Album
Guero
Guero is Beck's ninth studio album, released on 29 March 2005 on Interscope Records. It arrived after the hushed, downbeat Sea Change, and it moves back towards the sample-heavy, genre-hopping approach of his mid-nineties work. That is no accident: John King and Mike Simpson of the Dust Brothers, who worked with him on Odelay in 1996, produced it alongside Tony Hoffer.
The record mixes alternative rock with folk, country and dance influences, and its singles were "E-Pro", "Girl" and "Hell Yes". It debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200, which remains his highest chart placing, and critics received it warmly. It's a good one to reach for if you love Odelay and want to hear him revisit that restless, playful style a few years on.
Guero: tracklist, credits and charts
13 tracks · 49:54Tracklist
- Disc 1
- 1E-ProAd‐Rock, Beck, D, King, Simpson, Yauch3:22
- 2Qué Onda GueroBeck, King, Simpson3:29
- 3GirlBeck, King, Simpson3:30
- 4MissingBeck, King, Lyra, Moraes, Simpson4:44
- 5Black TambourineBeck, Blacknell, King, Simpson2:46
- 6Earthquake WeatherBeck, King, Simpson, Slave4:26
- Disc 2
- 1Hell YesBeck, King, Simpson3:18
- 2Broken DrumBeck4:30
- 3ScarecrowBeck, King, Simpson4:16
- 4Go It AloneBeck, King, Simpson, White4:09
- 5Farewell RideBeck4:19
- 6Rental CarBeck, King, Simpson3:05
- 7Emergency ExitBeck, King, Simpson4:01
- Produced by
- Beck, The Dust Brothers, Tony Hoffer, Beck Hansen
- Recorded at
- The Boat (Silver Lake), Madhatter (Los Angeles), The Sound Factory (Los Angeles)
- Recorded
- September 2003–August 2004
- Engineered by
- Beck, The Dust Brothers, Tony Hoffer
- Labels
- Interscope Records, Interscope
- Length
- 49:54
Line-up
- Beck · acoustic guitar, celesta, drums (drum set), electric guitar, handclaps, harmonica, keyboard, percussion, lead vocals, slide guitar, tambourine, piano, 12 string guitar
- Sean Davis · bass guitar
- The Dust Brothers · handclaps
- Smokey Hormel · electric guitar
- Roger Joseph Manning Jr. · clavinet
- Justin Meldal‐Johnsen · bass guitar, guitar
- Money Mark · organ
- Joey Waronker · drums (drum set)
- Jack White · bass guitar, bass · guest
- Petra Haden · vocals, background vocals · guest
- Christina Ricci · spoken vocals · guest
Singles
- “E-Pro” · 14 March 2005
- “Girl” · 4 July 2005 (UK)
- “Hell Yes” · 2005
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 · 2005 | 2 |
| UK Albums Chart · 2005 | 15 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard) · 2005 | 2 |
| Danish Albums · 2005 | 4 |
| Norwegian Albums · 2005 | 5 |
| Portuguese Albums · 2005 | 11 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 2005 | 14 |
| Belgian Albums (Flanders) · 2005 | 16 |
| Swiss Albums · 2005 | 20 |
| Austrian Albums · 2005 | 23 |
All 17 charts
| Swedish Albums · 2005 | 26 |
| Finnish Albums · 2005 | 27 |
| Belgian Albums (Wallonia) · 2005 | 29 |
| New Zealand Albums · 2005 | 30 |
| French Albums · 2005 | 33 |
| German Albums · 2005 | 33 |
| Spanish Albums · 2005 | 41 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Canada | Gold |
| Japan · 2005 | Gold |
| United Kingdom · 2005 | Silver |
| United States | Gold |
From MusicBrainz, Wikipedia and Wikidata. Only what the sources record is shown.
75.5
Popularity (0–100, vs the whole vault)
7.2k
ListenBrainz listeners
50k
Wikipedia views, last 12 months
11k
Deezer fans (all editions)
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia 2005-03-29; musicbrainz + wikidata 2005-03-16 (13 days apart, likely another territory)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 16 March 2005 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 29 March 2005 | |
| Wikidata | 16 March 2005 | |
| US release | 29 March 2005 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 21 March 2005 | earliest UK or European date |
17 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | BR | Interscope Records | 602498802878 | other |
| 2005 | GB | Interscope Records | 602498640876 | other |
| 2005 | XE | Interscope Records | 602498802878 | other |
| 16 March 2005 | JP | Interscope Records | 4988005383099 | original |
| 21 March 2005 | GB | Interscope Records | 602498640876 | other |
| 21 March 2005 | DE | Interscope Records | 602498802878 | other |
| 21 March 2005 | GB | Interscope Records | 602498802885 | other |
| 28 March 2005 | XE | Interscope Records | 602498640302 | other |
| 29 March 2005 | XW | Interscope Records | 0060249880283 | other |
| 29 March 2005 | US | Interscope Records | 602498640302 | deluxe |
| 29 March 2005 | US | Interscope Records | 602498639238 | other |
| 29 March 2005 | CA | Interscope Records | 602498639238 | other |
| 21 July 2005 | JP | Interscope Records | 4988005397829 | other |
| 21 March 2012 | JP | Interscope Records | 4988005700032 | other |
| 2016 | US | Interscope Records | other | |
| 2 December 2016 | US | Interscope Records | 602557034912 | other |
| — | — | Interscope Records | 00602498802878 | other |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · cropped: cropped from 2756x2760 to 2756x2756
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 2756×2760 | cropped: cropped from 2756x2760 to 2756x2756 |
| itunes | 1422×1417 | upscaled |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |