Black Fingernails, Red Wine
Black Fingernails, Red Wine is the third studio album by Eskimo Joe, released on 10 June 2006. The album became their first number one on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart, debuting atop the chart in the week of 19 June 2006. The album was certified 4× Platinum in Australia.[2] It is their best selling album to date. It was released as the band's debut album in the United States on 25 September 2007.
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| Released | 10 June 2006 | |||
| Recorded | December 2005 – January 2006 | |||
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| Length | 42:37 | |||
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| Producer | Eskimo Joe | |||
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| Singles from Black Fingernails, Red Wine | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| The Age |   |
| AllMusic |  [1] |
| The Herald Sun | |
In early 2007 a special edition of the album was released featured a bonus remix EP which was originally sold at Eskimo Joe concerts during their Beating like a Drum tour.
On 10 March 2019, an anniversary edition of the album was released as a two-disc set and saw the album's release for the first time on vinyl.
Production
To record the album the band enlisted sound engineer Matt Lovell (The Mess Hall, Jebediah, Sleepy Jackson), and also took on production duties themselves for the first time.
The album is noted for being heavily influenced by the production techniques and sound of early 1980s rock, with many similarities to vintage Icehouse and INXS. This led to Tony Martin (Get This, Triple M) back-announcing their songs by calling them 'INXSkimo Joe'. Kavyen Temperley explained: "I always think of things in a concept-record type of way. So I wanted to make a record as if we were a stadium rock band" "If we were like INXS, what kind of record would I want to write?".
The band recorded Black Fingernails, Red Wine on the central coast of NSW's The Grove Studios. The Grove Studios were originally known as Mangrove Studio and were formerly owned by INXS bass player Garry Gary Beers.
Cover art
The cover art, by Brisbane artist Dane Lovett, is made up of three full separate artworks of the band members. The full pictures were used for the covers of the singles (left to right) "New York", "Black Fingernails, Red Wine" and "Sarah".
Track listing
All tracks are written by Eskimo Joe
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Comfort You" | 3:20 |
| 2. | "New York" | 3:52 |
| 3. | "Black Fingernails, Red Wine" | 4:09 |
| 4. | "Breaking Up" | 3:23 |
| 5. | "Setting Sun" (1) | 3:52 |
| 6. | "London Bombs" | 3:51 |
| 7. | "Sarah" | 3:29 |
| 8. | "This Is Pressure" | 4:09 |
| 9. | "Beating like a Drum" | 3:03 |
| 10. | "Reprise" | 1:59 |
| 11. | "Suicide Girl" | 3:04 |
| 12. | "How Does It Feel" | 4:29 |
1. "Setting Sun" was previously known as "Forever Young".
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Black Nails from the Red Sea" (Nixmix; Remixed by Nick Launay) | 6:33 |
| 2. | "Beating like a Drum" (Dexter's Raskol Mix; Remixed by G. Mcquilten, A. Ingram, D. Faby & V. Juste-Constant) | 5:02 |
| 3. | "London Bombs" (Sneaky Sound System Remix; Additional production by Black Angus & Peter Dolso) | 5:01 |
| 4. | "Comfort You" (P-Money Mix; produced, mixed & arranged by P- Money) | 3:57 |
| 5. | "New York" (Teenager South of Huston Mix; Mixed by Teenager) | 4:52 |
| 6. | "Sarah" (The Bumblebeez Rmx; Remixed by the Bumblebeez Produced by Invisibl) | 3:37 |
This remix EP was released with the special edition of Black Fingernails, Red Wine, to promote the Beating like a Drum tour.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Black Fingernails, Red Wine" (Nash Edgerton version) | |
