Godsmack
is the
second
studio album
and
major label debut
by American
rock band
It was released by
Republic Records
and
Universal Records
on
August 25, 1998.
The album's recording
was initially paid for
by the band,
at a cost of
$2,600,
at New Alliance Studios
in Boston,
and released through
the band's own
record label
E. K. Records Company
under the title
All Wound Up...
in February 1997.
When the band was signed to
Republic/Universal
in June 1998,
All Wound Up...
was partly edited
and remixed,
fully remastered
at Sterling Sound
in New York,
and given a
new artwork
and layout
before being
re-released.
Background & Changes
The album differs from
All Wound Up...
by splitting the song
"Get Up, Get Out!"
into two tracks
the intro portion
being re-titled
"Someone in London"
"Whatever",
which was recorded
in February 1998
as a
separate single
and was added
as a
bonus track
to later pressings of
All Wound Up...,
was edited into
the album itself
and served as the
lead single after the reissue.
The band had
originally planned to keep
"Whatever"
for its next album
(which later took shape as Awake),
but included it on
Godsmack.
An entire sample lifted
from the 1995 film
Murder In The First,
was removed from
the ending of
"Moon Baby"
because actor
Gary Oldman
would not grant permission
of its use
.Another sample
was also removed from
the intro of
"Bad Religion".
The song
"Going Down"
was removed
from the
main edition
of
Godsmack,
though it was included
as a bonus track
on the
Japanese edition.
It was later
re-recorded
for the band's
second major album
Awake,
under the
slightly modified title
"Goin' Down".
Another song recorded
at the same time as
"Whatever"
in February 1998,
"Bad Magick",
was only included as a
Japanese
bonus track
on
Godsmack,
and was also
later re-recorded
for
Awake,
with the slightly
modified title
"Bad Magick".
Other minor changes
were made to songs'
beginning and end fades
during the remastering.
All Wound Up...
was originally mastered by
Jonathan Wyner
at M-Works in
Cambridge, Massachusetts,
but
Godsmack
was remastered by
Joseph M. Palmaccio
at Sterling Sound
in New York City.
Erna played drums
on all of the songs,
except
"Whatever"
which featured
Joe D'Arco.
Nevertheless,
Tommy Stewart
is credited as
drummer
in the liner notes.
The album was certified Gold
on April 13, 1999,
and Platinum on
June 15, 1999,
nine days after it was
controversially banned
from several
leading chain stores
due to
questionable lyrics
and imagery.
A Parental Advisory sticker
was quickly added
before the album
resumed distribution,
ultimately reaching
5× Platinum on
November 20, 2024
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