Album
Ritual de lo habitual
Ritual de lo habitual, Spanish for "Ritual of the Usual", is the second studio album by the American band Jane's Addiction. It came out on 21 August 1990 on Warner Bros. Records, with Dave Jerden co-producing. It followed Nothing's Shocking from 1988, and the two records are often named together as alternative rock classics.
This is where the first chapter of the band's story closes. It was their last studio album before they split in 1991, and the last with bassist Eric Avery, although he came back to the fold on several later occasions. It holds two of their best-known songs, "Been Caught Stealing" and "Stop!". Sales were swift, with 500,000 copies shifted within a month, a top 20 place on the Billboard 200 and eventual 2× Platinum certification in the US.
Ritual de lo habitual: tracklist, credits and charts
9 tracks · 51:53Tracklist
- 1Stop!Avery, Farrell, Navarro, Perkins4:17
- 2No One’s LeavingAvery, Farrell, Navarro, Perkins3:03
- 3Ain’t No RightAvery, Farrell, Navarro, Perkins3:37
- 4ObviousAvery, Farrell, Navarro, Perkins5:58
- 5Been Caught StealingAvery, Farrell, Navarro, Perkins3:36
- 6Three DaysAvery, Farrell, Navarro, Perkins10:50
- 7Then She Did…Avery, Farrell, Navarro, Perkins8:20
- 8Of CourseAvery, Farrell, Navarro, Perkins7:04
- 9Classic GirlAvery, Farrell, Navarro, Perkins5:08
- Produced by
- Perry Farrell, Dave Jerden, Dave Jerden
- Recorded at
- Track Record (North Hollywood)
- Recorded
- 1989–1990
- Engineered by
- Ronnie S. Champagne, Bobby Lacivita
- Mastered by
- Eddy Schreyer
- Artwork
- Perry Farrell
- Photography
- Victor Bracke
- Labels
- Warner Bros. Records, Warner Bros.
- Length
- 51:53
Line-up
- Eric Avery · bass · guest
- Dave Navarro · guitar · guest
- Stephen Perkins · membranophone · guest
- Perry Farrell · vocals · guest
- Charlie Bisharat · electric violin, violin · guest
- John Philip Shenale · strings · guest
- Geoff Stradling · piano · guest
- Ronnie S. Champagne · bass · guest
Singles
- “Stop!” · 2 August 1990
- “Three Days” · 2 August 1990
- “Been Caught Stealing” · 15 November 1990
- “Classic Girl” · 17 July 1991
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 · 1990 | 19 |
| UK Albums Chart · 1990 | 37 |
| Canadian Albums (RPM) · 1990 | 33 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 1990 | 50 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Australia · 1996 | Gold |
| Canada | Gold |
| United Kingdom · 2004 | Gold |
| United States | 2× Platinum |
From MusicBrainz, Wikipedia and Wikidata. Only what the sources record is shown.
77.6
Popularity (0–100, vs the whole vault)
5.6k
ListenBrainz listeners
79k
Wikipedia views, last 12 months
9.7k
Deezer fans (all editions)
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + wikidata; also seen: 1990-09-25 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 25 September 1990 | ignored lone early release dated 1990-08-28 |
| Wikipedia infobox | 21 August 1990 | |
| Wikidata | 21 August 1990 | |
| US release | 28 August 1990 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 1990 | earliest UK or European date |
18 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | CA | Warner Bros. Records | 075992599320 | other |
| 1990 | XE | Warner Bros. Records | 075992599320 | other |
| 1990 | US | Warner Bros. Records | 0208314070298 | other |
| 1990 | GB | — | other | |
| 1990 | CA | Warner Bros. Records | 075992622325 | other |
| 1990 | CA | Warner Bros. Records | other | |
| 1990 | US | Warner Bros. Records | 075992599313 | other |
| 1990 | AU | Warner Bros. Records | 075992599320 | other |
| 1990 | DE | Warner Bros. Records | 075992599313 | other |
| 1990 | US | Warner Bros. Records | other | |
| 1990 | US | Warner Bros. Records | 075992622325 | other |
| 28 August 1990 | US | Warner Bros. Records | 075992599320 | original |
| 25 September 1990 | JP | Warner Bros. Records | 4988014737111 | other |
| 6 November 1990 | CA | Warner Bros. Records | 075992599320 | other |
| 25 May 1997 | JP | Warner Bros. Records | 4943674117420 | other |
| 18 April 2009 | US | Warner Bros. Records | 081227988852 | other |
| 15 May 2012 | XW | Rhino | 075992599368 | other |
| 2 October 2020 | — | Warner Records | 603497846191 | other |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · native: native 4000x4000, downscaled to 3000
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 4000×4000 | native: native 4000x4000, downscaled to 3000 |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |