Album · Compilation
Kettle Whistle
Kettle Whistle is a compilation from Jane's Addiction, released in 1997 on Warner Bros. Records. It was put together to coincide with the band's 1997 "Relapse" tour, and it was originally going to be called It's My Party. Rather than a straightforward greatest-hits set, it gathers new, alternate, unreleased and live tracks, with liner notes featuring an anecdotal piece on the band by Henry Rollins.
It sits between the band's two early studio albums, Nothing's Shocking and Ritual de lo habitual, and their return with Strays in 2003. The big draw for fans is Flea on bass, the only time he plays on a Jane's Addiction release; he had previously guested on trumpet on Nothing's Shocking. The record went gold in the US, passing 500,000 sales.
Kettle Whistle: tracklist, credits and charts
15 tracks · 1:14:28Tracklist
- 1Kettle WhistleFarrell, Flea, Navarro, Perkins7:48
- 2Ocean Size (demo 1988)Avery, Farrell, Navarro, Perkins4:32
- 3My Cat’s Name Is Maceo (demo 1987 with additional recording 1997)Avery, Farrell, Navarro, Perkins4:23
- 4Had a Dad (studio out‐take 1988)Avery, Farrell, Navarro, Perkins3:46
- 5So What!4:42
- 6Jane Says (live at Irvine Meadows 1991)Avery, Farrell, Navarro, Perkins6:31
- 7Mountain Song (demo 1986)Avery, Farrell, Navarro, Perkins4:08
- 8Slow Divers (live at the Roxy 1986 with additional recording 1997)Avery, Farrell, Navarro, Perkins4:35
- 9Three Days (live at the Hollywood Palladium 1990)Avery, Farrell, Navarro, Perkins12:07
- 10Ain’t No Right (live at the Hollywood Palladium 1990)Avery, Farrell, Navarro, Perkins3:23
- 11Up the Beach (live at the Hollywood Palladium 1990)Avery, Farrell, Navarro, Perkins3:21
- 12Stop! (live at the Hollywood Palladium 1990)Avery, Farrell, Navarro, Perkins4:24
- 13Been Caught Stealing (studio out‐take 1989)Avery, Farrell, Navarro, Perkins4:20
- 14Whores (live at the Pyramid in L.A. 1986)Avery, Farrell, Navarro, Perkins3:58
- 15City (Soul Kiss 1988)2:31
- Produced by
- Jane's Addiction
- Recorded
- 1986 – August 1997
- Labels
- Warner Bros. Records, Warner Bros.
- Length
- 1:14:28
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 · 1997 | 21 |
| UK Albums Chart · 1997 | 199 |
| New Zealand Albums · 1997 | 23 |
| Norwegian Albums · 1997 | 40 |
| Canadian Albums (RPM) · 1997 | 42 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 1997 | 64 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| United States | Gold |
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48.2
Popularity (0–100, vs the whole vault)
768
ListenBrainz listeners
13k
Wikipedia views, last 12 months
2.2k
Deezer fans (all editions)
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date sources disagree on the year (1990, 1997)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 31 October 1997 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 4 November 1997 | |
| Wikidata | 1990 | |
| US release | 4 November 1997 | earliest US date |
6 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | CA | Warner Bros. Records | 77749514174602 | other |
| 1997 | US | Warner Bros. Records | 093624675228 | other |
| 31 October 1997 | DE | Warner Bros. Records | 093624675228 | original |
| 4 November 1997 | US | Warner Bros. Records | 093624675228 | other |
| 25 November 1997 | JP | Warner Bros. Records | 4943674149223 | other |
| 28 June 2005 | XW | Warner Bros. Records | 093624675266 | other |
Cover art sources
deezer · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 500×480 | rejected |