Foo Fighters is the debut studio album by the Foo Fighters, released on July 4, 1995, through Roswell and Capitol Records. Dave Grohl wrote and recorded the entire album himself, with the assistance of producer Barrett Jones at Robert Lang Studios in Seattle, Washington, in 1994. He said that he recorded the album just for fun, describing it as a cathartic experience to recover from the suicide of Nirvana bandmate Kurt Cobain.
After Grohl completed the recordings, he chose the name Foo Fighters for the project to hide his identity, and passed cassette copies of the sessions to personal friends. When the tapes attracted record label interest, Grohl signed with Capitol and recruited a full band to perform the songs live. The album was promoted through extensive tours and 5 singles: Exhausted, This Is a Call, I’ll Stick Around, For All the Cows, and Big Me.
Upon its release, Foo Fighters earned positive reviews, praising its songwriting and performances, and was also a commercial success, becoming the band’s second best selling album in the United States. It also peaked within the top five of charts of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
Tracklist:
- This Is a Call
- I’ll Stick Around
- Big Me
- Alone + Easy Target
- Good Grief
- Floaty
- Weenie Beenie
- Oh, George
- For All the Cows
- X-Static
- Wattershed
- Exhausted
Foo Fighters
Dave Grohl: vocals, guitars, bass guitar, drums, production
Additional musicians
Greg Dulli: additional guitar on X-Static
Barrett Jones: backing vocals, production
Technical
Jaq Chartier: jacket artwork
Steve Culp: engineering
Curt Doughty: photography
Tim Gabor: art direction, album design
Stephen Marcussen: mastering
Charles Peterson: photography
Jeff Ross: photography
Tom Rothrock: mixing
Rob Schnapf: mixing
Jennifer Youngblood: cover photo, photography
