Perfect Self

Perfect Self
Perfect Self
Studio album by Stereomud
Released	May 22, 2001
Genre	Nu metal; alternative metal; hard rock;
Length	52:33
Label	Columbia; Loud;
Producer	Rick Parashar; Howie Beno; Don Gilmore; John B. Davis; Corey Lowery (co.);
Stereomud chronology
Singles from Perfect Self
	"Pain"; Released: 2001; "Steppin Away"; Released: 2001;

Perfect Self is the debut album by the American rock band Stereomud. It was released on May 22, 2001 through Loud Records and was manufactured via Columbia Records. The album met with moderate commercial success, with its two singles, "Pain" and "Steppin Away", both featuring their own music videos. The album sold more than 100,000 units in the US.^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Musically, the album has been described as hard rock with metal influences, similar in style to that of Sevendust (bassist Corey Lowery is younger brother to Clint Lowery of Sevendust and Dark New Day). The album's sound varies from rock and metal-based songs, as vocalist Erik Rogers also varies between clean tone singing and the traditional screaming found in metal music.

The album is listed as having a total of 23 tracks (which was a "lucky" number for Lowery); however, 10 of these tracks are listed as "[untitled track]". These tracks are small electronica-based interludes that are variations of the final track, "Perfect Self", which is a blend of acoustic and electronica.

"Don't Be Afraid" was featured in the soundtrack for the video game ATV Offroad Fury 2.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Corey Lowery, Erik Rogers, Dan Richardson, Joey Zampella, and John Fattoruso; additional writers listed below

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"		0:32
2.	"Leave (Back Up)"	Don Gilmore	3:33
3.	"Don't Be Afraid"	Gilmore	3:18
4.	"Interlude #1"		0:12
5.	"Old Man"		3:19
6.	"Pain"	Donny Hamby	3:37
7.	"Steppin Away"		3:22
8.	"How We Stand"		2:45
9.	"Interlude #2"		0:15
10.	"Down from Here"		3:10
11.	"Sunlight"		4:05
12.	"Lost Your Faith"		2:31
13.	"Get Me Out"	Gilmore	3:01
14.	"What"		3:06
15.	"Interlude #3"		0:26
16.	"Closer Now"		3:05
17.	"Interlude #4"		0:04
18.	"Interlude #5"		0:04
19.	"Interlude #6"		0:04
20.	"Interlude #7"		0:04
21.	"Interlude #8"		0:04
22.	"Interlude #9"		0:04
23.	"Perfect Self"	Clint Lowery	3:56

Credits

Stereomud

Erik Rogers – vocals
Corey Lowery – bass, vocals
Joey Zampella – guitar
John Fattoruso – guitar
Dan Richardson – drums

Production and design

Don Gilmore – producer and engineer (2, 3, 13)
Rick Parashar – producer (5-8, 10-12, 14), co-producer (16), engineer (5-8, 10-12, 14, 16)
Howie Beno – producer and engineer (1, 4, 9, 15, 17-23); mixing (1, 4, 9, 15, 17-22); Pro Tools engineer, programming, and string arranger (23)
John B. Davis – producer (16), executive producer
Corey Lowery – co-producer (23)
Kip Beeleman – engineer (5-8, 10-12, 14, 16)
Mark Rains – engineer (16), assistant engineer (11)
John Ewing Jr. – Pro Tools engineer (2, 3, 13)
Dan Certa – assistant engineer (2, 3, 13)
Zach Odom – assistant engineer (16)
Hoover Le – assistant engineer (23)
Jay Baumgardner – mixing (2, 3, 5-8, 10-14, 16, 23)
Tom Baker – mastering
Dave Bett – art direction
Joey Zampella – art direction
Daniel Hastings – photography
Sanches Stanfield – digital imaging

Charts

Album

Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
2001	Billboard 200	142

Singles

Billboard charts (North America)

Year	Single	Chart title	Chart position
2001	"Pain"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	8
2001	"Pain"	Modern Rock Tracks	34
2001	"Steppin Away"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	29

References

^ "Perfect Self - Stereomud". AllMusic.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[1] "Perfect Self - Stereomud". AllMusic.

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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