John Garcia (album)

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John Garcia
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ReleasedJuly 25, 2014 (2014-07-25)
RecordedFebruary 17 – March 29, 2014 (2014-03-29)
StudioThunder Underground, Palm Springs, California
Genre Stoner rock, psychedelic rock
Length44:59
Label Napalm
Producer John Garcia, Harper Hug, Trevor Whatever
John Garcia chronology
John Garcia
(2014)
The Coyote Who Spoke in Tongues
(2017)

John Garcia is the debut studio album of American vocalist John Garcia, released on July 25, 2014 via Napalm Records. [1] Music videos were filmed for the songs "My Mind" [2] and "Her Bullets' Energy". [3]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by John Garcia, except tracks 2 and 5.

No.TitleLength
1."My Mind"4:01
2."Rolling Stoned" (Black Mastiff cover)4:14
3."Flower"4:04
4."The Blvd"4:41
5."5000 Miles" (Danko Jones)3:45
6."Confusion"3:38
7."His Bullets' Energy"4:49
8."Argleben"5:19
9."Saddleback"2:44
10."All These Walls"3:05
11."Her Bullets' Energy"4:40

Notes

Chart positions

Chart (2014)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [7] 111
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [8] 56
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [9] 60
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [10] 39

Personnel

Adapted from the John Garcia liner notes. [11]

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United States2014 Napalm CD, LP NPR 550

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