Superhero Brother

Superhero Brother
Studio album by G. Love & Special Sauce
Released	June 24, 2008 (2008-06-24)
Recorded	2008
Length	45:20
Label	Brushfire
Producer	Chris DiBeneditto Pete Donnelly
G. Love & Special Sauce chronology
Electric Mile (2001) Superhero Brother (2008) Long Way Down (2009)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	65/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Los Angeles Times	[3]
musicOMH	[4]
Now	[5]
PopMatters	5/10 [6]

Superhero Brother is the eighth studio album by American rock band G. Love & Special Sauce. It was released on June 24, 2008 via Brushfire Records. Recorded at Philadelphonic Studios and Long View Farms Studios, it was produced by Chris DiBeneditto and Pete Donnelly. In the United States, the album peaked at number 63 on the Billboard 200 and number 24 on the Top Rock Albums charts.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Communication"	Garrett Dutton	Chris DiBeneditto	3:21
2.	"City Livin'"	Dutton Jeffrey Clemens James Prescott Mark Boyce	Chris DiBeneditto	4:05
3.	"Wiggle Worm"	Dutton Clemens Prescott Boyce	Chris DiBeneditto	4:05
4.	"Peace, Love and Happiness"	Dutton Jasper Thomas	Chris DiBeneditto Pete Donnelly	3:42
5.	"Soft and Sweet"	Dutton	Chris DiBeneditto	3:21
6.	"Wontcha Come Home"	Dutton Edward O'Sullivan Lee Delroy Wilson	Chris DiBeneditto	2:32
7.	"Crumble"	Dutton	Chris DiBeneditto	4:47
8.	"What We Need"	Dutton	Chris DiBeneditto	3:20
9.	"Grandmother"	Dutton	Chris DiBeneditto	2:42
10.	"Georgia Brown"	Dutton	Chris DiBeneditto	3:16
11.	"Who's Got the Weed"	Dutton Tre Hardson Peter Simmons	Chris DiBeneditto	5:45
12.	"Superhero Brother"	Dutton	Chris DiBeneditto	4:24
Total length:				45:20

Personnel

• Garrett "G. Love" Dutton – vocals, guitar, harmonica, handclaps, whistle, beatboxing
• Jeffrey Clemens – backing vocals, drums, percussion, handclaps
• Jimi "Jazz" Prescott – string bass, electric bass, handclaps
• Mark Boyce – backing vocals, piano, organ, analogue synthesizer, clavinet, handclaps
• Chris DiBeneditto – backing vocals, percussion, handclaps, producer, recording, mixing
• Pete Donelly – backing vocals, percussion, handclaps, producer, recording
• Fred Berman – percussion & handclaps
• Daniel Delacruz – saxophone
• Sheffer Bruton – trombone
• Christofer "C-Money" Welter – trumpet
• Tre "Slimkid3" Hardson – vocals
• Aaron Dembe – recording
• Chris Athens – mastering
• Jay Franco – mastering assistant
• Kurt Bradley – mastering assistant
• Autumn de Wilde – photography
• Scott Soens – photography

Charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [7]	63
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [8]	24

References

1. "Critic Reviews for Superhero Brother - Metacritic". Metacritic . Retrieved September 18, 2025.
2. Westergaard, Sean. "Superhero Brother - G. Love & Special Sauce". AllMusic . Retrieved September 18, 2025.
3. Wood, Mikael (June 24, 2008). "New CDs: Watson Twins, G. Love, Motley Crue, Hacienda Brothers". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved September 18, 2025.
4. Hogwood, Ben (August 11, 2008). "G-Love - Superhero Brother | Album Reviews". musicOMH . Retrieved September 18, 2025.
5. "G. LOVE & SPECIAL SAUCE - NOW Magazine". NOW Toronto . August 6, 2008. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
6. Tacopino, Joe (August 3, 2008). "G. Love and Special Sauce: Superhero Brother » PopMatters". PopMatters . Retrieved September 18, 2025.
7. "G Love Special Sauce Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
8. "G Love Special Sauce Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 18, 2025.

External links

• Superhero Brother at Discogs (list of releases)