Melissa Etheridge - Melissa Etheridge

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1	Similar Features	4:42
2	Chrome Plated Heart	3:59
3	Like The Way I Do	5:23
4	Precious Pain Engineer [Additional Engineering] – Allan BlazekEngineer [Assistant Engineer (a&m)] – Bob VogtEngineer [Assistant Engineer (the Complex)] – Duane Seykora	4:15
5	Don't You Need	4:59
6	The Late September Dogs	6:33
7	Occasionally Percussion [Acoustic Guitar Back] – Melissa Etheridge	2:36
8	Watching You	5:33
9	Bring Me Some Water	3:52
10	I Want You Engineer [Additional Engineering] – Allan BlazekEngineer [Assistant Engineer (a&m)] – Bob VogtEngineer [Assistant Engineer (the Complex)] – Duane Seykora	3:43

Companies, etc.

• Pressed By – Sonopress
• Printed By – TOPAC
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Island Records Inc.
• Copyright (c) – Island Records Inc.
• Mastered At – Precision Lacquer
• Recorded At – Cherokee Studios
• Recorded At – Sunset Sound Factory
• Recorded At – Yo Dad Studio
• Mixed At – A&M Studios
• Mixed At – The Complex
• Distributed By – BMG Ariola

Credits

• A&r [A & R Coordination] – Holly Ferguson
• Arranged By, Bass – Kevin McCormick
• Arranged By, Drums, Percussion [Additional Overdubs] – Craig Krampf
• Cover – Tony Wright
• Engineer [Additional Engineering] – Jim Nipar
• Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – David Kane
• Engineer [Assisted By] – Cliff Kane
• Executive-producer – Chris Blackwell, Rob Fraboni
• Guitar [Additional Overdubs] – Johnny Lee Schell, Waddy Wachtel
• Keyboards [Additional Overdubs] – Scott Thurston, Wally Badarou
• Management , Other [Direction] – W.F. Leopold*
• Mastered By – Stephen Marcussen
• Mixed By – Niko Bolas
• Photography By – George Du Bose*
• Producer – Craig Krampf, Kevin McCormick, Melissa Etheridge, Niko Bolas
• Songwriter, Arranged By, Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Melissa Etheridge

Notes

Info from booklet:
Tracks cut live at Cherokee Studio I, Oct. 19-23, 1987
Overdubbed at the Sunset Sound Factory Studio A, Nov. 16-18, 1987
Guitar on "Precious Pain" & "I Want You" overdubbed at Yo Dad Studio Oct. 25, 1987
Mixed at A&M Studio B, November 20, 22, 30 and December 1, 2, 1987 and The Complex January 17-18, 1988
Mastered at Precision Laquer
Agency: Monterey Peninsula Artists 624-4889
"Thank you" section appears.

Info from Inlay:
℗ 1988 Island Records, Inc.
Vertrieb in Europa durch BMG Ariola ● Distribué en Europe par BMG Ariola
A Bertelsmann Music Group Company ● All trademarks and logos are protected
Printed in Germany by TOPAC ● Imprimé en Allemagne par TOPAC
[Island logo]

Other info:
Track 10: Duration wrongly stated in booklet as 4:07.

Titles of the lyrics for tracks 2, 6, 7 and 8 are marked with an index which does not point to any reference on the release, but most likely the recording sessions cut live at Cherokee Studio I are meant.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 0 7567 90875 2 2
• Matrix / Runout: SONOPRESS 259138 A
• Label Code: LC 0407
• Other (Printed In A Box): D: 222
• Other (Printed In A Box): F: RC650
• Rights Society: GEMA | BIEM
• Other (SPARS Code): AAD

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
7 90875-1, 90875-1	Melissa Etheridge	Melissa Etheridge ‎(LP, Album)	Island Records, Island Records	7 90875-1, 90875-1	US	1988
7 90875-2, 90875-2	Melissa Etheridge	Melissa Etheridge ‎(CD, Album, Club)	Island Records, Island Records	7 90875-2, 90875-2	US	1988
L 38952	Melissa Etheridge	Melissa Etheridge ‎(LP, Album)	Island Records, Festival Records	L 38952	Australia	1988
VG ILPS 9879, ILPS 9879	Melissa Etheridge	Melissa Etheridge ‎(LP, Album)	Island Records, Island Records	VG ILPS 9879, ILPS 9879	Greece	1988
209 138	Melissa Etheridge	Melissa Etheridge ‎(LP, Album)	Island Records	209 138	Europe	1988

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