Chickenfoot (album)

He is a great engineer and a great producer. He really was like the fifth member of the band. He was out in the studio with us, making suggestions and everything. He knew when we had a take. He would say, 'Play it as many times as you want, but that is the one right there.' He would go outside and have a cigarette and say, 'Let me know when you guys are through goofing around because this is the take we are using.' ^[4]

Chickenfoot
Studio album by Chickenfoot
Released	June 5, 2009 (2009-06-05)
Recorded	January–February 2009
Studio	Skywalker Sound in Marin County, California
Genre	Hard rock, blues rock, heavy metal
Length	57:47
Label	Redline, EAR Music (Europe), WHD Entertainment (Japan) [1]
Producer	Andy Johns, Chickenfoot
Chickenfoot chronology
Chickenfoot (2009) Chickenfoot III (2011)
Singles from Chickenfoot
"Oh Yeah" Released: April 13, 2009 "Soap on a Rope" Released: August 18, 2009 "Sexy Little Thing" Released: October 21, 2009

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Billboard	(favorable) [5]
Allmusic	[6]
Entertainment Weekly	C+ [7]
Jukebox:Metal	[8]
liveDaily	(favorable) [9]
Modernguitars	(favorable) [10]
Ultimate-Guitar	(8.7) [11]

Artwork

On current pressings of the album, the front and back covers are printed with heat sensitive ink that changes appearance above and below 84 degrees Fahrenheit (approximately 29 degrees Celsius). When below 84 degrees (29 °C) it appears only a white Chickenfoot logo (which is not printed in heat sensitive ink) on a black background. When above 84 degrees (29 °C) it is the logo with four square zones with each band member in each one.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sammy Hagar and Joe Satriani, except where noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Avenida Revolucion [note 1] "		5:56
2.	"Soap on a Rope"		5:32
3.	"Sexy Little Thing"		4:14
4.	"Oh Yeah"		4:54
5.	"Runnin' Out"		3:52
6.	"Get It Up"		4:41
7.	"Down the Drain"	Hagar, Satriani, Michael Anthony, Chad Smith	6:17
8.	"My Kinda Girl"		4:32
9.	"Learning to Fall"		5:13
10.	"Turnin' Left"		5:48
11.	"Future in the Past"	Hagar, Satriani, Anthony, Smith	6:38

vinyl / iTunes / Japanese / Limited Edition / 2012 double disc re-release bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Bitten by the Wolf"	Hagar, Satriani, Smith	4:24

2012 double disc re-release bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Lighten Up" (Live)	6:57
14.	"Big Foot" (Live)	4:21
15.	"Last Temptation" (Live)	4:09
16.	"Something's Going Wrong" (Live)	4:24

Personnel

Adapted from the Chickenfoot liner notes. ^[12]

Band

• Sammy Hagar – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• Joe Satriani – lead guitar, keyboards
• Michael Anthony – bass, backing vocals
• Chad Smith – drums, percussion

Recording personnel

• Andy Johns – producer, recording
• Bob Daspit – recording
• Dann Michael Thompson – recording, recording assistant, digital editing
• Mike Fraser – recording, mixing
• Judy Kirschner – recording assistant
• John Cuniberti – recording assistant
• Jamie Durr – recording assistant
• Eric Mosher – mixing assistant, digital editing
• Andre Zweers – digital editing
• Bernie Grundman – mastering

Artwork

• Todd Gallopo – art direction and design
• Bryan Adams – photography
• Jon Luini – digital strategy and video production

Chart positions

Weekly charts Chart (2009–2011) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) [13] 50 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [14] 36 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [15] 61 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [16] 88 Canadian Albums (Billboard) [17] 5 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [18] 25 French Albums (SNEP) [19] 67 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [20] 17 Italian Albums (FIMI) [21] 45 Japanese Albums (Oricon) [22] 29 Scottish Albums (OCC) [23] 23 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [24] 36 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [25] 11 UK Albums (OCC) [26] 23 US Billboard 200 [27] 4 US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard) [28] 1 US Independent Albums (Billboard) [29] 1 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [30] 3 US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) [31] 6

Year-end charts Chart (2009) Position US Billboard 200 [32] 88 US Top Rock Albums ( Billboard ) [33] 25 Chart (2010) Position US Top Hard Rock Albums ( Billboard ) [34] 39 US Top Independent Albums ( Billboard ) [35] 31

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [36]	Gold	40,000^
United States (RIAA) [37]	Gold	560,000 [38]
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes

1. This is the song title on the album cover. On the official website the song is named "Avenida Revolution".

References

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External links

• Chickenfoot at Discogs
• Chickenfoot at Metacritic