| 2. | "Sarah" | |
| 3. | "New York" | |
| 4. | "Breaking Up" |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Japanese Waitress" | 3:00 |
| 2. | "Don't Get Me Wrong" | 4:50 |
| 3. | "Trying to Sleep" | 2:56 |
| 4. | "One Little Desire Called Love" | 1:43 |
| 5. | "Hey" | 3:20 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Comfort You" | 3:20 |
| 2. | "New York" | 3:52 |
| 3. | "Black Fingernails, Red Wine" | 4:09 |
| 4. | "Breaking Up" | 3:23 |
| 5. | "Setting Sun" | 3:52 |
| 6. | "London Bombs" | 3:51 |
| 7. | "Sarah" | 3:29 |
| 8. | "This Is Pressure" | 4:09 |
| 9. | "Beating like a Drum" | 3:03 |
| 10. | "Reprise" | 1:59 |
| 11. | "Suicide Girl" | 3:04 |
| 12. | "How Does It Feel" | 4:29 |
| 13. | "Trying to Sleep" | 2:56 |
| 14. | "Japanese Waitress" | 3:00 |
| 15. | "Don't Get Me Wrong" | 4:51 |
| 16. | "One Little Desire Called Love" | 1:43 |
| 17. | "Black Nails from the Red Sea" (Nixmix) | 6:33 |
| 18. | "London Bombs" (Sneaky Sound System Remix) | 5:01 |
| 19. | "Beating Like a Drum" (Dexter's Raskol Mix) | 5:02 |
| 20. | "Black Fingernails, Red Wine" (Le Sauvage Mix) | 5:15 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Comfort You" (live at the Enmore) | 3:24 |
| 2. | "New York" (live at the Enmore) | 4:01 |
| 3. | "Black Fingernails, Red Wine" (live at the Enmore) | 4:20 |
| 4. | "London Bombs" (live at the Enmore) | 3:54 |
| 5. | "From the Sea" (live at the Enmore) | 3:47 |
| 6. | "How Does It Feel" (live at the Enmore) | 4:09 |
| 7. | "Comfort You/New York" (live at the Chapel) | 7:05 |
| 8. | "Black Fingernails, Red Wine" (live at the Chapel) | 4:13 |
| 9. | "Sarah" (live at the Chapel) | 3:37 |
| 10. | "Forever Young" (live at the Chapel) | 4:19 |
| 11. | "Black Fingernails, Red Wine" (acoustic) | 4:01 |
| 12. | "Breaking Up" (acoustic) | 3:13 |
| 13. | "How Does It Feel" (acoustic) | 4:10 |
| 14. | "London Bombs" (acoustic) | 3:50 |
| 15. | "This Is Pressure" (acoustic) | 3:47 |
| 16. | "Black Fingernails, Red Wine" (acoustic, with strings) | 3:58 |
| 17. | "Sarah" (September 2005 demo) | 3:28 |
| 18. | "Breaking Up" (September 2005 demo) | 3:00 |
| 19. | "Comfort You" (September 2005 demo) | 3:28 |
| 20. | "Black Fingernails, Red Wine" (September 2005 demo) | 4:10 |
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (2006/07) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] | 1 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[4] | 20 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[8] | 4× Platinum | 280,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalogue |
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| Australia | 10 June 2006 | Mushroom, Warner | CD, Digital download | 5101128442 |
| 5 May 2007 | 5144204312 | |||
| United States | 25 September 2007 | Rykodisc | CD | 10922 |
| Australia | 2019 | Warner Music Australia | 2xCD | 5419704457 |
| 2019 | Warner Music Australia | LP | 5419702827 |
References
- Bolger, Clayton. "Eskimo Joe: Black Fingernails, Red Wine > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2007 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. 2007. Archived from the original on 15 May 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2008.
- "Australiancharts.com – Eskimo Joe – Black Fingernails Red Wine". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- "Charts.nz – Eskimo Joe – Black Fingernails Red Wine". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- "ARIA Top 100 Albums 2006". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- "ARIA Top 100 Albums 2007". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- "2009 ARIA End of Decade Albums Chart". ARIA. January 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2007 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 16 December 2014.