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The Red Hot Chili Peppers
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work
The Red Hot Chili Peppers · This debut album was released on 10 August 1984 on EMI America and Enigma Records. Guitarist Hillel Slovak and drummer Jack Irons had left, so singer Anthony Kiedis and bassist Flea brought in Jack Sherman and Cliff Martinez. Sherman plays only on this record. The producer was Andy Gill, guitarist of Gang of Four.
The recording was uneasy. Kiedis and Flea were often at odds with Gill over the direction and found the result less raw than their 1983 demo. Kiedis was particularly hurt when he saw that Gill had written that Police Helicopter was bad. On Mommy Where's Daddy, Gwen Dickey, the singer of Rose Royce, sings along. The reviews were mixed. Even so, the record got airplay on college radio and on MTV, and it built the band's audience. Flea later said that he liked the songs but regretted the way they were recorded.
Listening
Track list
- 1True Men Don't Kill Coyotes3:40Apple Music ↗
- 2Baby Appeal3:41Apple Music ↗
- 3Buckle Down3:24Apple Music ↗
- 4Get Up and Jump2:53Apple Music ↗
- 5Why Don't You Love Me3:23Apple Music ↗
- 6Green Heaven3:59Apple Music ↗
- 7Mommy Where's Daddy3:31Apple Music ↗
- 8Out In L.A.2:01Apple Music ↗
- 9Police Helicopter1:16Apple Music ↗
- 10You Always Sing the Same0:19Apple Music ↗
- 11Grand Pappy Du Plenty4:04Apple Music ↗
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