Studio Album · No. 1
Gish Songwriting Credits by The Smashing Pumpkins
Produced by Butch Vig, Billy Corgan · Engineered by Butch Vig, Doug Olson, Howie Weinberg
Caroline
Alternative RockPsychedelic RockHard Rock
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 The Smashing Pumpkins carries a lyricist or composer credit.
10 trackswritten by The Smashing Pumpkins
0 tracksoutside writers
The Smashing Pumpkins'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
711,000
Worldwide Copies Sold
1991
Released
Data Insight
Ten tracks, all of them Billy Corgan's, and nobody else on any of it. The pattern the whole catalogue follows is set on the first record: one writer, a band that plays it, and no outside hand anywhere.
Gish came out on Caroline in May 1991, produced by Butch Vig a year before he made Nevermind, and sold 711,000 in the United States. It is certified platinum.
Track Listing & Credits 10 tracks
Written by the artist
Written by outside writers
| # | Title | Lyricist(s) | Composer(s) | Producer(s) | Performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
I Am One
|
Billy Corgan | Billy Corgan | Butch VigBilly Corgan | The Smashing Pumpkins (Performer) |
| 2 |
Siva
|
Billy Corgan | Billy Corgan | Butch VigBilly Corgan | The Smashing Pumpkins (Performer) |
| 3 |
Rhinoceros
|
Billy Corgan | Billy Corgan | Butch VigBilly Corgan | The Smashing Pumpkins (Performer) |
| 4 |
Bury Me
|
Billy Corgan | Billy Corgan | Butch VigBilly Corgan | The Smashing Pumpkins (Performer) |
| 5 |
Crush
|
Billy Corgan | Billy Corgan | Butch VigBilly Corgan | The Smashing Pumpkins (Performer) |
| 6 |
Suffer
|
Billy Corgan | Billy Corgan | Butch VigBilly Corgan | The Smashing Pumpkins (Performer) |
| 7 |
Snail
|
Billy Corgan | Billy Corgan | Butch VigBilly Corgan | The Smashing Pumpkins (Performer) |
| 8 |
Tristessa
|
Billy Corgan | Billy Corgan | Butch VigBilly Corgan | The Smashing Pumpkins (Performer) |
| 9 |
Window Paine
|
Billy Corgan | Billy Corgan | Butch VigBilly Corgan | The Smashing Pumpkins (Performer) |
| 10 |
Daydream
|
Billy Corgan | Billy Corgan | Butch VigBilly Corgan | The Smashing Pumpkins (Performer) |
Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 3 contributors
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Frequently Asked Questions Gish
Who wrote Gish?
Billy Corgan wrote all ten tracks. No other member and no outside writer is credited.
How did it sell?
711,000 in the United States, and it is certified platinum by the RIAA and silver by the BPI.
Who produced it?
Butch Vig with Billy Corgan, a year before Vig produced Nevermind.
Did any single chart?
No single from the album entered the Billboard Hot 100.
Who engineered it?
Butch Vig and Doug Olson, with Howie Weinberg mastering.
What came next?
Siamese Dream two years later, which sold seven times as much.
How long is the album?
45:45 across ten tracks.