Perfect Self

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Perfect Self
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ReleasedMay 22, 2001 (2001-05-22)
Genre
Length52:33
Label
Producer
Stereomud chronology
Perfect Self
(2001)
Every Given Moment
(2003)
Singles from Perfect Self
  1. "Pain"
    Released: 2001
  2. "Steppin Away"
    Released: 2001
Professional ratings
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Perfect Self is the debut album by the American rock band Stereomud. It was released on May 22, 2001 through Loud Records and was manufactured via Columbia Records. The album met with moderate commercial success, with its two singles, "Pain" and "Steppin Away", both featuring their own music videos. The album sold more than 100,000 units in the US. [2]

Contents

Musically, the album has been described as hard rock with metal influences, similar in style to that of Sevendust (bassist Corey Lowery is younger brother to Clint Lowery of Sevendust and Dark New Day). The album's sound varies from rock and metal-based songs, as vocalist Erik Rogers also varies between clean tone singing and the traditional screaming found in metal music.

The album is listed as having a total of 23 tracks (which was a "lucky" number for Lowery); however, 10 of these tracks are listed as "[untitled track]". These tracks are small electronica-based interludes that are variations of the final track, "Perfect Self", which is a blend of acoustic and electronica.

"Don't Be Afraid" was featured in the soundtrack for the video game ATV Offroad Fury 2 .

Track listing

All tracks are written by Corey Lowery, Erik Rogers, Dan Richardson, Joey Zampella, and John Fattoruso; additional writers listed below

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Intro" 0:32
2."Leave (Back Up)"Don Gilmore3:33
3."Don't Be Afraid"Gilmore3:18
4."Interlude #1" 0:12
5."Old Man" 3:19
6."Pain" Donny Hamby 3:37
7."Steppin Away" 3:22
8."How We Stand" 2:45
9."Interlude #2" 0:15
10."Down from Here" 3:10
11."Sunlight" 4:05
12."Lost Your Faith" 2:31
13."Get Me Out"Gilmore3:01
14."What" 3:06
15."Interlude #3" 0:26
16."Closer Now" 3:05
17."Interlude #4" 0:04
18."Interlude #5" 0:04
19."Interlude #6" 0:04
20."Interlude #7" 0:04
21."Interlude #8" 0:04
22."Interlude #9" 0:04
23."Perfect Self" Clint Lowery 3:56

Credits

Stereomud

Production and design

Charts

Album

Billboard (North America)

YearChartPosition
2001 Billboard 200 142

Singles

Billboard charts (North America)

YearSingleChart titleChart position
2001"Pain" Mainstream Rock Tracks 8
2001"Pain" Modern Rock Tracks 34
2001"Steppin Away"Mainstream Rock Tracks29

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References

  1. "Perfect Self - Stereomud". AllMusic.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)