CMFT

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CMFT
Corey Taylor CMFT.jpg
Studio album by
Corey Taylor
ReleasedOctober 2, 2020
Recorded2020
StudioThe Hideout Studios (Henderson, Nevada)
Genre Hard rock [1]
Length47:41
Label Roadrunner
Producer
  • Corey Taylor
  • Jay Ruston
Corey Taylor chronology
CMFT
(2020)		CMF2
(2023)
Singles from CMFT
  1. "Black Eyes Blue"
    Released: July 29, 2020
  2. "CMFT Must Be Stopped"
    Released: July 29, 2020
  3. "HWY 666"
    Released: September 2, 2020
  4. "Culture Head"
    Released: September 23, 2020
  5. "Samantha's Gone"
    Released: January 19, 2021
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 75/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Classic Rock Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Kerrang! 4/5 [5]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]

CMFT is the debut solo album by American musician Corey Taylor. It was released on October 2, 2020, by Roadrunner Records. [7] [8]

Contents

Critical reception

Wall of Sound scored the album 7.5/10, stating: "[Corey Taylor is] doing something that he's always wanted to do. You're not going to hear these songs on a Stone Sour or Slipknot album, but you will hear them on CMFT which presents the iconic frontman's progression as a musician and just how talented he can be when he tries his hand at genres that have piqued his interest over the years." [9]

Track listing

All lyrics and music are written by Corey Taylor, except where noted. [10]

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."HWY 666"  4:09
2."Black Eyes Blue"  3:22
3."Samantha's Gone"  3:12
4."Meine Lux"  3:12
5."Halfway Down"  3:15
6."Silverfish"  4:06
7."Kansas"  4:14
8."Culture Head"  3:59
9."Everybody Dies on My Birthday"  Christian Martucci 3:21
10."The Maria Fire"  3:52
11."Home"  3:46
12."CMFT Must Be Stopped" (featuring Tech N9ne and Kid Bookie)
 5:14
13."European Tour Bus Bathroom Song"  1:59
Total length:47:41
Japanese bonus track [11]
No.TitleLength
14."Black Eyes Blue" (live acoustic)2:26
Total length:50:16

CMFB… Sides

On 25 February 2022, Taylor released a follow-up to CMFT called "CMFB… Sides" It includes nine unreleased B-sides, acoustic renditions, live versions, and covers of tracks that inspired Slipknot. [12]

CMFB… Sides Track listing

All lyrics and music are written by Corey Taylor, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Original artistLength
1."Holier Than Thou"James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich Metallica 4:10
2."All This and More"Jimmy Zero Dead Boys 2:53
3."Kansas (Acoustic)"  4:19
4."Shakin'"Johnny Gunn, Liz Myers, Ralph Carter & Eddie Money Eddie Money 3:01
5."Home/Zzyzx (Live)"  9:12
6."Lunatic Fringe" Tom Cochrane Red Rider 4:07
7."Got to Choose" Paul Stanley Kiss 3:21
8."Halfway Down (Acoustic)"  3:49
9."On the Dark Side"John Cafferty John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band 3:38

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. [10]

Musicians

Technical personnel

Charts

Chart performance for CMFT
Chart (2020)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [13] 8
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [14] 8
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [15] 52
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [16] 18
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [17] 46
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [18] 62
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [19] 11
French Albums (SNEP) [20] 158
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [21] 9
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [22] 15
Irish Albums (OCC) [23] 29
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [24] 35
Portuguese Albums (AFP) [25] 29
Scottish Albums (OCC) [26] 8
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [27] 71
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [28] 9
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [29] 2
UK Albums (OCC) [30] 11
US Billboard 200 [31] 44
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [32] 6

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