock Albums of 1999". Loudwire. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Filter – Title of Record". Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Filter – Title of Record" (in German). Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 69, No. 21, September 13, 1999". RPM. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
- ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. w:Phononet GmbH.
- ↑ "Charts.nz – Filter – Title of Record". Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Filter | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
- ↑ "Filter Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.