Jebediah is the third studio album by Australian alternative rock band Jebediah. It was recorded at Mangrove Studios, outside Sydney with producer Magoo, and released on 3 March 2002 by record label Murmur.
The album debuted at No. 8 on the ARIA Albums Chart and remained in the top 50 for five weeks.
Recording
Jebediah was recorded from June to August 2001 at Mangrove Studios, outside Sydney, with production by Magoo (Regurgitator, Spiderbait, Midnight Oil).
Content
Lead guitarist Chris Daymond explained the band's choice of an eponymous title:
<blockquote>Simply calling it Jebediah is something we wanted to do because it doesn't really point in either direction. We've used some in-jokes in the past in our work, things that are distinctly our style. Having a self-titled album this time around is a way of us being the same sort of band, but slightly older.<br>—Chris Daymond
Release
Jebediah was released on 3 March 2002 by record label Murmur. It debuted at number 8 on the ARIA Albums Chart, In 2000 the group and their management company, Naked Ape Management (with Heath Bradby as CEO), had created their own label, Redline Records. The label subsequently issued the group's own material, which was distributed by Shock Records.
Reception
Greg Lawrence of Whammo opined that it "sees a band in their element, brimming with confidence. Led by the tracks 'Fall Down' and 'Nothing Lasts Forever'".
| title1 = N.D.C.
| length1 = 3:07
| title2 = Fall Down
| length2 = 3:19
| title3 = Number One
| length3 = 4:53
| title4 = Nothing Lasts Forever
| length4 = 4:47
| title5 = Eveready
| length5 = 3:42
| title6 = October
| length6 = 3:50
| title7 = Yesterday When I was Brave
| length7 = 6:08
| title8 = Gangsta
| length8 = 3:38
| title9 = If You Want It
| length9 = 3:06
| title10 = Country Holiday Song
| length10 = 4:38
| title11 = Ricochet
| length11 = 2:36
| title12 = Baltic Ballet
| length12 = 4:10
Personnel
; Jebediah
- Chris Daymond – lead guitar
- Brett Mitchell – drums
- Kevin Mitchell – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Vanessa Thornton – bass guitar
; Additional musicians
- Dave Orwell – pedal steel on "Country Holiday Song"
- Tylea Croucher – vocals on "Country Holiday Song"
- Jim MacDonald – bagpipes on "Fall Down"
; Technical personnel
- Magoo – production, recording, mixing
- Mangrove Studios – recording studio
Charts
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!Chart (2002)
!Peak<br>position
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