No Chocolate Cake
| No Chocolate Cake | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 28, 2010 | |||
| Genres | Alternative rock, power pop | |||
| Length | 43:14 | |||
| Label | 429 | |||
| Producers | Jesse Valenzuela, Danny Wilde, Robin Wilson, Scotty Johnson | |||
| Gin Blossoms chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| antiMusic |  [2] |
| The Aquarian Weekly | D[3] |
| Billboard | (85/100)[4] |
| The Daily Vault | B[5] |
| PopMatters | [6] |
| Sputnikmusic | (3/5)[7] |
No Chocolate Cake is the fifth studio album by power pop band Gin Blossoms. It was released on September 28, 2010, worldwide, and the first single, "Miss Disarray", was released to radio stations on August 2, 2010.[8] The album reached #1 on Amazon.com MP3 album charts on the release date. No Chocolate Cake entered the Billboard 200 album chart at number 73 after selling 7,000 copies in its first week of release.[9] It was the album's peak position, after falling off the chart the following week.
"Miss Disarray" gathered a sizable amount of airplay on hot adult contemporary radio stations and reached the Top 50 on that format during late October 2010. The opening track "Don't Change for Me" is a cover of a Matthew Moon song.
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Don't Change for Me" |
|
| 4:05 |
| 2. | "I Don't Want to Lose You Now" |
|
| 4:11 |
| 3. | "Miss Disarray" |
|
| 3:30 |
| 4. | "Wave Bye Bye" | Robin Wilson | Robin Wilson | 4:07 |
| 5. | "I'm Ready" |
|
| 4:22 |
| 6. | "Somewhere Tonight" |
|
| 3:56 |
| 7. | "Go Crybaby" | Wilson | Wilson | 5:00 |
| 8. | "If You'll Be Mine" | Valenzuela |
| 3:14 |
| 9. | "Dead or Alive on the 405" |
|
| 3:02 |
| 10. | "Something Real" |
| Wilson | 4:03 |
| 11. | "Goin' to California" |
|
| 3:44 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Please Don't Ask Me" | 3:43 |
Personnel
[edit]Gin Blossoms
- Robin Wilson – lead vocals, background vocals, guitars, tambourine
- Bill Leen – bass guitar
- Scotty Johnson – guitars, background vocals, piano
- Jesse Valenzuela – guitars, background vocals, keyboards
- John Richardson – drums
Additional musicians
- Danny Wilde – keyboards, shakers, programming
- Dave Zeman – organ, piano
- Chase Duddy – drums (5)
- Darryl Icard – bass (5)
- Scott Kusmirek – drums (7)
Technical and artistic personnel
- Danny Wilde – engineer (1–4, 5, 6, 8, 9), mixing
- Jon Pines – additional recording (1–4, 5, 6, 8, 9)
- Jon Weil – engineer (4, 7, 10), additional recording (11)
- Robb Vallier – additional recording (4, 7, 10), drums engineer (11)
- George Keller – additional recording (4, 7, 10)
- Jamie Woolford – additional recording (11)
- Jesse Valenzuela – mixing
- Dave Collins – mastering
- David Alan Kogut – art direction & photography
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[10] | 73 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[11] | 14 |
| US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[12] | 17 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[13] | 27 |
References
[edit]- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ antiMusic review
- ↑ The Aquarian Weekly review
- ↑ Billboard review
- ↑ The Daily Vault review
- ↑ PopMatters review
- ↑ Sputnikmusic review
- ↑ "Gin Blossoms". Gin Blossoms. June 14, 2010. Archived from the original on March 8, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
- ↑ Kaufman, Gil (October 6, 2010). "Lil Wayne Beat By Kenny Chesney On Billboard - Music, Celebrity, Artist News". MTV. Archived from the original on October 9, 2010. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
- ↑ "Gin Blossoms Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 12, 2026.
- ↑ "Gin Blossoms Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 12, 2026.
- ↑ "Gin Blossoms Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 12, 2026.
- ↑ "Gin Blossoms Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 12, 2026.
