Pet Your Friends
Template:More citations needed Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox album Pet Your Friends is the debut studio album by the American alternative rock band Dishwalla.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> It was released in 1995 through A&M Records. The album included the hit single "Counting Blue Cars" (the second single from the album), which was a Top 40 favorite. The album's fourth single, "Charlie Brown's Parents", was popular at concerts, although it was less successful in terms of sales. An acoustic version of "Counting Blue Cars" with an extended bridge was also popular on radio.
The image used for the cover of the album is taken from the August 23, 1948, Life magazine cover. The cover story talks about a 17-year-old girl who became friends with a friend's pet deer while swimming one day.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
Critical reception
Template:Music ratings The Chicago Tribune noted that, "individually, the songs on the quartet's Pet Your Friends CD make for passable radio ditties, but as a whole they amount to a rock-by-numbers sleepwalk."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Bass Player praised the "well-written alterna-pop tunes."<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Track listing
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Personnel
- Dishwalla
- J.R. Richards – lead vocals, keyboards, piano, organ, Hammond organ, Roland Juno 60
- Rodney Browning – guitar, backing vocals
- Scot Alexander – bass guitar, backing vocals, tabla, bells, Roland Juno 60
- George Pendergast – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Additional personnel
- Ian Cross - assistant engineer
- Andy Kravitz - programming, additional production, engineer
- Bob Ludwig - mastering
- Phil Nicolo - programming, producer, engineer, mixing
- David Young - executive producer
- Dishwalla - programming, producer
- Eric Flickinger - assistant engineer
- Michael Lavine - photography
- Dirk Grobelny - engineer
- Mark Mazzetti - executive producer, A&R
- Sunja Park - art direction
- Tulio Torrinello, Jr. - assistant engineer
- Jone Pedersen - cover model
- Jon Brenneis - photography
Chart positions
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Billboard 200 (US)<ref name="Billboard 200">Template:Cite magazine</ref> | 89 |
| Top Heatseekers (US) | 1 |
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | "Counting Blue Cars" | Billboard Hot 100 (US)<ref name="Billboard Hot 100">Template:Cite magazine</ref> | 15 |
| Mainstream Rock Tracks (US)<ref name="Mainstream Rock Tracks">Template:Cite magazine</ref> | 2 | ||
| Alternative Songs (US)<ref name="Alternative Songs">Template:Cite magazine</ref> | 1 | ||
| Adult Pop Songs (US)<ref name="Adult Pop Songs">Template:Cite magazine</ref> | 5 | ||
| Pop Songs (US)<ref name="Pop Songs">Template:Cite magazine</ref> | 4 | ||
| "Charlie Brown's Parents" | Mainstream Rock Tracks (US)<ref name="Mainstream Rock Tracks"/> | 24 | |
| 1997 | "Give" | Adult Pop Songs (US)<ref name="Adult Pop Songs"/> | 26 |
Certifications
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