Golden State
Golden State is the fourth studio album by English rock band Bush, released on 23 October 2001 on Atlantic. It arrived after the raw, Steve Albini-produced Razorblade Suitcase and the electro-tinged hard rock of The Science of Things, and Stephen Thomas Erlewine heard it as a return to the sound of their 1994 debut, Sixteen Stone. The UK release followed on 29 October.
The title comes from the Golden State Freeway, the road Gavin Rossdale used to take home. The record is dedicated to Ian Lowery, founder of Folk Devils. It is also the last Bush album with guitarist Nigel Pulsford and bassist Dave Parsons, and the band's final studio release for ten years, until The Sea of Memories in 2011. For anyone who loved the early Bush sound, it makes a fitting close to that chapter.
Golden State: tracklist and credits
12 tracks · 47:21Tracklist
- 1SolutionsGavin Rossdale4:28
- 2Headful of GhostsGavin Rossdale4:21
- 3The People That We LoveGavin Rossdale4:02
- 4SupermanGavin Rossdale4:00
- 5FugitiveGavin Rossdale4:02
- 6HurricaneGavin Rossdale3:16
- 7InflatableGavin Rossdale4:19
- 8ReasonsGavin Rossdale3:42
- 9Land of the LivingGavin Rossdale4:15
- 10My Engine Is With YouGavin Rossdale2:36
- 11Out of This WorldGavin Rossdale4:04
- 12FloatGavin Rossdale4:16
- Produced by
- Bush, David Sardy, Dave Sardy
- Recorded at
- Olympic Studios, London, The Village Recorder, West Los Angeles
- Mixed by
- David Sardy
- Engineered by
- Greg Fidelman
- Mastered by
- Stephen Marcussen, Stewart Whitmore
- Artwork
- Martin Ogolter
- Photography
- Pete Black, Dennis Morris
- Label
- Atlantic
- Length
- 47:21
Line-up
- Robin Goodridge · membranophone · guest
- Jamie Muhoberac · keyboard · guest
- Dave Parsons · bass guitar · guest
- Nigel Pulsford · guitar · guest
- Gavin Rossdale · guitar, vocals, lead vocals · guest
- Paul Eastman · piano · guest
- Eric Stefani · piano · guest
Singles
- “The People That We Love” · 11 September 2001
- “Inflatable” · 1 July 2002
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 23 October 2001 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 23 October 2001 | |
| Wikidata | 23 October 2001 | |
| US release | 23 October 2001 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 29 October 2001 | earliest UK or European date |
5 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2001 | AU | Atlantic | 9325583013737 | other |
| 23 October 2001 | US | Atlantic | 075678348822 | original |
| 29 October 2001 | XE | Atlantic | 075678348822 | other |
| 7 November 2001 | JP | Atlantic | 4988029730343 | other |
| 22 October 2021 | CA | Atlantic | 5059460099234 | deluxe |
Cover art sources
itunes · upscaled: minor: best source 1440x1440, upscaled to 1500 (x1.04)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| itunes ✓ | 1440×1440 | upscaled: minor: best source 1440x1440, upscaled to 1500 (x1.04) |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 953×953 | upscaled |