Studio Album · No. 7
Skin Songwriting Credits by Melissa Etheridge
Produced by Melissa Etheridge, David N. Cole
Island
RockAmericana
Complete Artist
100%
Authorship
Holds writing credit on 10 of 10 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 10 / 10 documented
Who wrote the songs?
Scored across the 10 tracks with documented writers, by whether Melissa Etheridge carries a lyricist or composer credit.
10 trackswritten by Melissa Etheridge
0 tracksoutside writers
Melissa Etheridge's roles on this album
Share of the 10 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
Lyricist100%
Composer100%
Producer100%
Performer100%
By the Numbers
10
Tracks
1
Lyricists
2
Producers
2001
Released
Data Insight
Ten tracks, all hers alone, and the shortest album she had made. It is a breakup record written entirely by one person, which is what it sounds like. No certification followed, and none has since.
Skin came out on Island in July 2001, written after the end of her relationship with Julie Cypher, and runs 39 minutes across ten tracks.
Track Listing & Credits 10 tracks
Written by the artist
Written by outside writers
Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 2 contributors
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Frequently Asked Questions Skin
Who wrote Skin?
Melissa Etheridge, alone, on all ten tracks.
What is it about?
The end of her twelve year relationship with Julie Cypher, written in the months after it.
How did it sell?
The discography's sales and certification columns are both blank for this album.
Did any single chart?
No single from the album entered the Billboard Hot 100.
Are engineering credits published?
No. The album article lists producers and writers but no engineers.
Why is it so short?
38:40 across ten tracks, the shortest album of her first ten.
What came next?
Lucky in 2004, her first album with a substantial number of co-writes.