Studio Album · No. 1
Coal Chamber Songwriting Credits by Coal Chamber
Produced by Jay Gordon, Jay Baumgardner
Roadrunner
Nu MetalAlternative Metal
Complete Artist
100%
Authorship
Holds writing credit on 14 of 14 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 14 / 14 documented
Who wrote the songs?
Scored across the 14 tracks with documented writers, by whether Coal Chamber carries a lyricist or composer credit.
14 trackswritten by Coal Chamber
0 tracksoutside writers
Coal Chamber's roles on this album
Share of the 14 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
Lyricist100%
Composer100%
Producer0%
Performer100%
By the Numbers
14
Tracks
1
Lyricists
2
Producers
448,000
Worldwide Copies Sold
1997
Released
Data Insight
All fourteen tracks are the band's, with Dez Fafara on lyrics and Rascón, Foss and Cox on music. It is the cleanest division of labour in the catalogue: one man writes the words, the other three write everything under them.
Coal Chamber's debut came out on Roadrunner in February 1997 and has sold 448,000 in the United States, more than anything else they made. "Loco" and "Big Truck" came off it.
Track Listing & Credits 14 tracks
Written by the artist
Written by outside writers
Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 7 contributors
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Frequently Asked Questions Coal Chamber
Who wrote the debut album?
Dez Fafara wrote all the lyrics. Miguel Rascón, Rayna Foss and Mike Cox wrote the music, except on "Amir of the Desert", which is Foss and Cox.
How did it sell?
448,000 in the United States.
Did any single chart in the Hot 100?
The discography's singles table carries no Billboard Hot 100 column.
Are engineering credits published?
No. The album article lists producers but names no engineer.
Who produced it?
Jay Gordon of Orgy, with Jay Baumgardner.
Where was it recorded?
NRG Recording Studios in North Hollywood.
How long is the album?
49:22 across fourteen tracks.