Menace to Sobriety (OPM album)

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Menace to Sobriety
A&M Studios (Hollywood, California)
  • Soundcastle (Los Angeles, California)
    • Length47:53
    LabelAtlantic
    Producer
    OPM chronology
    Menace to Sobriety
    (2000)     		ForThemAsses
    (2004)
    Alternative cover
    2015 release front cover
    Singles from Menace to Sobriety
    1. "Heaven Is a Halfpipe"
      Released: November 6, 2000
    2. "El Capitan"
      Released: 2001
    3. "Stash Up"
      Released: 2001
    Professional ratings
    Review scores
    SourceRating
    AllMusic[1]

    Menace to Sobriety is the debut studio album by American rock group OPM. It was released in August 2000 via Atlantic Records, and was re-released on September 8, 2015 as part of its 15-year anniversary.[2] There is also a clean version of the album, which removes most of the profanities used on the explicit version and any drug references.

    The album spawned three charted singles and music videos for: "Heaven Is a Halfpipe" (which also reached #68 in Triple J's Hottest 100 for the year 2000 in Australia), "El Capitan" and "Stash Up".

    Track listing

    No.TitleLength
    1."Stash Up"2:58
    2."Punanny" (Interlude)0:33
    3."Heaven Is a Halfpipe"4:18
    4."El Capitan"3:21
    5."Undercover Freak"3:47
    6."Brighter Side"3:32
    7."Better Daze"3:58
    8."Trucha"4:01
    9."Dealerman"3:40
    10."Reality Check"3:58
    11."Rage Against the Coke Machine" (Interlude)1:03
    12."Unda"2:50
    13."15 Minutes" (Interlude)0:45
    14."Fish out of Water"3:33
    15."Sound System" ("War on Drugs" (hidden track))6:03
    Total length:47:53
    Australia Bonus Track
    No.TitleLength
    16."Space People"3:46
    Total length:51:09
    Special Edition 2002
    No.TitleLength
    16."
    Soulchild
    Remix)    		3:33
    Total length:50:56
    15 Year Anniversary 2015 Bonus Track
    No.TitleLength
    16."Feel the Pain"3:16
    Total length:50:40

    B-sides

    1. "Space People" - 3:45 (from Heaven Is a Halfpipe CD single)
    2. "Group Therapy" - 2:20 (from Heaven Is a Halfpipe CD single)
    3. "El Capitan (SoulChild Remix)" - 3:37 (from El Capitan CD single)
    4. "Undercover Freak (007 Version)" (from El Capitan CD single)
    5. "Stash Up (Funk Food Remix)" (from Stash Up Maxi single)
    6. "Heaven Is A Halfpipe (Original Demo)" - 4:21 (from Stash Up Maxi single)

    Personnel

    • OPM – producers (tracks: 1, 4, 6–8, 10, 12, 14), co-producers (track 9), art direction & design
    • Matthew Meschery – vocals (tracks: 1, 3-10, 12, 14), keyboards (tracks: 7, 8, 10), programming (tracks: 1, 8)
    • John Edney – vocals (tracks: 1, 3-10, 12, 14), cover, illustration
    • Geoff "Casper" Turney – guitar (tracks: 1, 3-10, 12, 14)
    • Ronald Keys Jr. – scratches (tracks: 4, 8, 14)
    Additional musicians
    • James Kevin Dotson – vocals (tracks: 5–7, 12), bass (tracks: 1, 4, 6, 7, 12, 14), guitar (tracks: 1, 3, 5–7, 9, 12, 14), keyboards (track 14)
    • Angelo Moore – vocals (tracks: 7, 12), saxophone (track 12)
    • Asdru Sierra – vocals & horns (track 8)
    • Ulises Bella – vocals & horns (track 8)
    • Miguel Ángel Huidobro Preciado – vocals (track 8)
    • Brady Willmon – vocals (track 10), beatboxing (track 14)
    • Garry Hughes – keyboards & drum programming (tracks: 3, 5, 9), producer (track 15), co-producer (tracks: 3. 5. 9)
    • Nat Gleason – piano (track 3), keyboards (tracks: 4, 12)
    • Eric Avery – guitar (track 1)
    • Josh Deutsch – guitar (tracks: 3, 5), bass (track 3), drum programming (tracks: 3, 5, 9), producer (tracks: 3, 5, 9, 15)
    • Rusty Anderson – guitar (track 3)
    • David Rainger – guitar & bass (track 5)
    • David Mansfield – pedal steel guitar (track 9)
    • Sean E Demott – guitar (track 10), bass (tracks: 8, 10)
    • Melvin Gibbs – bass (tracks: 3, 9)
    • Leslie Van Trease – drums (tracks: 6, 7, 9, 12, 14)
    • Michael Patterson – drum programming (tracks: 3, 5), programming (tracks: 1, 4, 6, 10, 12), producer (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6–8, 10-14), co-producer (track 5), engineering (tracks: 3, 5, 8, 9), mixing (tracks: 3, 4, 8, 9, 12), recording (tracks: 1, 4, 6–8, 12, 14)
    • Alan Friedman – drum programming (track 3)
    • Ryan Boesch – programming (tracks: 8, 10)
    • Mike Pandos – percussion (track 7)
    • Jiro Yamaguchi – percussion (track 8)
    • Daniel Deutsch – harmonica (track 5)
    • Dylan Ramos – beatboxing (track 14)
    • Paige Taite – beatboxing (track 14)
    • Malcolm Michiles – scratches (tracks: 3, 5, 15)
    • Craig Kallman – producer (tracks: 3, 5, 9)
    • Samuel Vaughan Merrick IV – engineering (tracks: 3, 5, 9)
    • Jeff Moleski – engineering (track 5), additional recording (tracks: 7, 12)
    • David Kahne – mixing (track 5)
    • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
    • Stewart Whitmore – digital editor
    • Thomas Bricker – art direction & design
    • Kristin J. Klosterman – photography
    • Sean Murphy – photography
    • Cindy Hartman – A&R coordinator
    • Kevin Williams – A&R

    Chart history

    Chart (2000-2001) Peak
    position
    Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3] 23
    German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] 32
    Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] 66
    UK Albums (OCC)[6] 31
    US
    Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[7]
    		 22

    References

    1. ^ Gallucci, Michael. "Menace to Sobriety - OPM | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
    2. ^ "OPM The Borderline London". Borderline London. Archived from the original on 2015-10-23. Retrieved 2015-12-20.
    3. ^ "Austriancharts.at – OPM – Menace To Sobriety" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
    4. GfK Entertainment Charts
      . Retrieved March 14, 2019.
    5. ^ "Swisscharts.com – OPM – Menace To Sobriety". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
    6. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
    7. ^ "OPM Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 14, 2019.

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