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Shame is the debut studio album by the American rock band Brad. It was released on April 27, 1993 through Epic Records.

Overview

Brad formed officially in 1992, although the band members had been playing together for a long time before that. The band originally wanted to go by the name Shame, however the band found that the name was already taken by a band featuring musician Brad Wilson.^[3] Instead, the band took the name Brad and decided to name its debut album Shame. The album was recorded in October 1992 in roughly 20 days at Avast Recording Co. in Seattle, Washington. Many tracks are taken from in-studio jam sessions. The band members produced the album themselves. The album was mixed by Brendan O'Brien. The album's cover art was provided by Seattle's Crocodile Cafe. Shame, featuring a raw sound and an eclectic mix of styles, was released to mixed reviews and moderate sales.^[4] The track "20th Century" was a minor hit in the UK. The album charted at number 14 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart. Deborah Frost of Entertainment Weekly said that "Brad, a grunge-lite foursome Gossard tossed together during the odd fortnight off from his main gig, sounds as if he merely wanted to sharpen his riffing tools (and give some more locals a break) before plunging into Pearl Jam's second effort."^[2] Music videos were made for the songs "Buttercup" and "20th Century".

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Shawn Smith, except where noted; all music is composed by Stone Gossard, Regan Hagar, Smith, and Jeremy Toback, except where noted

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Buttercup"			4:14
2.	"My Fingers"			3:19
3.	"Nadine"		Gossard	3:31
4.	"Screen"		Smith	5:11
5.	"20th Century"			4:02
6.	"Good News"		Smith	4:23
7.	"Raise Love"			4:14
8.	"Bad for the Soul"			1:11
9.	"Down"	Toback	Toback	4:17
10.	"Rockstar"			2:47
11.	"We"			5:26

Personnel

Brad

Stone Gossard – guitars
Regan Hagar – drums, cover and package design, girl photo
Shawn Smith – vocals, piano, organ, guitar on "Down"
Jeremy Toback – bass guitar, lead vocals and organ on "Down"

Additional musicians and production

Jenny Behe – mixing assistance
Brad – production
Greg Calbi – mastering
Crocodile Cafe, Seattle, Washington – cover photo
Brett Eliason – second engineer
Sony Felito – Post-Pro engineering
Bashiri Johnson – percussion
Eric Johnson – disc art
Stuart Hallerman – Avast assistance
Noel Lakey – first engineer
Mark Lindsay – painting
Lance Mercer – band photos
Brendan O'Brien – mixing
Joel Zimmerman – Epic art direction

Chart positions

Album

Chart (1993)	Position
Top Heatseekers^[5]	14

Singles

Year	Single	UK peak chart position ^[6]
1993	"20th Century"	64

Accolades

The information regarding accolades attributed to Shame is adapted in part from AcclaimedMusic.net.^[7]

Publication	Country	Accolade	Year	Rank
Kerrang!	United Kingdom	"100 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die"^[8]	1998	88

References

^ Raggett, Ned. "allmusic ((( Shame > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved May 20, 2009.
^ ^a ^b Frost, Deborah (1993-04-30). "Shame". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2008-10-28. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ Gumbuoy. "Hang Out In Discovery Park With Brad". fasterlouder.com.au. September 27, 2005.
^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas and Torreano, Bradley. "Brad". Allmusic. Retrieved on January 31, 2009.
^ "Brad – Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Retrieved 2007-11-13.
^ "UK Singles & Albums Chart Archive — Brad". Retrieved 2007-12-08.
^ "Shame accolades". Acclaimed Music. Retrieved 2008-05-06.
^ "100 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die". Kerrang!. Retrieved 2008-05-06. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[1] Raggett, Ned. "allmusic ((( Shame > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved May 20, 2009.

[entertainmentweekly-2] Frost, Deborah (1993-04-30). "Shame". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2008-10-28. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[3] Gumbuoy. "Hang Out In Discovery Park With Brad". fasterlouder.com.au. September 27, 2005.

[Erlewine-4] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas and Torreano, Bradley. "Brad". Allmusic. Retrieved on January 31, 2009.

[5] "Brad – Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Retrieved 2007-11-13.

[6] "UK Singles & Albums Chart Archive — Brad". Retrieved 2007-12-08.

[accolades-7] "Shame accolades". Acclaimed Music. Retrieved 2008-05-06.

[8] "100 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die". Kerrang!. Retrieved 2008-05-06. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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+{{Infobox Album
 | Name        = Shame
 | Type        = studio
 | Artist      = [[Brad (band)|Brad]]
-| Cover       =
+| Cover       = BradShame.jpg
-| Released    = [[1993]]
+| Released    = April 27, 1993
+| Recorded    = October 4–21, 1992 at Avast Recording Co., [[Seattle]], [[Washington]]
-| Recorded    =
-| Genre       = [[Alternative rock|Alternative]]
+| Genre       = [[Alternative rock]]
-| Length      =
+| Length      = 42:35
-| Label       = [[Epic Records|Epic]], Loosegroove
+| Language    = [[English language|English]]
-| Producer    = [[Brad (band)|Brad]], mixed by [[Brendan O'Brien (music producer)|Brendan O'Brien]]
+| Label       = [[Epic Records|Epic]], [[Loosegroove Records|Loosegroove]]
+| Producer    = Brad
-| Reviews     = *[[Artistdirect|ARTISTdirect.com]] {{rating-5|4}} [http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,56203,00.html]
+| Reviews     = *[[Allmusic]] {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|title=allmusic ((( ''Shame'' > Review )))|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3vfpxq8gldte|publisher=[[Allmusic]]|author=Raggett, Ned|accessdate=May 20, 2009}}</ref>
-| Last album  =
+*''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' (B-)<ref name="entertainmentweekly">{{cite web | url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,306391,00.html | title=''Shame'' | accessdate=2008-10-28 | author=Frost, Deborah | publisher=''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' | date=1993-04-30}}</ref>
+| Last album  =
 | This album  = '''''Shame'''''<br/>(1993)
-| Next album  = '''''[[Interiors (Brad album)|Interiors]]'''''<br/>(1997)
+| Next album  = ''[[Interiors (Brad album)|Interiors]]''<br/>(1997)
 }}
+'''''Shame''''' is the debut [[studio album]] by the American [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Brad (band)|Brad]]. It was released on April 27, 1993 through [[Epic Records]].
+==Overview==
-'''Shame''' is the first album by the Seattle-based band [[Brad (band)|Brad]].
+Brad formed officially in 1992, although the band members had been playing together for a long time before that. The band originally wanted to go by the name Shame, however the band found that the name was already taken by a band featuring musician Brad Wilson.<ref>Gumbuoy. [http://www.contribute.fasterlouder.com.au/features/3183/ "Hang Out In Discovery Park With Brad"]. fasterlouder.com.au. September 27, 2005.</ref> Instead, the band took the name Brad and decided to name its debut album ''Shame''. The album was recorded in October 1992 in roughly 20 days at Avast Recording Co. in [[Seattle]], [[Washington]]. Many tracks are taken from in-studio [[jam session]]s. The band members produced the album themselves. The album was mixed by [[Brendan O'Brien (music producer)|Brendan O'Brien]]. The album's cover art was provided by Seattle's [[Crocodile Cafe]]. ''Shame'', featuring a raw sound and an eclectic mix of styles, was released to mixed reviews and moderate sales.<ref name="Erlewine">Erlewine, Stephen Thomas and Torreano, Bradley. "[http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:ktkbikn6bbo9 Brad]". [[Allmusic]]. Retrieved on January 31, 2009.</ref> The track "20th Century" was a minor hit in the UK. The album charted at number 14 on ''Billboard'''s [[Top Heatseekers]] chart. Deborah Frost of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' said that "Brad, a grunge-lite foursome Gossard tossed together during the odd fortnight off from his main gig, sounds as if he merely wanted to sharpen his riffing tools (and give some more locals a break) before plunging into [[Pearl Jam]]'s second effort."<ref name="entertainmentweekly"/> [[Music video]]s were made for the songs "Buttercup" and "20th Century".
 ==Track listing==
+{{tracklist
