Faith No More

The Real Thing

CAT NO: 828154-1

LABEL: Slash

COUNTRY: UK

YEAR: 1989

Grades:

Vinyl: VG+ (a few minor hairlines)

Inner: Ex 

Sleeve: Ex

Labels: Clean

The Real Thing is the third studio album by the American band . It was first released through on June 20, 1989. It was the first release by the band not to feature vocalist , instead the album featured from the band . On this album, Faith No More advanced their sound range combining , , , , , and

The Real Thing is one of Faith No More's most successful albums to date. It is now considered a classic metal album by fans and critics alike. Although released in mid-1989, The Real Thing didn't enter the until February 1990, after the release of the second single from the album, "". The album eventually peaked at number eleven on the chart in October 1990, following the reissue of "Epic" almost a year and half after the initial release of the album. It was eventually in and Canada as well as being certified Silver in the United Kingdom.

Accolades

Year Publication Country Accolade Rank Ref.1989 "Albums of the Year" 1 1989 Sounds United Kingdom "Albums of the Year" 20 1989 Village Voice "Albums of the Year" 27 1998 United Kingdom "Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" 50 2001 Classic Rock United Kingdom "100 Greatest Rock Albums Ever" 64 2005 "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time" 105 2005 Robert Dimery United States * 2006 Classic Rock & Metal Hammer United Kingdom "The 200 Greatest Albums of the 80s" * Track listing

All lyrics written by , except "The Real Thing" by Patton/Gould, "Surprise! You're Dead!" by Patton/Martin and "War Pigs" by . 

No. Title Music Length 1. ""   Gould, Bottum 3:222. ""   Gould, Bottum, Martin, Bordin 4:533. ""   Gould, Bottum, Martin 5:154. "Surprise! You're Dead!"   Martin 2:275. "Zombie Eaters"   Gould, Bottum, Martin, Bordin 5:586. "The Real Thing"   Gould, Bottum 8:137. "Underwater Love"   Gould, Bottum 3:518. "The Morning After"   Gould, Bottum, Martin 3:439. "Woodpecker from Mars" (Instrumental) Martin, Bordin 5:4010. "" ( cover, non-vinyl track) Butler, Iommi, Osbourne, Ward 7:4511. "Edge of the World" (Appears as track 6 on cassette editions, non-vinyl track) Gould, Bottum, Bordin 4:10 Personnel – drums – keyboards – bass – guitars – vocals Production – producer, engineer Jim "Watts" Vereecke – assistant engineer Craig Doubet – assistant engineer John Golden – mastering Lendon Flanagon – photography Jeff Price – artwork

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