To Record Only Water for Ten Days
| To Record Only Water for Ten Days | ||||
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Warner Bros. | ||||
| Producer | John Frusciante | |||
| John Frusciante chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 66/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[3] |
| Dotmusic | [4] |
| NME | 7/10[5] |
| Pitchfork | 8.0/10[6] |
| Rolling Stone | [7] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [8] |
To Record Only Water for Ten Days is the third studio album by American musician
Background
Following a month in rehab for his
Frusciante's main influences for this album were 1980s
Recording and release
Frusciante recorded the album after kicking his addiction to heroin.
Contrary to the title of the album, it took longer than ten days to record: according to Frusciante, he spent up to three days on each song.
Frusciante admitted his frustration with digital recording during the making of the album and has since felt inclined towards recording his albums with analog equipment. "When we came to mix that record, I realized how bad it sounded. After that album, I vowed that I wasn't going to record anything on digital anymore."
WMG released the album on February 13, 2001. It charted at #30 on
"Murderers" is featured in the "Invisible Boards" segment of the skateboarding home video
In 2017, the Australian label Twelve Suns rereleased the album on vinyl in a limited edition of 1500 copies.[11]
Track listing
All tracks are written by John Frusciante
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Going Inside" | 3:36 |
| 2. | "Someone's" | 1:52 |
| 3. | "The First Season" | 4:13 |
| 4. | "Wind Up Space" | 1:59 |
| 5. | "Away & Anywhere" | 4:09 |
| 6. | "Remain" | 3:57 |
| 7. | "Fallout" | 2:10 |
| 8. | "Ramparts" | 1:11 |
| 9. | "With No One" | 3:32 |
| 10. | "Murderers" | 2:41 |
| 11. | "Invisible Movement" | 2:21 |
| 12. | "Representing" | 1:46 |
| 13. | "In Rime" | 2:13 |
| 14. | "Saturation" | 3:03 |
| 15. | "Moments Have You" | 3:30 |
| Total length: | 42:20 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 16. | "Resolution" | 2:46 |
| Total length: | 45:05 | |
Non-album tracks
Dozens of songs were recorded for the album but left off. The following have been released in some form. Many of these tracks have been released on Frusciante's first internet album,
All tracks are written by
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Beginning Again" (Rough Mix) | |
| 2. | "Dying (I Don't Mind)" (later released on From the Sounds Inside) | |
| 3. | "Fallout" (Alternate Version) | |
| 4. | "How High" (later released on From the Sounds Inside) | |
| 5. | "Interstate Sex" (later released on From the Sounds Inside) | |
| 6. | "I Go Through These Walls" (later released on From the Sounds Inside) | |
| 7. | "I Will Always Be Beat Down" (also titled "Beat Down" and later released on From the Sounds Inside as "I Will Always Be Beat Down") | |
| 8. | "Leaving You" (later released on From the Sounds Inside) | |
| 9. | "Murmur" (titled "Wind Up Space" on To Record Only Water for Ten Days and titled "Murmur" on From the Sounds Inside) | |
| 10. | "Nature Falls" (later released on From the Sounds Inside) | |
| 11. | "Place to Drive" (later released on From the Sounds Inside) | |
| 12. | "Low Birds" (also titled "Purity", "Lou Bergs", and "Penetrate Time" and released on From the Sounds Inside as "Penetrate Time") | |
| 13. | "Sailing Outdoors" (later released on From the Sounds Inside) | |
| 14. | "Saturation" (Rough Mix) | |
| 15. | "Slow Down" (later released on From the Sounds Inside) | |
| 16. | "So Would Have I" (Rough Mix) | |
| 17. | "The Battle of Time" (later released on From the Sounds Inside) | |
| 18. | "Three Thoughts" (later released on From the Sounds Inside) | |
| 19. | "With Love" (later released on From the Sounds Inside) |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Moments Have You" (Rough Mix) | |
| 2. | "Representing" (Rough Mix) | |
| 3. | "Resolution" (Rough Mix) | |
| 4. | "The First Season" (Rough Mix) | |
| 5. | "Time Is Nothing" (Rough Mix) | |
| 6. | "Someone's" (Rough Mix) | |
| 7. | "Wind Up Space" (Rough Mix) | |
| 8. | "With No One" (Rough Mix) |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "All We Have" | |
| 2. | "Back and Forth (to the Sun)" | |
| 3. | "Drift Down" | |
| 4. | "Every Light Will Burn" | |
| 5. | "Fill My Nights" | |
| 6. | "Instrumental" | |
| 7. | "Untitled 2000" | |
| 8. | "Samurai Theme" | |
| 9. | "Song for Toni" |
Personnel
- John Frusciante – vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, synthesizer, drum machine, producer
- Lawrence Azerrad – design, art assistant
- Jimmy Boyle – mixing and production
- Vladimir Meller – mastering
References
- ^ "To Record Only Water for Ten Days Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Diehl, Matt. "Album Review: 'To Record Only Water for Ten Days'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ Mulvey, John. "Album Reviews – Tue 13 Feb 2001 – JOHN FRUSCIANTE – 'TO RECORD ONLY WATER FOR TEN DAYS' (WARNER BROTHERS)". Dotmusic. Archived from the original on 8 March 2001. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ NME review
- ^ Sodomsky, Sam. "John Frusciante: To Record Only Water for Ten Days Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- ^ "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2009-05-25. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
- ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ Interview, "John Frusciante – Water Music". Rock Sound Magazine, February 2001.
- ^ "Froo · Connection: "Free Spirit "".
- ^ "Off White Records: JOHN FRUSCIANTE - TO RECORD ONLY WATER FOR 10 DAYS (LIMITED TO 1500 COPIES) (2LP)". Archived from the original on 2016-08-22. Retrieved 2016-08-19.
