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Brushfire Fairytales is the debut album by American singer-songwriter Jack Johnson. It was released in 2001 through Enjoy Records, a label that was later renamed Everloving Recordings.

The album's primary musicians are Johnson (vocals/guitars/piano), Adam Topol (drums/percussion) and Merlo Podlewski (bass). It was produced by J. P. Plunier, recorded and mixed by Todd Burke, with assistant engineers Andrew Alekel & Chad Essig. It was recorded near Hollywood and Vine just north of 6400 Sunset at 1520 N Cahuenga in Los Angeles at Grandmaster Recorders (formerly Bijou Studios in Hollywood), King Sound, and mastered by Dave Collins. Guests include Tommy Jordan (steel drums on "Flake") and Ben Harper (slide guitar on "Flake"). The single "Flake" was Jack Johnson's first.

Track listing

All songs written by Jack Johnson.

  1. "Inaudible Melodies" – 3:35
  2. "Middle Man" – 3:14
  3. "Posters" – 3:13
  4. "Sexy Plexi" – 2:07
  5. "Flake" – 4:40
  6. "Bubble Toes" – 3:56
  7. "Fortunate Fool" – 3:48
  8. "The News" – 2:26
  9. "Drink the Water" – 3:21
  10. "Mudfootball" (for Moe Lerner) – 3:03
  11. "F-Stop Blues" – 3:10
  12. "Losing Hope" – 3:52
  13. "It's All Understood" – 5:28

Japan bonus track

  1. <li value="14"> "Inaudible Melodies" (live) – 3:27

UK bonus tracks

  1. <li value="14"> "Flake" (live) – 4:29
  2. "Inaudible Melodies" (live) – 3:27

Personnel

  • Jack Johnson – vocals, guitars, piano on "It's All Understood"
  • Adam Topol – drums, percussion
  • Merlo Podlewski – bass guitar

Additional musicians

  • Sam Beam – backing vocals on "It's All Understood" (uncredited on album)
  • Ben Harper – slide guitar on "Flake"
  • Tommy Jordan – steel drums on "Flake"
  • Christopher Yeoh – mandolin

Charts

Weekly charts

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! scope="col"| Chart (2001–2008)

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! scope="row"| UK Albums (OCC)

| align="center"| 39

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Year-end charts

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! scope="col"| Chart (2002)

! scope="col"| Position

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! scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA)

| align="center"| 78

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!scope="row"|Canadian Alternative Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)

| align="center"|85

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! scope="row"| US Billboard 200

| align="center"| 92

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! scope="col"| Chart (2003)

! scope="col"| Position

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! scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA)

| align="center"| 41

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! scope="row"| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)

| align="center"| 7

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Certifications

References

  • Jack Johnson's official site
  • Everloving Records official site