Menace to Sobriety is the debut studio album by American rock group OPM. It was released in August 2000 via Atlantic Records, and was re-released on September 8, 2015, as part of its 15-year anniversary. There is also a clean version of the album, which removes most of the profanities used on the explicit version and any drug references.

The album spawned three charted singles and music videos for: "Heaven Is a Halfpipe" (which also reached #68 in Triple J's Hottest 100 for the year 2000 in Australia), "El Capitan" and "Stash Up".

Track listing

B-sides

  1. "Space People" - 3:45 <small>(from Heaven Is a Halfpipe CD single)</small>
  2. "Group Therapy" - 2:20 <small>(from Heaven Is a Halfpipe CD single)</small>
  3. "El Capitan (SoulChild Remix)" - 3:37 <small>(from El Capitan CD single)</small>
  4. "Undercover Freak (007 Version)" <small>(from El Capitan CD single)</small>
  5. "Stash Up (Funk Food Remix)" <small>(from Stash Up Maxi single)</small>
  6. "Heaven Is A Halfpipe (Original Demo)" - 4:21 <small>(from Stash Up Maxi single)</small>

Personnel

  • OPM – producers <small>(tracks: 1, 4, 6–8, 10, 12, 14)</small>, co-producers <small>(track 9)</small>, art direction & design
  • Matthew Meschery – vocals <small>(tracks: 1, 3–10, 12, 14)</small>, keyboards <small>(tracks: 7, 8, 10)</small>, programming <small>(tracks: 1, 8)</small>
  • John Edney – vocals <small>(tracks: 1, 3–10, 12, 14)</small>, cover, illustration
  • Geoff "Casper" Turney – guitar <small>(tracks: 1, 3–10, 12, 14)</small>
  • Ronald Keys Jr. – scratches <small>(tracks: 4, 8, 14)</small>

;Additional musicians

  • James Kevin Dotson – vocals <small>(tracks: 5–7, 12)</small>, bass <small>(tracks: 1, 4, 6, 7, 12, 14)</small>, guitar <small>(tracks: 1, 3, 5–7, 9, 12, 14)</small>, keyboards <small>(track 14)</small>
  • Angelo Moore – vocals <small>(tracks: 7, 12)</small>, saxophone <small>(track 12)</small>
  • Asdru Sierra – vocals & horns <small>(track 8)</small>
  • Ulises Bella – vocals & horns <small>(track 8)</small>
  • Miguel Ángel Huidobro Preciado – vocals <small>(track 8)</small>
  • Brady Willmon – vocals <small>(track 10)</small>, beatboxing <small>(track 14)</small>
  • Garry Hughes – keyboards & drum programming <small>(tracks: 3, 5, 9)</small>, producer <small>(track 15)</small>, co-producer <small>(tracks: 3. 5. 9)</small>
  • Nat Gleason – piano <small>(track 3)</small>, keyboards <small>(tracks: 4, 12)</small>
  • Eric Avery – guitar <small>(track 1)</small>
  • Josh Deutsch – guitar <small>(tracks: 3, 5)</small>, bass <small>(track 3)</small>, drum programming <small>(tracks: 3, 5, 9)</small>, producer <small>(tracks: 3, 5, 9, 15)</small>
  • Rusty Anderson – guitar <small>(track 3)</small>
  • David Rainger – guitar & bass <small>(track 5)</small>
  • David Mansfield – pedal steel guitar <small>(track 9)</small>
  • Sean E Demott – guitar <small>(track 10)</small>, bass <small>(tracks: 8, 10)</small>
  • Melvin Gibbs – bass <small>(tracks: 3, 9)</small>
  • Leslie Van Trease – drums <small>(tracks: 6, 7, 9, 12, 14)</small>
  • Michael Patterson – drum programming <small>(tracks: 3, 5)</small>, programming <small>(tracks: 1, 4, 6, 10, 12)</small>, producer <small>(tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6–8, 10–14)</small>, co-producer <small>(track 5)</small>, engineering <small>(tracks: 3, 5, 8, 9)</small>, mixing <small>(tracks: 3, 4, 8, 9, 12)</small>, recording <small>(tracks: 1, 4, 6–8, 12, 14)</small>
  • Alan Friedman – drum programming <small>(track 3)</small>
  • Ryan Boesch – programming <small>(tracks: 8, 10)</small>
  • Mike Pandos – percussion <small>(track 7)</small>
  • Jiro Yamaguchi – percussion <small>(track 8)</small>
  • Daniel Deutsch – harmonica <small>(track 5)</small>
  • Dylan Ramos – beatboxing <small>(track 14)</small>
  • Paige Taite – beatboxing <small>(track 14)</small>
  • Malcolm Michiles – scratches <small>(tracks: 3, 5, 15)</small>
  • Craig Kallman – producer <small>(tracks: 3, 5, 9)</small>
  • Samuel Vaughan Merrick IV – engineering <small>(tracks: 3, 5, 9)</small>
  • Jeff Moleski – engineering <small>(track 5)</small>, additional recording <small>(tracks: 7, 12)</small>
  • David Kahne – mixing <small>(track 5)</small>
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Stewart Whitmore – digital editor
  • Thomas Bricker – art direction & design
  • Kristin J. Klosterman – photography
  • Sean Murphy – photography
  • Cindy Hartman – A&R coordinator
  • Kevin Williams – A&R

Charts

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! scope="col"| Chart (2000–01)

! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position

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

| 22

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! scope="row"| UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)

| 5

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Certifications

References