Speak of the Devil (Chris Isaak album)

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Speak of the Devil
Studio album by
Released22 September 1998
Recorded1997-1998
Genre
Length44:55
LabelReprise
Producer
Chris Isaak chronology
Baja Sessions
(1996)
Speak of the Devil
(1998)
Always Got Tonight
(2002)
Singles from Speak of the Devil
  1. "Please"
    Released: 1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[3]
Los Angeles Times[4]
Pitchfork5.7/10[5]

Speak of the Devil is the seventh studio album by the American rock musician Chris Isaak, released in 1998.

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Chris Isaak, except "Breaking Apart" by Isaak and Diane Warren

No.TitleLength
1."Please"3:34
2."Flying"3:08
3."Walk Slow"3:01
4."Breaking Apart"3:45
5."This Time"3:13
6."Speak of the Devil"3:31
7."Like the Way She Moves"2:50
8."Wanderin'"2:42
9."Don't Get So Down on Yourself"3:11
10."Black Flowers"2:44
11."I'm Not Sleepy"2:37
12."7 Lonely Nights"2:10
13."Talkin' 'Bout a Home"4:45
14."Super Magic 2000"3:45
Total length:44:55

Personnel[edit]

  • Chris Isaak - vocals, guitar
  • Hershel Yatovitz - guitar, vocals
  • Rowland Salley - bass, vocals
  • Kenney Dale Johnson - drums, vocals

with:

Technical
  • Chris Lord-Alge (tracks 1,2,5-8,11), Mark Needham (tracks 3,4,9,10,12-14) - mixing
  • Chris Isaak (tracks 4-6,9,12-14), Erik Jacobsen (tracks 1-3,7-12), Rob Cavallo (track 4) - producer
  • Melanie Nissen - photography

Charts[edit]

Chart (1998) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 11
French Albums (SNEP)[7] 34
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] 99
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[9] 19
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[10] 37
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[11] 39
US Billboard 200[12] 41

Sales and certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[14] Gold 392,000[13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Sullivan, Denise. Chris Isaak: "Speak of the Devil" > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011-05-27). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1981. ISBN 9780857125958.
  3. ^ Johnson, Beth (1998-10-02). "Speak of the Devil". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2017-07-29.
  4. ^ Holdship, Bill (1998-10-02). "Album Review / Pop". Los Angeles Times.
  5. ^ Ambroz, Duane. "Chris Isaak: Speak of the Devil". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 2001-07-01. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  6. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Chris Isaak – Speak of the Devil". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Lescharts.com – Chris Isaak – Speak of the Devil". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  8. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Chris Isaak – Speak of the Devil" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  9. ^ "Charts.nz – Chris Isaak – Speak of the Devil". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  10. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Chris Isaak – Speak of the Devil". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  11. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Chris Isaak – Speak of the Devil". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  12. ^ "Chris Isaak Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  13. ^ "Ask Billboard". Billboard. Dec 29, 2006.
  14. ^ "American album certifications – Chris Isaak – Speak of the devil". Recording Industry Association of America.

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