Studio Album · No. 5

No Chocolate Cake Songwriting Credits by Gin Blossoms

2010 429 Records 11 tracks 43:14

Produced by Jesse Valenzuela, Danny Wilde, Robin Wilson, Scotty Johnson  ·  Engineered by Danny Wilde, Jon Weil, Robb Vallier

429 Records Power PopAlternative Rock
100%
Authorship
Complete Artist

Holds writing credit on 11 of 11 tracks

Authorship Breakdown 11 / 11 documented

Who wrote the songs?

Scored across the 11 tracks with documented writers, by whether Gin Blossoms carries a lyricist or composer credit.

100%
11 trackswritten by Gin Blossoms 0 tracksoutside writers
Gin Blossoms's roles on this album

Share of the 11 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.

Lyricist100%
Composer100%
Producer100%
Performer100%

By the Numbers

11
Tracks
11
Lyricists
4
Producers
2010
Released
Data Insight

Only three of the eleven tracks stay in house, the lowest share on any of their albums. Valenzuela is on seven and Wilson on five, and outside writers are on most of the rest. The band that wrote everything itself for three albums now writes with other people as a rule.

No Chocolate Cake came out on 429 Records in September 2010 and runs 43 minutes across eleven tracks. Danny Wilde produced it.

Track Listing & Credits 11 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers
#TitleLyricist(s)Composer(s)Producer(s)Performers
1
Don't Change for Me
Jesse ValenzuelaDanny WildeMatthew Moon Jesse ValenzuelaDanny WildeMatthew Moon Jesse ValenzuelaDanny Wilde Gin Blossoms (Performer)
2
I Don't Want to Lose You Now
Jesse ValenzuelaDanny WildeBrad WarrenBrett Warren Jesse ValenzuelaDanny WildeBrad WarrenBrett Warren Jesse ValenzuelaDanny Wilde Gin Blossoms (Performer)
3
Miss Disarray
Jesse ValenzuelaDanny WildeGraham Colton Jesse ValenzuelaDanny WildeGraham Colton Jesse ValenzuelaDanny Wilde Gin Blossoms (Performer)
4
Wave Bye Bye
Robin Wilson Robin Wilson Robin Wilson Gin Blossoms (Performer)
5
I'm Ready
Jesse ValenzuelaRobin WilsonDanny WildeSue Sandberg Jesse ValenzuelaRobin WilsonDanny WildeSue Sandberg Jesse ValenzuelaDanny Wilde Gin Blossoms (Performer)
6
Somewhere Tonight
Jesse ValenzuelaDanny Wilde Jesse ValenzuelaDanny Wilde Jesse ValenzuelaDanny Wilde Gin Blossoms (Performer)
7
Go Crybaby
Robin Wilson Robin Wilson Robin Wilson Gin Blossoms (Performer)
8
If You'll Be Mine
Jesse Valenzuela Jesse Valenzuela Jesse ValenzuelaDanny Wilde Gin Blossoms (Performer)
9
Dead or Alive on the 405
Jesse ValenzuelaCraig Northey Jesse ValenzuelaCraig Northey Jesse ValenzuelaDanny Wilde Gin Blossoms (Performer)
10
Something Real
Robin WilsonJamie Woolford Robin WilsonJamie Woolford Robin Wilson Gin Blossoms (Performer)
11
Goin' to California
Scotty JohnsonRobin Wilson Scotty JohnsonRobin Wilson Jesse ValenzuelaDanny WildeScotty Johnson Gin Blossoms (Performer)

Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 12 contributors

JV
Jesse Valenzuela
Writer · Producer
On this album7 written
DW
Danny Wilde
Writer · Producer
On this album5 written
RW
Robin Wilson
Writer · Producer
On this album5 written
SJ
Scotty Johnson
Writer · Producer
On this album1 written
BW
Brad Warren
Writer
On this album1 written
BW
Brett Warren
Writer
On this album1 written
CN
Craig Northey
Writer
On this album1 written
GC
Graham Colton
Writer
On this album1 written
JW
Jamie Woolford
Writer
On this album1 written
MM
Matthew Moon
Writer
On this album1 written
SS
Sue Sandberg
Writer
On this album1 written
GB
Gin Blossoms
Performer
On this albumGuest

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Frequently Asked Questions No Chocolate Cake

Who wrote No Chocolate Cake?
Jesse Valenzuela is credited on seven of the eleven tracks and Robin Wilson on five. Only three carry no writer from outside the band.
Who produced it?
Danny Wilde, who also engineered it and co-wrote on the album before.
Did any single chart?
No single from the album entered the Billboard Hot 100.
How did it sell?
The discography's certification column is blank for this album and no sales figure is published.
Who engineered it?
Danny Wilde, Jon Weil and Robb Vallier.
Why so many outside writers?
It is the second album of the reunion era and the writing is shared more widely than on anything before 2006.
How long is the album?
43:14 across eleven tracks.

Sources

Wikipedia: No Chocolate Cake Wikipedia: Gin Blossoms discography Cover Art Archive: No Chocolate Cake by Gin Blossoms