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Letters from Chutney

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Letters from Chutney
An image of three ladies riding tractors. The band's name is written cursively above and the album's title is on the lower right corner, both colored yellow.
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 19, 1995
StudioMainway Studio (Burlington, Ontario)
Metalworks (Mississauga, Ontario)
GenreRock, pop metal
Length49:57
LabelMercury
ProducerJohn Punter, Atilla Turi
Rainbow Butt Monkeys chronology
Letters from Chutney
(1995)
Tip
(1997)
Singles from Letter from Chutney
  1. "Circles"
    Released: 1995
  2. "As Far as I Can Spit"
    Released: 1996
  3. "Danananana"
    Released: 1996

Letters from Chutney is the debut album by the Canadian rock band Rainbow Butt Monkeys, now known as Finger Eleven.[1] It features a different sound than Finger Eleven's subsequent albums, with rock, pop, and metal influences. The album is currently out of print, though available for special order. The album produced three singles, all of which had videos released. The name of the album comes from a dog with a missing eye that the band found on the side of the road. They gave it the name Chutney. The album peaked at No. 45 on the RPM Canadian Albums Chart.[2]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Rock Hard8.0/10[4]

The Ottawa Citizen determined that "this is music that settles firmly on the metal edge of pop."[5]

Track listing

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All songs by Rainbow Butt Monkeys.

No.TitleLength
1."As Far as I Can Spit"3:56
2."Danananana"4:54
3."Brat"3:57
4."Circles"4:31
5."Spiderprints"4:01
6."Nibber"3:34
7."Dropping"3:41
8."St. Louis"3:15
9."Scrumpy"3:22
10."Cake"4:08
11."Cookin' in the Kitchen"5:22
12."Let's Pretend"5:16

Personnel

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Adapted from the liner notes of Letters from Chutney.[6]

Rainbow Butt Monkeys

  • Scott Anderson – vocals
  • James Black – guitar, vocals
  • Rick Jackett – guitar
  • Sean Anderson – bass
  • Rob Gommerman – drums

Production

  • John Punter – engineering, mixing
  • Atilla Turi – engineering
  • L. Stu Young – engineering
  • Sean McKim – engineering, assistant engineer
  • Andre Plante – engineering, assistant engineer
  • Kurtys Kidd – assistant engineer
  • David Tedesco – assistant engineer
  • Bill Kipper – mastering

Artwork

References

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  1. ^ Stoute, Lenny (15 Feb 1996). "Reviews". Toronto Star. p. H7.
  2. ^ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 61, No. 19 Jun 12, 1995". RPM. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  3. ^ "Letters from Chutney - Rainbow Butt Monkeys". AllMusic.
  4. ^ "Letters from Chutney review". Rock Hard. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  5. ^ Saxberg, Lynn (13 May 1995). "These Monkeys run on high-octane power". The Ottawa Citizen. p. D3.
  6. ^ Letters from Chutney (liner notes). Rainbow Butt Monkeys. Mercury. 1995. 314 526 783-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)