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Gish

Gish is the debut studio album by American rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. It was released on May 28, 1991.

Gish
Studio album by
the Smashing Pumpkins
ReleasedMay 28, 1991 (1991-05-28)
RecordedDecember 1990 – March 1991
StudioSmart (Madison, Wisconsin)
Genre
Length45:45
Label
Producer
the Smashing Pumpkins chronology
Early 1989 Demos
(1989) 		Gish
(1991) 		Lull
(1991)
Singles from Gish
  1. "Siva"
    Released: August 19, 1991
  2. "I Am One"
    Released: August 24, 1992

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Billy Corgan, except "I Am One", written by Corgan and James Iha. 

No. Title Length
1. "I Am One"   4:07
2. "Siva"   4:20
3. "Rhinoceros"   6:32
4. "Bury Me"   4:48
5. "Crush"   3:34
6. "Suffer"   5:10
7. "Snail"   5:10
8. "Tristessa"   3:33
9. "Window Paine"   5:51
10. "Daydream"   3:08[a]
Total length:
 46:13

All tracks are written by Corgan, except where noted.

2011 Reissue bonus CD – Trippin' Through the Stars
No. Title Length
1. "Starla" (2011 mix) 11:01
2. "Siva" (Peel Session) 4:49
3. "Honeyspider" (Reel Time Demos/2011 mix) 2:54
4. "Hippy Trippy" ("Crush" Music Box demo) 3:33
5. "Snail" (live radio performance) 5:48
6. "Plume" (2011 mix) 3:34
7. "Bury Me" (Reel Time Demos/2011 mix) 4:18
8. "Daydream" (Old House demo) 2:05
9. "Tristessa" (Sub Pop single/2011 mix) 3:48
10. "Girl Named Sandoz" (Peel Session) (Eric Burdon & The Animals cover) 3:35
11. "Jesus is the Sun" (Apartment demo) 2:55
12. "Blue" (Gish sessions demo) 4:07
13. "Smiley" (Gish sessions demo) 3:36
14. "I Am One" (Reel Time Demos/2011 mix) 4:21
15. "Seam" ("Suffer" Apartment demo) 4:09
16. "La Dolly Vita" (2011 mix) 4:18
17. "Pulseczar" (Gish sessions demo) 2:32
18. "Drown" (alternate guitar solo) 8:17
2011 Reissue bonus DVD – Live at the Metro (August 25, 1990)
No. Title Length
1. "I Am One"    
2. "Snail"    
3. "Rhinoceros"    
4. "Bury Me"    
5. "Tristessa"    
6. "Window Paine"    
7. "Razor"    
8. "Sookie Sookie" (Steppenwolf cover)  
9. "Godzilla" (Blue Öyster Cult cover)  
10. "Crush" (filmed in Billy's living room, July 27, 1993)  

Personnel

Those involved in the making of Gish are:[1]

The Smashing Pumpkins

Additional musicians

  • Mary Gaines – cello on "Daydream"
  • Chris Wagner – violin and viola on "Daydream"

Production

  • Bob Knapp – photography
  • Michael Lavine – photography
  • Butch Vig – production, engineering
  • Doug "Mr. Colson" Olson – engineering
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering (1991 and 1994 releases)
  • Evren Göknar – mastering (2011 remaster bonus CD)

Charts

Chart performance for Gish
Chart (1991) Peak
position
US Billboard 200 195
US Billboard Heatseekers Albums 6
Chart (1994) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[2] 51
New Zealand RIANZ Top 40 40
Chart (2011) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[3] 146
US Billboard Top Pop Catalog Albums 20

Certifications

Certifications for Gish
Region Certification Sales/shipments
United Kingdom (BPI)[4] Silver 60,000^
United States (RIAA)[5] Platinum 1,000,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Notes

  1. ↑ "Daydream" ends at 1:57. A hidden track called "I’m Going Crazy" starts at 2:07

References

  1. ↑ Gish (LP liner notes). The Smashing Pumpkins. New York: Caroline Records. 1991. 
  2. ↑ Template:Cite Ryan
  3. ↑ Illegal name entered smashing pumpkins/smashing+pumpkins/chart "Artist Chart History". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/artist/Illegal name entered smashing pumpkins/smashing+pumpkins/chart. Retrieved May 28, 2017. 
  4. ↑ British album certifications – The Smashing Pumpkins – GishBritish Phonographic Industry. Enter Gish in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Click Go
  5. ↑ American album certifications – Smashing Pumpkins – GishRecording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH

External links

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