Brushfire Fairytales

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Brushfire Fairytales
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Studio album by
Jack Johnson
ReleasedFebruary 1, 2001 [1]
RecordedDecember 2000
Genre Folk rock
Length45:53
Label Everloving
Producer JP Plunier
Jack Johnson chronology
Brushfire Fairytales
(2001)		 On and On
(2003)
Singles from Brushfire Fairytales
  1. "Flake"
    Released: 2002
  2. "Bubble Toes"
    Released: 2003
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Brushfire Fairytales is the debut album by American singer-songwriter Jack Johnson. It was released in 2001 through Enjoy Records, a label that was later renamed Everloving Recordings. [3]

Contents

The album's primary musicians are Johnson (vocals/guitars/piano), Adam Topol (drums/percussion) and Merlo Podlewski (bass). It was produced by J. P. Plunier, recorded and mixed by Todd Burke, with assistant engineers Andrew Alekel & Chad Essig. It was recorded near Hollywood and Vine just north of 6400 Sunset at 1520 N Cahuenga in Los Angeles at Grandmaster Recorders (formerly Bijou Studios in Hollywood), King Sound, and mastered by Dave Collins. [4] Guests include Tommy Jordan (steel drums on "Flake") and Ben Harper (slide guitar on "Flake"). [5] The single "Flake" was Jack Johnson's first. [5]

In a retrospective review by The Quietus , reviewer David Bennun credits Brushfire Fairytales with helping to popularize a strain of "sensitive [and] authentic... indie-folk" that would later lead to artists such as Ed Sheeran, Passenger, and Mumford & Sons. [6]

Track listing

All songs written by Jack Johnson.

  1. "Inaudible Melodies" – 3:35
  2. "Middle Man" – 3:14
  3. "Posters" – 3:13
  4. "Sexy Plexi" – 2:07
  5. "Flake" – 4:40
  6. "Bubble Toes" – 3:56
  7. "Fortunate Fool" – 3:48
  8. "The News" – 2:26
  9. "Drink the Water" – 3:21
  10. "Mudfootball" (for Moe Lerner) – 3:03
  11. "F-Stop Blues" – 3:10
  12. "Losing Hope" – 3:52
  13. "It's All Understood" – 5:28

Japan bonus track

  2. "Inaudible Melodies" (live) [7] – 3:27

UK bonus tracks

  2. "Flake" (live) – 4:29
  3. "Inaudible Melodies" (live) – 3:27

Personnel

Additional musicians

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [19] 3× Platinum210,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [20] 2× Platinum200,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [21] 4× Platinum60,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [22] Platinum300,000‡
United States (RIAA) [23] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ "Jack Johnson | Brushfire Fairytales". Apple Music . Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  2. ↑ Wilson, MacKenzie. Brushfire Fairytales at AllMusic
  3. ↑ "Release 'Brushfire Fairytales' by "Jack Johnson" (cover art)". MusicBrainz. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Dave Collins (credits)". AllMusic. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  5. 1 2 Orshoski, Wes (March 23, 2002). "Reviews & Previews; Rock: Jack Johnson "Flake" (4:38)". Billboard . p. 23. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  6. ↑ Bennun, David (February 2, 2021). "How Jack Johnson Burned A Path For Some Of The World's Worst Artists" . Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Jack Johnson – Brushfire Fairytales". discogs. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Jack Johnson – Brushfire Fairytales". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Jack Johnson – Brushfire Fairytales". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Jack Johnson". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Charts.nz – Jack Johnson – Brushfire Fairytales". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Jack Johnson | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company . Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Jack Johnson Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  14. ↑ "ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2002". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  15. ↑ "Canada's Top 200 Alternative albums of 2002". Jam! . Archived from the original on December 4, 2003. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  16. ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  17. ↑ "ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2003". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  18. ↑ "Top Selling Albums of 2003". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  19. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2023 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  20. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Jack Johnson – Brushfire Fairytales". Music Canada . Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  21. ↑ "New Zealand album certifications – Jack Johnson – Brushfire Fairytales". Radioscope. Archived from the original on December 15, 2003. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
  22. ↑ "British album certifications – Jack Johnson – Brushfire Fairytales". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  23. ↑ "American album certifications – Jack Johnson – Brushfire Fairytales". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved April 29, 2011.
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