-#"Buttercup" (4:14)
+| collapsed       =
-#"My Fingers" (3:19)
+| headline        =
-#"Nadine" (3:31)
+| all_lyrics      = [[Shawn Smith]], except where noted
-#"Screen" (5:11)
+| all_music       = [[Stone Gossard]], [[Regan Hagar]], Smith, and Jeremy Toback, except where noted
-#"20th Century" (4:02)
+| lyrics_credits  = yes
-#"Good News" (4:23)
+| music_credits   = yes
-#"Raise Love" (4:14)
+| title1          = Buttercup
-#"Bad for the Soul" (1:11)
+| length1         = 4:14
-#"Down" (4:17)
+| title2          = My Fingers
-#"Rockstar" (2:47)
+| length2         = 3:19
-#"We" (5:26)
+| title3          = Nadine
+| music3          = Gossard
+| length3         = 3:31
+| title4          = Screen
+| music4          = Smith
+| length4         = 5:11
+| title5          = 20th Century
+| length5         = 4:02
+| title6          = Good News
+| music6          = Smith
+| length6         = 4:23
+| title7          = Raise Love
+| length7         = 4:14
+| title8          = Bad for the Soul
+| length8         = 1:11
+| title9          = Down
+| lyrics9         = Toback
+| music9          = Toback
+| length9         = 4:17
+| title10         = Rockstar
+| length10        = 2:47
+| title11         = We
+| length11        = 5:26
+}}
+==Personnel==
+{{col-begin}}
+{{col-2}}
+;Brad
+*[[Stone Gossard]]&nbsp;– [[guitar]]s
+*[[Regan Hagar]]&nbsp;– [[Drum kit|drums]], cover and package design, [[photography|girl photo]]
+*[[Shawn Smith]]&nbsp;– [[Singing|vocals]], [[piano]], [[Organ (music)|organ]], guitar on "Down"
+*Jeremy Toback&nbsp;– [[bass guitar]], lead vocals and organ on "Down"
+{{col-2}}
+;Additional musicians and production
+*Jenny Behe&nbsp;– [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]] assistance
+*Brad&nbsp;– [[record producer|production]]
+*Greg Calbi&nbsp;– [[Audio mastering|mastering]]
+*[[Crocodile Cafe]], [[Seattle]], [[Washington]]&nbsp;– cover photo
+*Brett Eliason&nbsp;– second [[Audio engineering|engineer]]
+*Sony Felito&nbsp;– Post-Pro engineering
+*Bashiri Johnson&nbsp;– [[percussion instrument|percussion]]
+*[[Eric Johnson]]&nbsp;– disc art
+*Stuart Hallerman&nbsp;– Avast assistance
+*Noel Lakey&nbsp;– first engineer
+*[[Mark Lindsay]]&nbsp;– [[painting]]
+*Lance Mercer&nbsp;– band photos
+*[[Brendan O'Brien (music producer)|Brendan O'Brien]]&nbsp;– mixing
+*Joel Zimmerman&nbsp;– Epic [[Art director|art direction]]
+{{end}}
+==Chart positions==
+===Album===
+{|class="wikitable" border="1"
+! Chart (1993)
+! Position
+|-
+| [[Top Heatseekers]]<ref>{{cite web
+| url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:hzftxqy5ldae~T5
+| title=Brad&nbsp;– Billboard Albums
+| publisher=[[Allmusic]]
+| accessdate=2007-11-13}}</ref>
+|align="center"| 14
+|}
+===Singles===
+{| class="wikitable" border="1"
+|-
+!Year
+!Single
+![[UK Singles Chart|UK]] peak<br />chart position<br /><ref>{{cite web
+| url = http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=6825
+| title = UK Singles & Albums Chart Archive&nbsp;— Brad
+| accessdate = 2007-12-08
+}}</ref>
+|-
+|1993
+|"20th Century"
+|align="center"| 64
+|}
+==Accolades==
+The information regarding accolades attributed to ''Shame'' is adapted in part from AcclaimedMusic.net.<ref name=accolades>{{Cite web|url=http://www.acclaimedmusic.net/Current/A3499.htm|title=''Shame'' accolades|accessdate=2008-05-06|publisher=Acclaimed Music}}</ref>
+{|class="wikitable" border="1"
+! Publication
+! Country
+! Accolade
+! Year
+! Rank
+|-
+| ''[[Kerrang!]]''
+| [[United Kingdom]]
+| "100 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die"<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/kerrang_p2.htm#die| title=100 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die|accessdate=2008-05-06| publisher=''[[Kerrang!]]''}}</ref>
+| 1998
+| 88
+|}
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
 [[Category:1993 albums]]
 [[Category:Brad albums]]
+[[Category:Debut albums]]
+[[Category:English-language albums]]
+[[Category:Epic Records albums]]